Panda Software is launching new versions of its consumer market product range for 2006: Platinum 2006 Internet Security and Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware, the most complete proactive protection solutions for home users, including enhanced protection against cybercrime, spyware and phishing (online fraud), and detection of WiFi intrusions. Both Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security and Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware offer protection against unknown cybercrime thanks to TruPrevent Technologies, which can proactively block new threats by analyzing their behavior, using artificial intelligence techniques. In this way, they detect and block Sasser and Blaster-like viruses, without signature file updates.

Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security is a product aimed at meeting the needs of the most demanding users, with fully configurable integrated protection providing made-to-measure security against all IT threats. The signature-based detection engine has also been optimized, improving speed and efficiency in detecting all kinds of malware all of these features are integrated in an easy-to-use interface, improving performance and user experience.

This anti-cybercrime suite from Panda Software, designed for professionals and small businesses, also integrates a powerful personal firewall capable of detecting intrusions in WiFi networks, new anti-spam technology to block junk mail and systems for safeguarding privacy and controlling access to web pages. In addition, some of the new features in Platinum 2006 Internet Security include:

  • New proactive technologies which improve and complement TruPrevent and can detect, without the need for updates, all types of new malware, including spyware.
  • New anti-malware detection engine: faster and more efficient.
  • Greater effectiveness against spyware, thanks to the integration of new and powerful detection technologies.
  • Privacy control, preventing the most confidential data (bank account numbers, credit card details, passwords…) from leaving the computer without user authorization.
  • Intrusion detection in WiFi networks.
  • Protection against online fraud (anti-phishing)

Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware is the definitive solution for those who want to use their computer without worrying about cybercrime (viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, online fraud, WiFi intrusions) or complex product configuration tasks. The new Panda Software solution offers protection against both known viruses and malware including spyware and online fraud, thanks to its daily updates, and against unknown threats, thanks to the proactive protection provided by TruPrevent.

New features in Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware include:

  • Improved effectiveness against spyware, thanks to new and powerful technologies.
  • New signature based anti-malware detection engine. Faster and more efficient.
  • Intrusion detection in WiFi networks.
  • Protection against online fraud (anti-phishing)
  • New proactive technologies which improve and complement TruPrevent and can detect, without the need for updates, all types of unknown malware, including spyware. ICSA Labs analyzed TruPrevent Technologies. The results of this study were the following: ability to protect against a wide range of unknown malware; no false positives; and negligible impact on systems.

Panda Software products: peace of mind guaranteed

Panda Software has invested all its know-how of consumer IT security in these products. The 2006 products include both TruPrevent Technologies, whose capabilities have been certified by ICSA Labs, and the most advanced protection against spyware, thanks to the integration of a range of technologies. These technologies, which have now been further enhanced, were described in PC Magazine’s review of Platinum 2005 as “one of the most successful security suites when it came to cleaning and detecting spyware.” Given its track record and experience in this field, Panda Software has recently joined the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), an international organization coordinating the fight against this threat and is also a member of the Anti-Phishing Working Group -APWG.

The very latest cybercrime threats — including phishing and online fraud — are also dealt with by the 2006 product range. Both Titanium and Platinum include detection of WiFi intrusions, an increasing threat to today’s users, and one which could allow criminals to use the network fraudulently or steal confidential information. These solutions include new probabilistic and HTML analysis detection methods, as well as, in the case of Platinum, Web filtering techniques, improving efficiency and reducing false positives to a minimum.