G Data AntiVirus 2010 impresses AV-Comparatives

Advanced+ and highest malware detection amongst all test participants

Bochum (Germany), 09. April 2010

Which antivirus program offers optimum protection against computer malware? AV-Comparatives considered just this question in its latest benchmark test when it tested 20 virus protection programs.
The testers set loose over 1.2 million malicious programs on the competing security suites. The result: with an outstanding detection performance of 99.6 percent, G Data AntiVirus 2010 was a clear head in front of the competition.

Detection performance in detail
1	G Data AntiVirus 2010	99.6 percent
2	Avira AntiVir Premium 9	99.3 percent
3	Panda Antivirus Pro 2010	99.2 percent
4	Trustport Antivirus 2010	99.1 percent
5	McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010	98.9 percent
6	PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus 2010	98.7 percent
7	Symantec Norton Antivirus 2010	98.6 percent
8	F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010	97.8 percent
9	Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4	97.7 percent
10	Bitdefender Antivirus 2010	97.5 percent
11	eScan AntiVirus	97.5 percent
12	avast! Free Antivirus	97.3 percent
13	Kaspersky Antivirus 2010	97.1 percent
14	K7 TotalSecurity 10	96.4 percent
15	Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0	96.3 percent
16	AVG Anti-Virus 9	94.2 percent
17	Sophos Anti-Virus	93.7 percent
18	Norman Antivirus & Antispyware 7.30	92.7 percent
19	Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010	90.7 percent
20	Kingsoft Antivirus 2010	81.8 percent

G Data AntiVirus 2010
The multiple benchmark test winner impresses thanks to its innovative technologies and lightening quick system scans. Due to intelligent fingerprinting technology and whitelisting, unnecessary file checks are history. The new "one click" interface means that G Data AntiVirus 2010 is extremely easy to use.

Versions and prices
- For 1 PC: recommended retail price £24.95
- For 3 PCs: recommended retail price £34.95

System requirements
- PC with Windows 7 (32/64Bit), Windows Vista (32/64Bit) or Windows XP (32/64Bit,
SP2 or higher)

Includes free upgradeAt the end of this month, G Data is bringing out its new product generation 2011. Purchasers of the previous versions with valid support licenses don’t need to worry: all G Data customers can upgrade their license to the new versions free of charge. Upon market launch, the new software will be available for download from the G Data website.