K7 Total Security
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K7 Total Security, developed by K7 Computing, provides malware
prevention and removal during a subscription period and uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses
. Other features include a software firewall
, e-mail spam
filtering and phishing
protection.
K7 Computing distributes the product as a download, a box copy, and as OEM
software.
K7 Computing =
K7 Computing Pvt. Ltd. is an IT software and hardware security company Founded in 1991 by Jayaraman Kesavardhanan in Chennai, India..
Company has 90+ employees in its Chennai HQ with more employees all around the world. Software research and virus detection is handled by its own virus lab in Chennai.
K7 Computing is a member of AVAR - Association of Asia Anti Virus Asia Researchers,Hanan Jayaraman, Founder and CEO of K7 Computing was granted the Best Member Award in recognition of his significant contributions to AVAR for the year 2008 Chennai, TN, 16 December 2008
K7 Computing's Cloud Computing division, K7 Cloud Solutions was formed as a result of K7 Computing's acquisition of BinaryKarma, a Chennai, India based start-up working on products in the area of Virtualization Management.
Management: J. Kesavardhanan CEO & Managing Director, Babu Katchapalayam VP - Engineering, Shuveb Hussain Head of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation Research
Most recognized antivirus software
from K7 Computing is the K7 Total Security which won AV-Comparatives Performance Test for 2010, version 11 was released in February 2011 together with K7 Ultimate Security 11 and Antivirus Plus and Antivirus Premium. In June 15, 2011 K7 released Business Edition of its Antivirus security K7 Enterprise Security - Business orientated antivirus product offering remote management and installation.
K7 Computing security products are build on own NST (Nano Secure Technology) is the next generation security software CORE enabling prudent security solutions at multiple layers, analyzing and collating various events to detect and block existing as well as future threats..
Desktop Edition products:
K7 Antivirus Plus, K7 Total Security - (Internet Security), K7 Ultimate Security (Internet Security plus Backup), K7 Secure Web Aimed specifically at protecting your online transactions, it offers secure browsing hardened against attacks that try to steal your passwords… or your money.
Enterprise Edition products:
K7 Enterprise Security and K7 Enterprise Security Premium (with additional firewall),
K7 Mail Security for MS Exchange
For Cloud Products see K7 Cloud Solutions
, India
. Kesavardhanan and his company developed various applications for DOS, including an antivirus.
K7 Total Security 10 won the best performing antivirus for 2010 by AV-Comparatives
Malware
Malware, short for malicious software, consists of programming that is designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, or gain unauthorized access to system resources, or that otherwise exhibits abusive behavior...
prevention and removal during a subscription period and uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
. Other features include a software firewall
Firewall (computing)
A firewall is a device or set of devices designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks from unauthorized access while permitting legitimate communications to pass....
, e-mail spam
Spam (electronic)
Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately...
filtering and phishing
Phishing
Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT...
protection.
K7 Computing distributes the product as a download, a box copy, and as OEM
OEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
software.
K7 Computing =
K7 Computing Pvt. Ltd. is an IT software and hardware security company Founded in 1991 by Jayaraman Kesavardhanan in Chennai, India..
Company has 90+ employees in its Chennai HQ with more employees all around the world. Software research and virus detection is handled by its own virus lab in Chennai.
K7 Computing is a member of AVAR - Association of Asia Anti Virus Asia Researchers,Hanan Jayaraman, Founder and CEO of K7 Computing was granted the Best Member Award in recognition of his significant contributions to AVAR for the year 2008 Chennai, TN, 16 December 2008
K7 Computing's Cloud Computing division, K7 Cloud Solutions was formed as a result of K7 Computing's acquisition of BinaryKarma, a Chennai, India based start-up working on products in the area of Virtualization Management.
Management: J. Kesavardhanan CEO & Managing Director, Babu Katchapalayam VP - Engineering, Shuveb Hussain Head of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation Research
Products
K7 Computing developing antivirus software for 16 years.Most recognized antivirus software
Antivirus software
Antivirus or anti-virus software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware, including but not limited to computer viruses, computer worm, trojan horses, spyware and adware...
from K7 Computing is the K7 Total Security which won AV-Comparatives Performance Test for 2010, version 11 was released in February 2011 together with K7 Ultimate Security 11 and Antivirus Plus and Antivirus Premium. In June 15, 2011 K7 released Business Edition of its Antivirus security K7 Enterprise Security - Business orientated antivirus product offering remote management and installation.
K7 Computing security products are build on own NST (Nano Secure Technology) is the next generation security software CORE enabling prudent security solutions at multiple layers, analyzing and collating various events to detect and block existing as well as future threats..
Desktop Edition products:
K7 Antivirus Plus, K7 Total Security - (Internet Security), K7 Ultimate Security (Internet Security plus Backup), K7 Secure Web Aimed specifically at protecting your online transactions, it offers secure browsing hardened against attacks that try to steal your passwords… or your money.
Enterprise Edition products:
K7 Enterprise Security and K7 Enterprise Security Premium (with additional firewall),
K7 Mail Security for MS Exchange
For Cloud Products see K7 Cloud Solutions
Awards
- K7 Total Security received Advanced+ Award from AV-Comparatives Performance test July 2011 , overall winner for PC Mark performance test.
- K7 Total Security was awarded the winner of the Performance Test by AV-Comparatives for 2010
- VB-100
- Checkmark by WestCoast Labs
- ICSA Labs
Windows Edition
K7 Computing was founded in 1991 by Jayaraman Kesavardhanan in ChennaiChennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Kesavardhanan and his company developed various applications for DOS, including an antivirus.
Version 2002
K7 Total Security, released 2002, was K7 Computing's first security suite for Windows PCs. The service offered basic protection for internet users such as Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Tools, Anti-Spam and Basic Firewall.Version 2003
K7 continued to deliver the same features in their software. Meanwhile, the company partnered with Sourcenext, a Japan-based computer software publishing company to sell K7's security software.Version 2007
In version 2007, K7 added a few more security tools such as Key-logger & root-kit detection and other privacy tools in their security suite.Version 2009
Following the release of Version 2008, K7 released 2009 version. This version included Privacy Tools for safe browsing.Version 2010
K7 launched K7 Total Tecurity 2010 on 18 January 2010 in Chennai, India. New features included Rootkit Scanning, Tracking Cookie detection, Malicious Site and download blocking and many more features.Version 2011
K7 Total Security launched in February 2011. Version 11 brings modern graphic user interface and new improved features and scanning capabilities. (USB vaccination, rootkit scan, and new privacy protection tools)Performance
In the field of performance, K7 is very low in resources. Their site reports that K7 Total Security 10 has the fastest virus-scanning engine to date.K7 Total Security 10 won the best performing antivirus for 2010 by AV-Comparatives