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AVG LAUNCHES INTERNET SECURITY 8.0.

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AVG Technologies, Orlando, Fla., a provider of Internet Security software, has launched AVG Internet Security 8.0, the latest version of its flagship suite for consumers and SMBs. AVG 8.0 delivers a significant number of new benefits to users designed to deliver enhanced protection against the latest web-borne threats without sacrificing the product's signature efficiency and unobtrusiveness.

"Today's Internet is like the Wild West of old. While it's packed with new and exciting places to go and things to do, it's also rife with hidden threats. AVG 8.0 delivers solid, reliable protection against these sophisticated web-borne threats that can infect computers without the user even needing to click a link," said Karel Obluk, CTO of AVG Technologies and the chief architect behind AVG 8.0. "The nature of the Internet threat landscape has changed dramatically, yet most conventional security solutions are still fighting yesterday's battle with their narrow focus on viruses and spyware. AVG 8.0 expands upon our traditional strengths in anti-virus and anti-spyware with the integration of the LinkScanner real-time safe searching and surfing technologies obtained through our acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs in December 2007."

"The nature of online threats has changed from script kiddies to more organized criminal efforts," said Brian Burke, Program Director, Security Products at IDC. "Consumers and businesses would be well advised to consider real-time protection against drive-by downloads and other infective methods that require no user interaction."

In addition to the LinkScanner web exploit protection, other significant...

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