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AhnLab, Inc. announced that the latest version of the V3 Click, the industry's first portable anti-virus and personal security appliance offering new security upgrades, will be demonstrated at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. The V3 Click is the industry's first compact, portable USB appliance that automatically and easily protects computers against viruses, malware, and a host of Internet security threats. Introduced last fall, the AhnLab V3 Click is a convenient and easy-to-use solution that keeps users protected without complicated installations or multiple subscriptions. This gadget is all about simplicity. By plugging the device into a USB drive, installation is instantaneous and requires no registration. Once installed, if the PC becomes infected with a malware, spyware or a virus, the LED on the V3 Click turns from green to red; clicking the button once isolates and removes the virus automatically. The light returns to green. The USB device also features a system tune-up solution to optimize computer performance and 2.7GB of secure storage. The V3 Click has a suggested retail price of $49.99.

AhnLab, Inc. announced the North American launch of the AhnLab Malware Defense System (MDS). AhnLab MDS is the enterprise strength security system that combines local and cloud-based analytics to stop advanced persistent threats (APTs) and zero-day threats anywhere across the organization. AhnLab MDS delivers comprehensive threat protection, applying rapid malware recognition and remediation with real-time blocking of malicious network traffic and dynamic disruption of active security breaches. This advanced security system protects endpoints, servers, networks and cloud resources, all within a single architecture and integrated management environment. Benefits of AhnLab MDS include: Layered approach protects everything - networks, servers, endpoints and cloud resources; Simplified management and rapid response to APTs anywhere across the enterprise; Single source for security intelligence, product updates, systems management and technical support; Superior analysis of potential threats, including detailed bodies of evidence for behavior that is suspicious but not definitively good or bad; Automated malware removal and targeted disruption of malware network activity without affecting normal business operations; Scanning of popular file formats frequently used by APTs for propagation in real-time; malicious material hidden in Microsoft Office documents, JPEG images, Adobe Acrobat PDF files and Adobe Flash videos is stopped automatically before it can infect systems; Secure service enablement for social media and other essential online applications.

AhnLab, Inc. announced the establishment of AhnLab North America in Santa Clara, CA. AhnLab North America's primary focus is providing B2B enterprise security technology that stops advanced persistent threats (APTs) and zero-day threats anywhere across the organization. AhnLab North America will market security technology solutions primarily to B2B network security customers through resellers and OEMs, and to consumer customers via retail and the web. The company announced the appointment of industry veteran Brian Laing as director of AhnLab North America. Laing has more than 15 years of business and technology executive experience with companies like RedSeal Systems, Blade Software, and ISS. He has extensive experience in network security products ranging from security validation technology to IDS/IPS products.