Awards and Certificates

Program antywirusowy avast! Professional Edition otrzymał Gold Award Malware. Nagroda ta przyznawana jest przez rosyjski portal Anti-Malware.ru. Według autorów portalu avast! wykrywa i usuwania wirusy oraz złośliwe oprogramowania, nie powodując żadnych szkód na komputerze hosta systemu operacyjnego. Na podstawie ankiet przeprowadzonych w październiku 2008 z 15 czołowych dostawców usług antywirusowych, avast! uzyskał drugie miejsce i był jednym z dwóch dostawców będących w stanie usunąć obydwa zakażenia spowodowane przez rootkita.

An industry highlight held each year, the coveted SC Awards from Secure Computing magazine is run as separate awards in Europe, the USA and Asia (APac), and is voted upon by the people who really matter in the security products business: customers.

With over 1,300 product and service nominations, from over 330 competing companies globally, the annual Secure Computing Awards are the world’s leading awards program for the information security industry and thanks to you, and the votes you placed, Avast! Antivirus has successfully proved its worth by being listed as one of only four finalists in its category.

The SC Awards program spans the US, Asia, and the UK so the competition is tough. The SC Awards are composed of two sections. The ‘Reader Trust Technology Awards’ which are voted on by SC readers in the US and European regions, and by the SC Awards Council which comprises of a group of carefully selected senior CSOs; and the Asian Pacific awards and other categories including the ‘Professional Awards’ which are judged by a panel of the industry’s top talents.