Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE flagship product has achieved another accolade following an antivirus review from Virus Bulletin.

The Virus Bulletin antivirus review, which places acceptable products on its VB100 list, has included VIPRE in its August 2010 issue. Virus Bulletin subjected VIPRE to a number of stringent tests; the software was loaded onto a system that ran Windows Vista Professional Service Pack 2, upon which it bombarded VIPRE with over 100,000 threats.

The threats ranged from those found on social networking sites, to those that can be picked up by gambling or gaming online; the variety tested to make sure that users of all interests would be secured against the threats on the internet. On top of these, VIPRE was tested with three new strains of W32/Vinut. Many products in the last couple of years have struggled to deal with this pesky threat.

False positives are also tested by Virus Bulletin; this is to ensure that the products don’t flag documents or webpages as being infected when they are in fact clean. In the results of the test, it was found that VIPRE detected 97.83% of worms and bots, with all viruses known to be circulating in the wild were caught without throwing up any false positives.

The viruses categorised as being ‘in the wild’ are those that cause mayhem on a daily basis, and attack normal every day operations on user’s computers. Detecting these is therefore vital for a product that users trust to install, and therefore entrusting them with making banking details secure, keeping personal information personal and ensuring computer safety.

VIPRE was applauded for having one of the highest average proactive detections rates of the products Virus bulletin tested. It was also appreciated as being streamlined on a user’s computer, therefore not taking up too much of the computer’s resources.

John Hawes, who coordinates the testing at Virus Bulletin, says: “Sunbelt’s marketing campaigns regularly boast of VIPRE’s lightness of weight and lack of bloat, and these assertions are certainly supported by the product’s wafer-thin 16MB installer, supplemented by a mere 66MB of updates, available to download as a standalone package from the company’s websites. The set-up process is short and sweet too, taking only a few seconds to complete – with no reboot needed, the process was over in less than half a minute.”

To be able to display the prestigious VB100 logo bestowed by Virus Bulletin, antivirus products like VIPRE must pass all the extensive tests.
Alex Eckelberry, CEO of Sunbelt Software, commented: “Inclusion of the VB100 is a true testament of VIPRE’s capabilities as it is pitted against other leading antivirus products. Our focus has always been on our customer satisfaction, ease of use and high level of threat detection. The tests from Virus Bulletin show that VIPRE is a reliable antivirus solution that is easy to set up and use.”

The latest antivirus review by Virus Bulletin has assured VIPRE as one of the leading providers of antivirus products.

Guest Article by Neil Camp