Symantec's Norton AntiSpam 2004 Outpaces Competitors in
Independent Test
Norton AntiSpam Accurately Identifies and Blocks Most Spam
While Allowing Legitimate Mail Through
CUPERTINO,
Calif.--(
BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27,
2004--Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), the world leader in
information security, today announced that Norton AntiSpam(TM)
outperformed competitors in an independent test conducted by
VeriTest, the testing division of Lionbridge Technologies
(Nasdaq:LIOX). In the test, Norton AntiSpam blocked the highest
percentage of spam, while generating the lowest false positive
rate.
Norton AntiSpam 2004, Network Associates McAfee SpamKiller 5.0,
and the Junk Mail filtering feature in Microsoft Outlook 2003 were
included in the VeriTest evaluation. Each application was tested
for its effectiveness in filtering 5,000 spam messages and 5,000
non-spam messages before and after a training period the products
used to refine the definition of spam. The effectiveness of the
spam filtering application was determined by its reliability in
identifying and blocking unwanted mail as well as its accuracy in
recognizing legitimate mail and allowing it through.
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percentages indicate more effective spam filtering. Norton AntiSpam
correctly identified a higher percentage of spam messages compared
to the other products tested both before (87.5 percent) and after
(94.28 percent) the training process. McAfee SpamKiller correctly
identified just 69.16 percent before training and 83.34 percent
after. Outlook correctly identified even fewer, with just 49.78
percent before and 56.48 percent after training.
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positive rate, at .18 percent. Outlook was next, with a rate of .54
percent after training. McAfee SpamKiller posted the highest false
positive rate after training, with 20.76 percent.
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out-of-the-box settings. The default protection level for Norton
AntiSpam was medium; for SpamKiller, high; and for Outlook, the
default level was low.
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2004 is one of the most effective and easy to use solutions
available to help consumers and small businesses regain control on
their email inboxes," said Matthew Moynahan, Vice President,
Consumer Products and Solutions, for Symantec. "By blocking spam
and stopping annoying pop-up ads, Norton AntiSpam improves user
productivity by removing two of the biggest complaints people have
about their online experience."
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latest versions of Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express,
and Eudora by automatically creating a spam folder and using it to
collect all email identified as spam. Norton AntiSpam also filters
spam from Hotmail and MSN Mail when messages are retrieved through
Outlook. Norton AntiSpam is also a valuable component of Norton
Internet Security 2004, the most complete online security solution
for protecting against viruses and other malicious code, hackers,
privacy threats, inappropriate content, and unwanted email.
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Desktop Computer VeriTest (www.veritest.com), the testing division of Lionbridge
Technologies, Inc., provides outsourced testing solutions that
maximize revenue and reduce costs for clients. Under its former
names of ZD Labs and eTesting Labs, and as part of VeriTest since
July 2002, the company has delivered rigorous, objective,
independent testing and analysis for over a decade.
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enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure.
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consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered
in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35
countries. More information is available at
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