Take the Panda Challenge and Win $10,000 if Panda Security Cannot Find Previously Undetected Malware
GLENDALE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2008 – Panda Security, a leading global provider of IT security solutions, today began the Panda Challenge, a call to action for businesses to test their computers for targeted malware infections. The challenge will run from February 26 through May 18, and is open to organizations with non-virtual networks of 150 computers or more. Entrants can go to www.pandasecurity.com/pandachallenge to register for the contest and test their network using Malware Radar, Panda Security’s on-demand audit service for detecting and disinfecting malware and other security problems that slip past the permanent protection systems installed at most companies. If they find that their network is completely free of malware, Panda Security will pay $10,000 to the participating company.
Based on its deep knowledge of the current and upcoming threats created by online criminals, Panda Security is seriously concerned that most companies are operating with a false feeling of security. With the goal to protect businesses from these modern threats, Panda Security developed Collective Intelligence, the most extensive set of capabilities to detect over two million different forms of hidden and potentially dangerous malware. Panda Security wants to ensure that all customers have the opportunity to test their network’s situation thoroughly, and if they are currently exposed, to use a solution that really works. As a result, Malware Radar leverages Collective Intelligence to detect even the newest and previously undetectable malware strains.
“With over 4,000 new strains of malware being detected by PandaLabs each day, it is nearly impossible for even the most sophisticated anti-virus tools to protect against them,” said Ryan Sherstobitoff, chief corporate evangelist, Panda Security USA “Collective Intelligence is the future of security as it is a lightweight way of scanning computers in a seriously in-depth manner. We are so confident that Collective Intelligence will find previously undetected malware that we’re putting our money where our mouth is.”
Collective Intelligence offers the following features never before seen in anti-virus tools:
Community Data Collection - The system centrally collects and stores information from the Internet such as behavioral patterns of programs, file traces, and new malware strains. Panda Security’s capacity to collect information from “the cloud” enables higher visibility of the threats that are being created every second by online criminals.
Automated Data Processing - Collective Intelligence automatically analyzes and classifies thousands of new malware samples every day. The system correlates the data received from the community with PandaLab’s extensive malware knowledge base and returns verdicts (malware or goodware) in real-time.
Real-time Knowledge Sharing - This knowledge is delivered to users as web services or through signature file automatic updates. No downloads are needed.
For more information, go to www.pandasecurity.com/pandachallenge.