Press Release
Source: Webroot
Software Inc.
Webroot
Spy Sweeper Wins Third Straight
PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award
Tuesday February 8, 8:09 am ET
'The
best single antispyware package
we've tested has gotten even more
accurate and faster.'
- PC Magazine, January
12, 2005
BOULDER, Colo.,
Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot Spy
Sweeper, the industry's leading
anti-spyware protection software
created and distributed by Webroot
Software Inc., has been awarded
the PC Magazine Editors' Choice
Award in the anti-spyware software
category for its recent v3.5 release.
This award marks the third consecutive
time Webroot Spy Sweeper has been
named an Editors' Choice by PC Magazine
and follows on the heels of Webroot
Spy Sweeper being named Best of
the Year for 2004 in the anti-spyware
category by PC Magazine.
"The best just
keeps getting better,"
said PC Magazine Reviewer Konstantinos
Karagiannis in the January 12, 2005
review of Spy Sweeper v3.5. "The
latest version, 3.5, with its slight
but effective improvements, is easily
the best choice for protecting PCs
from spyware and for cleaning infected
machines."
Like its award winning
predecessors, Spy Sweeper v3.5 detects
and removes all forms of adware
and spyware, including Trojans,
keyloggers, system monitors, and
other potentially unwanted software
programs. Webroot Spy Sweeper v3.5
boasts a 30% increase in sweep speed,
additional shields to prevent spyware
infections, and the ability to detect
and remove Cool Web Search's NS3
variant, one of the most malicious
and destructive types of spyware.
Spy Sweeper v3.5 is also the first
version to fully utilize Phileas,
the industry's first automated spyware
research system that is capable
of scouring millions of Web sites
per day in active pursuit of spyware.
"We
are thrilled to have Spy Sweeper
recognized as the best anti-spyware
solution once again by the distinguished
editors of PC Magazine,"
said David Moll, CEO of Webroot.
"Webroot has always
been committed to providing our
customers with the most proactive
protection against spyware, adware
and other forms of unwanted software
and v3.5 is no exception. Thanks
to a superior research and development
team, Webroot is again setting the
standard for all anti-spyware solutions."
Webroot has also
received great acclaim for its corporate
anti-spyware counterpart: Webroot
Spy Sweeper Enterprise, which enables
administrators to centrally manage
security threats across enterprises
of any size and has sold more than
one million licenses of its solution
since its launch in June 2004.
The PC Magazine
Editors' Choice Award is given out
in every issue to the product(s)
and/or service(s) that stand out
from others in their category. A
full review of Spy Sweeper v3.5
can be found in the February 22,
2005 issue of PC Magazine, on newsstands
beginning February 8, 2005.
About Webroot
Software
Webroot
Software, a privately held company
based in Boulder, Colorado, creates
innovative privacy, protection and
performance products and services
for millions of users around the
world, ranging from enterprises,
Internet service providers, government
agencies and higher education institutions,
to small businesses and individuals.
The company provides a suite of
high-quality, easy-to-use software
that guides and empowers consumers
as they surf the Web, protecting
personal information and returning
control over computing environments.
Webroot's software consistently
receives top ratings and recommendations
by respected third-party media and
product reviewers. In addition to
selling these products online at
www.webroot.com, Webroot products
are found on the shelves of leading
retailers around the world, including:
Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA,
Fry's, MicroCenter, Office Depot,
Staples and Wal-Mart. Webroot products
are also available as either branded
solutions or on an OEM basis through
leading Internet service providers,
including Earthlink, AT&T and
MSN. To find out more about Webroot,
visit www.webroot.com or call 1-800-772-9383.
The names of actual
companies and products mentioned
herein may be the trademarks of
their respective owners.
Source: Webroot
Software Inc.
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