Panda Security and Against Intuition Partner to Offer WOT, Free Community-Based Tool...

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Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:10pm EDT

Panda Security and Against Intuition Partner to Offer WOT, Free
Community-Based Tool for Safe Surfing on the Web



GLENDALE, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, the Cloud Security
Company, and Against Intuition, the developer of the leading website rating
service Web of Trust (WOT), today announced a partnership to deliver a safer
Web search experience through their new co-branded version of WOT. The WOT
browser add-on warns Internet users about risky websites, providing protection
against online scams, identity theft, spyware, spam, and unreliable shopping
sites. WOT's protection is now extended with Panda's up-to-the-minute
information on malware distributors and dangerous domains.

The free, co-branded WOT security add-on is available for Firefox and Internet
Explorer users worldwide and can be downloaded from Panda's website:
http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/wot/. Enhanced by Panda's
latest information on new malware strains and phishing threats, WOT safety
ratings serve the community of 5 million members worldwide. By joining forces,
both companies hope to attract new users and make searching, shopping, and
browsing on the Internet a safer experience.

"As we did with Collective Intelligence, we trust in the power of the
community to improve the safety of the user, that's why we believe WOT is the
best tool to help with safe surfing on the Internet," said Juan Santana, Panda
Security CEO.

"We are excited to have Panda, a respected security company as a partner in
our goal to make the Internet a safer place for everyone," said Against
Intuition's CEO Esa Suurio. "WOT prides itself in providing frontline
protection in the battle against online threats, and with this strong
collaboration between Panda Security and Web of Trust we have strengthened
both our offerings and given our users a definite advantage against
cybercrime."

Free Web Safety Tool Provides Protection Against Online Threats
Web of Trust is a unique community-based safe surfing tool that uses an
intuitive traffic-light style rating system to help Internet users stay safe
as they search, browse, and shop online. The WOT security add-on provides
safety ratings to search results when using Google, Yahoo!, Wikipedia and
other popular sites, helping people protect their computers and personal
information. Web site ratings are continuously updated by millions of members
of the WOT community and from numerous trusted sources, such as phishing site
listings. The free Internet security add-on works with Internet Explorer and
Firefox browsers and can be downloaded at http://www.mywot.com.

About Panda Security
Founded in 1990, Panda Security is the world's leading provider of cloud-based
security solutions with products available in more than 23 languages and
millions of users located in 195 countries around the world. Panda Security
was the first IT security company to harness the power of cloud computing with
its Collective Intelligence technology. This innovative security model can
automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples per day,
guaranteeing corporate customers and home users the most effective protection
against Internet threats with minimum impact on PC performance. Panda Security
has 56 offices throughout the globe with US headquarters in California and
European headquarters in Spain. 

Panda Security supports Special Olympics, WWF and Invest for Children, as part
of its Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. For more information, log on to
http://www.pandasecurity.com/

About Against Intuition
With 5 million users worldwide, Against Intuition's flagship product Web of
Trust (WOT) offers Internet users preventive protection against online threats
and scams. WOT's patent-pending reputation management system computes ratings
from individual users and trusted sources based on trustworthiness, vendor
reliability, privacy, and child safety. Sophisticated algorithms guarantee
objective reputation management, ensure reliability, and protect against
manipulation. Against Intuition is located in Helsinki, Finland. For more
information or to download the WOT security add-on, please visit
http://www.mywot.com



SOURCE  Panda Security

Shannon Walsh of Bateman Group, +1-415-269-0849, panda@bateman-group.com, for
Panda Security
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