Windows Vista compatible Dr.Web for Windows beta version released

Doctor Web, Ltd. launches beta-testing of Windows Vista compatible version of *Dr.Web for Windows* (beta number 4.44.0).

[ClickPress, Wed Apr 18 2007] This version incorporated a unique non-signature malware detection algorithm which supplements traditional signature-based scanning and heuristic analyzer of Dr.Web. The malicious codes detected with the help of the new technology are labeled by Dr.Web as «.Origin». The viruses detected by the new technology as «.Origin» are considered to be incurable, which should be taken into account when setting all modules of Dr.Web for Windows.

Practically all components of the product have been modified and improved. The SpIDer Mail module includes now a /spml_set.exe/ file, which provides compatibility with Windows Vista. A number of errors in mail processing in some e-mail clients have been corrected. Some new files have been added to SpIDer Guard. Graphical User interface of SpIDer Guard has been changed to display scanning statistics of the file monitor in a separate window. The module’s operation has become more stable. The problems resulting in freezing during the scanning of complex and packed objects have been eliminated, too.

Dr.Web scanner, a substantial part of the anti-virus, has been modified dramatically. Both the main window and the Settings pane have been changed. Three scanning modes – Fast, Full and Advanced – have been introduced for users’ convenience. The first two modes provide for scanning without additional selection of the scanned objects, which makes the scanning exceptionally easy.

“New version of Dr.Web anti-virus dramatically differs from the previous versions”, - Boris Sharov, CEO of Doctor Web, Ltd. comments on the beta-version release. “The development team had several important tasks to fulfill: apart from provision of Windows Vista compatibility, we wanted to give our customers new higher level of protection from not known viral codes and to improve all main modules of our anti-virus under Windows. Having analyzed the anti-virus solutions’ market we understood that any hasty steps with Vista-compatible version release are not justified, as IT-departments of the majority of our customers – small and medium companies and corporates - do not hurry to upgrade to Windows Vista. For us it was more important to considerably increase the detection level of ill-intentions codes, as well as improve all main components of our product.”

The users who have already registered for beta-test of Dr.Web for Windows (new engine) don’t have to install new program distribution – it’ll be upgraded automatically.

We welcome users to participate in our public beta-testing of Windows Vista compatible version of Dr.Web Anti-virus. To get the access to the restricted area for Dr.Web beta-testers, you should register at http://beta.drweb.com/registration/

Infoservice of Doctor Web, Ltd. http://www.drweb.com


*Doctor Web, Ltd.* — a Russian company developing and distributing Dr.WEB Anti-virus solutions.
Our customers can be found among home users from all regions of the world and in large enterprises, small companies and nationwide corporations. We thank all of them for support and long-term devotion to our product. State certificates and awards received by the Dr.WEB Anti-virus, as well as the geography of our users are the best evidence of exceptional trust to the products created by the talented Russian programmers.

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