G Data Software AG is a German software company that focuses on computer security solutions. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Bochum . They are known for being the creators of the worlds first antivirus software . [2] G Data use multiple scanning engines, one developed in-house and the other is the BitDefender engine. G Data provides several security products that are targeted at home and business markets. The company has a North American subsidiary currently located in Atlanta, Georgia . [3]
History
G Data was founded in Bochum, Germany in 1985. The company introduced its first computer security product Anti-Virus Kit (AVK) in 1988 for Atari ST . [4]
Beside focus on the security market, G Data also created for voice recognition software (Invox) [5] and speech synthesis (Logox). [6]
G Data computer security products use two scan-engines, originally by Avast and Bitdefender . [7] 2014 release introduced own scan-engine (CloseGap), which replaced Avast. [8] However, this is not painless, as users of slowdown experienced slowdown. The company promptly solved this issue by an update. [9]
In September 2015, G Data launched a new messaging application called Secure Chat which uses the Signal Protocol . [10] The application is based on a fork of Signal and its source code is published under the GPLv3 license. [11]
Features
Some of the features that G Data’s solutions [ which? ] support are: [12]
- Safe surfing
- Safe shopping
- Safe emailing and chatting
- Protection against spyware
- Safe online banking
- Spam blocks
- Protection against hacking
- Parental controls
- Data backup
- Data recovery
- Security tuning
- Data safe
- Device control
- safe emailing and chatting
- BankGuard [13]
Versions
- Home Security
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- Anti-virus
- InternetSecurity
- TotalSecurity
- AntiVirus for Mac
- Business Security
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- AntiVirus Business
- AntiVirus Enterprise
- ClientSecurity Business
- ClientSecurity Enterprise
- EndpointProtection Business
- EndpointProtection Enterprise
- MailSecurity
- PatchManagement
Awards and tests
- av-comparatives.org
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- Gold award for highest detection of tested products (99.7%) [14]
- Gold award for highest detection rate of new / unknown malware (~ 61%, with 20 false positives) [15]
- IPACSO Innovation Framework for ICT-Security
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- Innovative Cyber Security Company [16]
See also
- Comparison of antivirus software
- Comparison of computer viruses
- List of antivirus software
References
- Jump up^ https://www.gdata.de/ueber-g-data
- Jump up^ Popiolek, Hubert; Dewitz, Dany (22 May 2015). “Virenschutz made in Germany: Das steht hinter G Data” . Computer Bild (in German) . Retrieved 14 June 2017 .
- Jump up^ “About G Data” . Retrieved 20 November 2014 .
- Jump up^ Mortimer, Stephen (May 1990). “News, Notes & Quotes: Stay Virus Free”. START . Flight. 4 no. 10. Antic Publishing. p. 20. ISSN 0889-6216 .
- Jump up^ “Spracherkennung” . Neues Deutschland (in German). September 30, 1997 . Retrieved 14 June 2017 .
- Jump up^ Freisberg, Alexander (30 May 2002). “Sprach-Software wird zur wichtigsten Schnittstelle” . Handelsblatt (in German) . Retrieved 14 June2017 .
- Jump up^ Himmelein, Gerald (15 February 2013). “Virenschutz von G Data künftig mit eigener Engine” . heise.de (in German) . Retrieved 14 June 2017 .
- Jump up^ Pakalski, Ingo (7 March 2013). “G Data brings Virenscanner mit eigener Scan Engine” . golem.de (in German) . Retrieved 14 June 2017 .
- Jump up^ Himmelein, Gerald (4 June 2013). “G Data: 2014-Update legt Rechner lahm” . heise.de (in German) . Retrieved 14 June 2017 .
- Jump up^ Seals, Tara (17 September 2015). “G DATA Adds Encryption for Secure Mobile Chat” . Infosecurity Magazine . Reed Exhibitions Ltd . Retrieved 14 July 2016 .
- Jump up^ “SecureChat” . GitHub . G Data . Retrieved 14 July 2016 .
- Jump up^ “Product Information Page” . Retrieved 20 November 2014 .
- Jump up^ “G Bankguard Data Makes Safe Online Banking” . Retrieved 20 November 2014 .
- Jump up^ “Summary Report 2010” (PDF) . av-comparatives.org . Retrieved 26 February 2011 .
- Jump up^ “Summary Report 2010” (PDF) . av-comparatives.org . Retrieved 26 February 2011 .
- Jump up^ “IPACSO Innovation Awards 2014” . ipacso.eu . Retrieved 21 November2014 .