Comodo Internet Security Earns the Prestigious VB100 Virus Certification

JERSEY CITY, NJ, April 14, 2011 - Comodo Security Solutions, (comodo.com) a leading Internet security organization, announced today that it has earned the prestigious VB 100 certification for its Comodo Internet Security product.

VB100 comparative testing is a regular independent comparison of anti-malware solutions. Each test report combines the unique VB100 certification scheme with in-depth analysis of product performance.

To earn the VB100 award a product must have been tested by Virus Bulletin and in those tests it must have demonstrated, in its default mode, 100 percent detection of In the Wild test samples and no false positives in a selection of clean files.

"We are proud of this prestigious award to add to our growing list of awards that Comodo Internet Security has been recognized with and is the result of a team effort," said Melih Abdulhayoglu, Comodo CEO and chief security architect.

To find out more and download Comodo Internet Security for free, visit http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/free-internet-security.php

About VB100 Certification

The VB100 award is a certification of products which meet the basic standards required to be recognized as legitimate and properly functioning anti-malware solutions.

To earn the VB100 certification and display the logo, a product must:

Prove it can detect 100 percent of malware samples listed as 'In the Wild' by the WildList Organization generate no false positives when scanning an extensive test set of clean samples.

All this must be done with default, out-of-the-box settings in the VB lab environment.

All solutions tested are submitted for testing by their developers and there is no cost involved for the testing. Full procedures of the certification scheme can be found here, with detailed test methodology.

For more details on VB 100 testing, go to: http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archive/vendor?id=94

Comodo® is a leading brand in Internet security. With US Headquarters in New Jersey and global resources in UK, China, India, Ukraine, and Romania, Comodo provides businesses and consumers worldwide with security and trust services, including digital certificates, PCI scanning, desktop security, and remote PC support. Securing online transactions for over 200,000 businesses, and with more than 35 million desktop security software installations, including an award-winning firewall and antivirus software. Comodo is Creating Trust Online®. To learn more, visit Comodo's website: www.comodo.com.

Robin Carley
Public Relations & Corporate Communications Manager
Comodo Group, Inc.
525 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
United States
Office: 201-963-0004 x 4073
E-Mail: media-relations@comodo.com

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