Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, has launched its new generation products designed to protect home users from all types of security threat. Version 2009 products combine the benefits of Kaspersky Lab’s new antivirus engine, with its dramatically improved scanning speeds, and cutting-edge HIPS technology to block new malicious programs even before signatures have been added to the antivirus databases.

NovaShield, Inc., leader in advanced anti-malware technology, today announced the availability of NovaShield AntiMalware version 2.0, a cutting-edge behavior-based security software for Windows XP and Windows Vista designed specifically to detect, block, and remove sophisticated and rapidly morphing malware such as drive-by-downloads, Trojans, keyloggers and rootkits, as well as traditional threats such as viruses and worms.

SMobile Systems today announced that it has partnered with Sybase iAnywhere, to deliver advanced mobile security solutions for Information Anywhere(R) Suite's Afaria(R) mobile device management and security platform.Together, Sybase iAnywhere and SMobile will work to secure a broad range of smartphones from the latest intrusions and threats, leveraging SMobile's antivirus, firewall and mobile spam protection.

Symantec Corp., makers of Norton security software, announced the availability of the public betas of Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton AntiVirus 2009, designed to set a new industry standard for speed and performance. The betas of the award-winning product line are available for download from http://www.symantec.com/norton-beta/.

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, reported today that  cybercriminals are not only leveraging new technologies to propagate cybercrime, but are also reinventing forms of social engineering to cleverly ensnare both consumers and businesses, according to the "Trend Micro Threat Roundup and Forecast 1H 2008" report.

The new solution utilizes 'collective intelligence' to deliver consumers maximum protection against malware and identity theft. Beta testers who report incidents to Panda will enjoy a 50 percent discount when purchasing the final product version.

Rising Antivirus free edition based on Rising Antivirus Application, protects your computers against all types of viruses, Trojans, Worms, Rootkits and other malicious programs. Rising free edition offers you full function as Rising Antivirus. Ease of use, Active Defense technology, Patented Unknown Virus Scan&Clean technology and Patented Smartupdate technology make RISING Antivirus 'install-and-forget' product that lets you focus on what you really want to do.

ESET®, the leader in proactive threat protection, announced the introduction of ESET Mobile Antivirus, a new security solution for mobile devices. This lightweight anti-malware software takes the company's state-of-the-art heuristic technology and optimizes it for the mobile platform.

Panda ActiveScan detected and eliminated 86 percent of malware hidden with rootkits, beating other vendors' online scanners Panda Antivirus 2008 detected and eliminated all active and latent rootkits used in the study.

BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of antivirus software and data security solutions, announced today that BitDefender Internet Security Suite 2008, running on Microsoft Windows XP, received top rootkit detection results in a test conducted by AV-Test.org last month. On Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, BitDefender was also one of the top three products.