AVG News

AVG Supports UNICEF

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:28:31 +0000

Czech Republic – September 2, 2008 - AVG Technologies, a leading developer of Internet security software for home and SMB users, is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its Spring charitable fundraising promotion.

Karel Obluk is a member of the AMTSO management

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:14:43 +0000

Czech republic, 27. August 2008 - Karel Obluk, CTO and a board member of AVG Technologies, leading developer of internet security software, became one of nine management members of Anti-Malware Testing Standards organization.

AVG Hand-Delivers Humanitarian Aid Donation to Kenya

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:39:00 +0000

Czech Republic – August 19, 2008 - The Healthcare Center and Maternity Hospital in Itibo is a humanitarian project run by ADRA Czech Republic since 2006. The center provides local people with a wide range of medical services from simple medical treatments to surgery. It is funded from the public resources and donations.

AVG Free downloaded over 1 million times on www.html.it during just 1 month

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:15:43 +0000

Italy, 2008, July 16 - AVG Technologies, developer of the AVG range of Internet security software, announced today that its AVG Free basic security product has crossed the threshold of one million downloads through www.html.it, Italy's leading software download site, between June 14th and July 14th 2008. AVG Free was downloaded by more than one million users in that period, the highest number ever achieved by any software product in Italy in a one month period (see http://download.html.it) The total number of AVG Free downloads through html.it between the launch of the English-language AVG Free 8.0 in April 2008 and today is about 3.300.000 downloads.

AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0 now available in Italian for the first time

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:52:18 +0000

Italy, July 8th, 2008 – AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet security software, today releases the first-ever Italian version of the popular and widely-used AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0. For the first time in the history of the company, Italian users can use free AVG protection in their mother tongue.

AVG Technologies Wins ‘The Best of IT ChannelVision Awards’ From Everything Channel

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:06:04 +0000

Orlando, FL – June 09, 2008 – AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet security software, today announced it has been named a winner of Everything Channel's ‘The Best of IT ChannelVision Awards' for Best System Builder Solution: Software. The awards are a proven springboard to increased brand awareness and product credibility in the IT channel.

AVG Announces AVG Internet Security 8.0 Network Edition; Complete Security Protection for Small and Medium-Sized Networks

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:00:28 +0000

San Francisco, Calif., April 8, 2008 - AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet Security software products with more than 70 million active customers worldwide, announced today at the RSA conference the availability of AVG Internet Security 8.0 Network Edition. The network edition of AVG 8.0 provides centralized security management, configuration and reporting for up to 3,000 network-connected desktops, servers and notebooks. The announcement follows the February release of the desktop version of AVG Internet Security 8.0.

AVG Expands U.S. Channel Program through Ingram Micro

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:46:52 +0000

Orlando, FL – February 20, 2008 – Security vendor AVG, developer of the AVG family of security software products, today announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with leading technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM). Ingram Micro will now offer the full range of AVG security products to its resellers in the U.S. and Canada through direct licensing, retail and OEM channels.

The Security Software industry takes its first steps towards forming the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:18:57 +0000

Bilbao, Spain – February 4, 2008 – More than 40 security software technologists and anti-malware testers from around the world recently met in Bilbao, Spain to formalize the charter of the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, or AMTSO. The formation of AMTSO has been driven by industry-wide concern about the increasing mismatch between what anti-malware technologies actually do, and the testing methodologies used to evaluate them. As anti-malware solutions become more complex, many existing tests are unable to evaluate product effectiveness properly, resulting in product reviews that are sometimes incomplete, inaccurate and misleading.AMTSO is focused on addressing the global need for improvement in the objectivity, quality and relevance of testing methodologies. The organization also aims to promulgate universally adopted standards and guidelines for anti-malware testing. The vision for AMTSO was formed in May 2007 during the International Antivirus Testing Workshop in Reykjavik, Iceland, and developed further during the Antivirus Asia Researchers Conference in Seoul, South Korea last December. Pursuant to its preliminary charter, AMTSO will:

GRISOFT Research Team Looks Back at 2007’s Top Malware Threats; Forecasts Security Trends to Watch in 2008

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:03:04 +0000

Brno, Czech Republic – January 8, 2007 – Security experts at GRISOFT, developer of the AVG family of security software products, today publish their analysis of 2007's top viruses, Internet hacks and exploits, and reveal their forecast for the top security threats facing computer users in 2008.