Fortinet outperforms competitors in latest antivirus tests

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Fortinet detects more malware than any other vendor.

Fortinet, the pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, has announced that AV-Test.org, a renowned independent antivirus laboratory, ranked FortiClient end-point security software above most vendors for accuracy in detecting all existing malware files.

The organization conducted a series of antivirus tests, which simulated backdoor, bot, worm and Trojan attacks. The results showed Fortinet as No. 4 in accuracy overall – outpacing 29 vendors, including Symantec, F-Secure, Sophos, McAfee and Kaspersky. The FortiClient software also earned the No. 1 position for detecting potential worm attacks.

AV-Test.org is the only independent lab that regularly collects and reports performance metrics for vendors that offer antivirus capabilities.

"AV-Test.org's results further validate Fortinet's integrated security approach for detecting viruses and thwarting malicious attacks," said Vice President, Product Marketing, Fortinet, Freddy

Mangum. "Fortinet has long maintained that point solutions alone are not sufficient in detecting, and more so stopping, both network- and application-based attacks. We are proud of this achievement as it is a testament to our quality of products, research and approach."

Fortinet's FortiClient host security software addresses the need for secure access and endpoint protection for telecommuters, mobile workers, remote sites and partners. A unified security agent for personal computers and smart phones, FortiClient integrates host antivirus, host anti-spyware, a personal firewall, IPSec VPN, web content filtering and registry monitoring.

Designed to extend real-time protection to the desktop and mobile users, FortiClient automatically removes viruses, spyware, worms and other network threats by scanning and cleaning both incoming and outgoing email messages.