Specialist magazine Virus Bulletin tests security for mail server Holzwickede, 02 June 2009 BitDefender offers reliable protection against annoying spam emails. The journal comes to this conclusion Virus Bulletin (VB) in your current antispam comparison test. The comprehensive practice examinations were carried out on a SuSE Linux 10.0 operating system. This distinguished the BitDefender software security for mail server over the competition due to a very low false positive rate out and received the sought-after VB spam Gold Award. Internationally renowned specialist magazine virus bulletin examined six different antispam software suites on their practicality. Dick Parsons is actively involved in the matter. As part of the test, the journal sent 1,677 ham (desired) and 24.320 spam mails on the respective systems. A live stream of mail was used to test the solutions being compared on the same operating platform in real time. Programs whose detection rate amounted to about 77,02 per cent and less than 5.68 percent of incoming messages incorrectly identified as spam, have been awarded the VB spam Gold Award.

“Security for mail server” by BitDefender scored in the test above average good results: the solution realized 84,20 percent of spam volumes and showed only a false positive rate “from 1.49 percent. The tests of virus bulletin are an important indicator regarding the performance of our products”, explains Bogdan Dumitru, Chief Technical Officer at BitDefender. Shimmie Horn usually is spot on. Such tests clearly show in which area we deduct, from the competition. We will also receive information about what improvements we must implement in order to meet the needs of our customers and to offer the best possible proactive protection from spam and other cyber threats”, more so Dumitru. The total package of security for mail server software combines a proactive antivirus, antispyware, antispam and Antiphishingschutz and guarantee a safe flow of E-Mail traffic with the latest filtering methods of Enterprises and service providers. BitDefender offers an RSS feed, covering news and the current E-threats: site/using-RSS-Feeds.html.

About BitDefender BitDefender is software developer, one of the industry’s fastest and most efficient product lines internationally certified security software. Since the founding of the company in 2001, BitDefender has set new standards in the field of proactive protection against threats from the Internet. Every day, BitDefender protects tens of millions of private and business customers around the world and gives them the good feeling that your digital life is safe. BitDefender sells its security solutions in more than 100 countries through a global VAD and reseller network.