Intego Releases Update To Virusbarrier X5

2584 Intego, the Macintosh security specialist, today announced the release of VirusBarrier X5 10.5.8, an update to its acclaimed antivirus software that has garnered excellent reviews from the Mac press.

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This new version offers enhancements to the program s logs, and improves performance for several of the program s functions. This update includes the following changes:


  • Logs now record more events: start and stop of real-time scanner, virus definition updates, and cancelled archive scans

  • Log entries can be copied to the clipboard, and can be deleted individually

  • A toolbar button in the log window allows users to reveal item logged

  • Logs can be filtered by type: Information, Warnings, and Threats

  • Malware are now logged in four classes: Virus, Backdoor, Trojan and Exploit

  • Large increase in number of Windows malware detected

  • Improvements in behavioral analysis for Microsoft Word and Excel macro viruses


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Bug fixes and performance enhancements

  • VirusBarrier X5 is the only antivirus program that can scan files and applications on the iPhone and iPod touch in search of malware or files that indicate that exploits have compromised the devices.



New features of VirusBarrier X5

  • Real-time and on-demand virus scanning

  • New proactive and behavioral analyses

  • Quarantine Zone to isolate infected files

  • Trusted Zone to disable Real-Time scanning on selected files or folders

  • Improved logging for better scan analysis

  • Scans can be scheduled at multiple times

  • Scans can be launched automatically when volumes are mounted or when virus definitions are updated

  • Command-line control for remote scans

  • Archive scanning can be activated by archive type

  • Scanning for Windows viruses can be deactivated

  • Scans for malware on the iPhone and the iPod touch



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Other features of VirusBarrier X5

  • Detects and eliminates all known Mac viruses and malware

  • Repairs infected files

  • Heuristic and behavioral analysis

  • Blocks virus execution

  • Scans e-mails on receipt and sending

  • Scans files for Windows viruses

  • File analysis by the Intego Virus Monitoring Center

  • Easy integration with other Intego programs

  • Manages compressed files

  • Contextual menu for quick scans

  • Full logs can be saved and exported

  • Intego widgets for program and update status

  • Turbo Mode technology for faster scans

  • Choice of alerts (voice, dialog or e-mail)

  • File analysis from the Dock

  • Runs in the background

  • User manual in the Help menu

  • Downloadable virus definitions and updates via NetUpdate




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System Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 or higher (Tiger and Leopard)
40 MB free hard disk space

VirusBarrier X5 10.5.8 is available now and sells for $69.95

This version is a free upgrade for all users of VirusBarrier X5, and is available for download via NetUpdate, Intego s automatic update tool. For more information, or to download a demo version of VirusBarrier X5, go to:
http://www.intego.com/virusbarrier/



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