Comodo, a certificate authority and Internet security organization, has announced its Comodo Antivirus earned the Checkmark Certification from West Coast Labs, an independent security product testing facility, confirming the application exhibits high quality programming.

For a product to be given the Checkmark Antivirus Certification, the antivirus software product must be able to detect all the viruses, worms, and BOTS currently "in the wild" and listed in the WildList at the time of testing. This gives a clear and independent indication to end users of those antivirus products on which they can rely.

Checkmark Certification for Antivirus attests to the fact that the software security system meets stringent quality standards and was tested to determine its ability to disinfect files infected with viruses.

"We are pleased that Comodo Antivirus has earned the respected Checkmark Certification, an important third-party validation of our detection capability of our [Comodo] Antivirus," said Melih Abdulhayoglu, Comodo CEO and chief security architect. "PC users can now have even greater confidence in Comodo's ability to protect their systems from today's security threats thanks to the rigorous, independent, real-world testing performed by West Coast Labs."

By achieving this Certification, Comodo confirms the effectiveness of its Comodo Antivirus protection, that is also included in Comodo's Endpoint Security Manager, which provides centralized management of Comodo's endpoint security software for networked PCs. This protects against viruses and malware by focusing on prevention, not simply detection. This Antivirus software has been built with intelligence, meaning that it recognizes typical viral behavior. Comodo Antivirus, upon detecting a suspicious file that could be a virus, will immediately place that file in "Antivirus Jail" causing the file to be blocked, awaiting trial. If it's a viral invader, then it is deleted. Find out more about Checkmark Antivirus Certification. Find out more about Comodo Antivirus Capabilities. Find out More about Comodo Endpoint Security Manager.

About Comodo

Comodo is a leading brand in Internet security. With U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, and global resources in UK, China, India, Ukraine, and Romania, Comodo provides businesses and consumers worldwide with security and trust services, including digital certificates, PCI scanning, desktop security, and remote PC support. Securing online transactions for over 200,000 businesses, and with more than 25 million desktop security software installations, including an award-winning firewall and antivirus software, Comodo is creating Trust Online.^® To learn more, visit Comodo's website, www.comodo.com.

About West Coast Labs Checkmark Certification

Checkmark is one of the world's leading certification systems for information security products and services. Its highly regarded accreditation program provides a level of assurance across a wide range of technologies that products and services perform to accepted industry standards.

About West Coast Labs

Part of the Haymarket Media Group, West Coast Labs is a global leader in technical research and testing. It offers the Checkmark Certification on information security products and services. With market-leading technology and testing facilities accredited to ISO17025 in the UK, USA, and India, West Coast Labs' services, and the Checkmark Certification System, are being used by the leading global brands to create market advantage and by large business enterprises for obtaining crucial technical insight into product performance. www.comodo.com, www.trustix.com, www.enterprisessl.com, www.contentverification.com