Woburn, MA (openPR) 2 November 2006

AOL Premium Services offers its users a new online product Active Virus Shield, a free anti-virus solution with the kernel-entry quality, functionality and access to antivirus updates antivirus databases.

“Recently we have seen a sharp increase in threats to computers. unprotected computers are often infected by a multitude of spyware, malware designed to prevent fraud and spam, which can remain completely unnoticed by the user commit. For this reason We claim that it is better to have the basic virus protection than no virus protection, “commented CEO of Kaspersky Lab, Natalya Kaspersky. “We hope that by offering Active Virus Shield in a joint venture with AOL to basic security for users who are not already installed antivirus on their computers and to ensure the Internet a safer place, as a whole.”


Kaspersky Lab antivirus technology users

Active Virus Shield offer protection against a variety of malicious software to their file systems and e-mails, to ensure a high level of security for computers at home.

no Active Virus Shield not all features of solution from Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0, where it is based on. In particular, it does not scan HTTP traffic, proactive defense, construction, advanced protection against rootkits new generation, or tools for creating a rescue disk to restore the system after malicious activity. There are significant differences in the options configuration for both products. In addition, Active Virus Shield is only available in English and there are technical limits of their distribution will ensure that it is not localized into other languages without permission.

For more information about Active Virus Shield software, please read the topic in our FAQ: What is Active Virus Shield?.

“The completion of a partnership agreement with an ISP-class is an important step for Kaspersky Lab, the visibility of our brand in North America increased. AOL has about 18 million subscribers worldwide for his services, and 80% of them are in the United other States. A cooperation project with AOL is very useful for our company in the United States. Since the project began, some have more than one week we received a number of proposals from American companies that offer our software to sell in the region ” said Natalya Kaspersky.


About Kaspersky Lab

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Kaspersky Lab

develops, produces and distributes secure content management solutions that protect customers from threats. Kaspersky Lab products protect home users and corporate networks from viruses, spyware, adware, trojans, worms, hackers and spam. For many years the company has led a battle against malicious programs, thus acquired knowledge and unique skills that have resulted in Kaspersky Lab, a technology leader and acknowledged expert in the development of secure content management solutions. Today, Kaspersky Lab virus and anti spyware anti anti-spyware products to protect over 200 million users worldwide and its technology is licensed by leading security vendors in the world. > Find out more about Kaspersky Lab visit, Kaspersky.


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