Certificates

June 2006

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 successfully passed certification tests conducted by research center West Coast Labs, confirming a high quality of programming and ability to withstand the latest popular Spyware technology.

For a company to be certified to the Spyware Checkmark, the product must be able to detect Trojans, Key-Loggers, Cookies and other assorted Malware in the West Coast Labs Spyware test suite. The product should not cause any false alarms (based on testing against the West Coast Labs alarm test suite). Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 successfully passed testing and registered satisfying results, thereby following in the tradition of the previous generation of products from Kaspersky Lab.

May 2006

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions that protect against viruses, hacker attacks and spam, reports the successful completion of Checkmark certification tests by Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 in several categories. Checkmark certification attests to the fact that software and hardware security systems meet stringent quality standards. The independent test laboratory of West Coast Labs, a British scientific research centre, determines criteria and carries out testing.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 was tested in several categories, including Antivirus Level 2. For Level 2 certification, an antivirus program must successfully detect and disinfect all viruses on the "in the wild" list. Kaspersky Anti-Virus was successful in all tests and immediately received three Checkmark certifications: Antivirus Level 1, Antivirus Level 2, and Trojan.

April 2006

Once again, a Kaspersky product successfully completed comparative tests to achieve a VB 100% award. This time it was Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 on a Linux platform. The purpose of the tests was to determine how effectively a product can detect every type of virus found "in the wild," while generating no false-positives. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 was not only praised for "exemplary performance," but also for being both "easy both to install and to operate." Due to such exceptional performance, Kaspersky Anti-Virus was given a well-deserved VB 100% award.

December 2005

Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows File Servers successfully completed all the comparative tests conducted by the UK publication Virus Bulletin which compared antivirus solutions compatible with the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition platform. The main aim of the testing is to determine how effectively solutions detect the most common and dangerous types of malicious program.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows File Servers was awarded the VB100% status, once again confirming the reputation of Kaspersky Lab products on the international IT market. In their review, Virus Bulletin editors particularly stressed the product's high performance and its traditionally outstanding levels of malicious program detection.

July 2005

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Version 5.0 successfully passed certification tests carried out on the Microsoft Windows XP platform by the international research center West Coast Labs in the Spyware protection category. Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal now holds the Spyware Checkmark certificate.

In order to receive the Spyware Checkmark certification, an antivirus product must comply with a number of criteria. The product must effectively block spyware from the West Coast Labs test suite, which consists of samples of spyware programs that exists in the real world. Furthermore, the product should not generate false positives or other errors caused by faulty detection.

May 2004

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0 has been certified by Microsoft as being 'Designed for Windows XP'. Software bearing this logo has been rigorously tested to ensure compatibility with Microsoft ® Windows® XP.

Solutions certified with this logo offer users a range of benefits, including stable functioning, the ability to install and delete drivers without rebooting, and compatibility with future versions of Windows.

March 2004

March 2004

November 2003

West Coast Labs currently tests anti-virus programs on three levels: Level 1, Level 2 and Trojan Checkmark.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has once again successfully passed all three stages, and received extended certification.

November 2003

The status of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Security Solutions is reserved for Microsoft Certified Partners who have demonstrated significant success in providing information security solutions based on Microsoft technologies. The Gold Partner status opens up a wide spectrum of new opportunities. The extended benefits include elite brand identification, prioritized access to advanced training opportunities, increased software licenses and MSDN access, prioritized listing on referrals and business engagements, an exclusive Web site, and differentiated marketing materials.