KUALA LUMPUR, 8 DECEMBER 2009 – Real-time behavioural protection is a key benefit of a new 2010 security range launched in Asia, according to PC Tools, a subsidiary of Symantec.
Based in the UK, PC Tools Worldwide review programme manager, Richard Clooke, said PC Tools’ 2010 security range, which is available online as well through its Malaysian distributor ECS Astar, is engineered specifically for the end-user.
“Our extensive research has told us that PC Tools’ customers are first driven by the high standard of our protection, followed by our modular plug ’n play architecture which allows customers the freedom to either ‘set-and-forget’ or customise to suit their individual needs,” said Clooke.
“For example, the new Power Saving, Game and Idle modes mean that our security products are intuitively aware of users’ activity – ensuring the more resource-intensive tasks (such as scheduled scans) are not undertaken when the computer is running on battery or when the user is gaming or watching a movie – but rather when the user is away from the PC,” he said.
Intuitively aware of user activity
“Aside from delivering highly competitive and powerful real-time protection, Malaysian and Southeast Asian customers who in the past may have used less effective freeware offerings are likely to be most interested in the fact that our security portfolio is highly cost-effective – providing protection for up to 3 PCs with just one licence,” said Clooke. “In addition, the company is committed to providing 24x7 support in English to all its Southeast Asian customers.”
“What makes our security offering truly unique is that customers are able to choose other best-of-breed solutions to run alongside our products, and are therefore able to build their own security suite,” said Clooke.
“Having only recently released our 2010 security range, our focus is on ensuring that the products are tested by leading independent test labs and reviewed by the most influential IT publications around the world,” he added. “This will ensure value-minded consumers are aware of the powerful suite-like protection that can be obtained from PC Tools Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus. Our products are part of an ongoing release cycle our development teams are already working hard on the next major release, while our malware research team is focused on discovering the latest threats and ensuring that our products always provide the most up-to-date protection.”
“Our 2009 range was shipped into Malaysia, but the recent introduction of our 2010 security portfolio is our first official step into Southeast Asia,” said Clooke. “At this stage, we are focused on building security awareness in the region – so that end-users are aware of the importance of real-time behavioural protection – and on providing consumers across Southeast Asia with powerful, cost-effective, anti-malware solutions.”
