AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Downloaded From CNET Download More Than One Million Times...

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Downloaded From CNET Download More Than One
Million Times in a Single Week
Retains position as most popular antivirus download

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- GRISOFT, developer of the AVG range
of security software, announced that its anti-virus program, AVG Anti-Virus
Free Edition, was downloaded more than 1,000,000 times from CNET Download
website (http://www.download.com/3101-2023-0-1.html) in the week between
Christmas and New Year and also in the week from January 1st to the 7th 2008.
In addition, a record number of new users downloaded AVG Anti-Virus Free
Edition directly from GRISOFT's own servers in the same time period.
The consistently high number of downloads reinforces the product's
continuing and growing appeal to users. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition has
approached the one million downloads per week mark a number of times in the
past and the product remains the most popular application at Download.com.
"Computer users recognize that the Internet can be a dangerous place for
the unwary,", says Karel Obluk, CTO at GRISOFT. "They are always on the
lookout for the best protection, and millions of visitors to Download.com have
found it -- in AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. And the forthcoming integration
of Exploit Prevention Labs' LinkScanner technology into the AVG product range
will further improve that protection."
GRISOFT acquired Exploit Prevention Labs in December 2007 and will
incorporate their LinkScanner technology in the AVG product line, including
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. Among benefits users will gain from LinkScanner
technology are real-time warnings about poisoned web pages before they visit
the page and protection against drive-by downloads and exploits.
The commercial AVG products are available through an extensive network of
distributors, resellers, and business partners as well as through CNET
Download and the company's website at http://www.avg.com. With the commercial
product range, users receive free program updates and 24/7 technical support
for the full duration of the license.
About GRISOFT
Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, GRISOFT is a
leading developer of anti-virus, firewall protection and Internet security
solutions for consumers and SMBs. GRISOFT is one of the fastest growing
companies in the industry with more than 60 million protected users around the
world. The company has regional offices in North America and the United
Kingdom, and employs some of the world's leading experts in Internet security,
specifically in the areas of virus analysis and detection, software
development, and security research. GRISOFT's award-winning products are
distributed globally through its extensive network of resellers and the
Internet as well as via Software Developer's Kits (SDK) to interested third
parties.
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Bryan Ferraro, +1-408-395-3600, bryan@dovetailpr.com, for GRISOFT