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AVG Free downloaded more than five million times in a single week

Newark, UK, 18th June 2008– AVG Technologies, developer of the AVG range of Internet security software, announced that its AVG Free security product was downloaded more than five million times from CNET Download.com during the last week of May 2008.

The consistently high number of downloads reinforces the product’s continuing and growing appeal to users. AVG Free is the most popular application on Download.com.

National Economies Threatened by Cybercrime, According to EU Information Security Agency

AVG research supports EU data, need for collaboration to secure online activities; 22% of EU citizens report experiencing some form of cybercrime

AVG Technologies Releases AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0

Continues commitment to providing free basic protection for all PC users

Newark, UK – 23rd April, 2008 – AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet security software, will tomorrow release AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0, the latest version of the company’s popular and widely-used free security software, which now incorporates protection against spyware through a new combined anti-virus and anti-spyware engine.

AVG Expands UK Management Team

Newark, UK – 21st April 2008 - AVG Technologies, a leading provider of Internet Security software, today announced the continued strengthening of its UK management team with two new appointments.

Graham O’Reilly has been named regional sales director for UK & Ireland while Paul Westwood joins as marketing manager. Both new arrivals will enhance AVG’s drive to raise brand awareness and further penetrate the consumer and SME Internet security software market.

AVG Releases Far-Reaching Protection with Internet Security 8.0

Major upgrade protects home and SMB computer users against a broad spectrum of security threats including web exploits, malware, rootkits, system intrusion and spam

Grisoft Changes Name to AVG Technologies

Global change designed to increase AVG brand awareness

Newark, UK, 6 February 2008 - GRISOFT, developer of the AVG family of security software products, today announced that it is changing its name to AVG Technologies. The renaming affects all subsidiaries around the globe:

The parent company is now AVG Technologies N.V.

The Czech Republic-based company is now AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o.

Barracuda Networks Protects Salesforce.com Users Against Phishing Attack

Barracuda Spam Firewall Blocks Email Containing Malware that Collects Usernames and Passwords

Basingstoke, UK, 9th January 2008 – Barracuda Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network security appliances, today announced that its Barracuda Spam Firewall has implemented specific countermeasures to block the phishing malware attacks targeted at salesforce.com users. These attacks were outlined in a broadcast email yesterday to all salesforce.com users advising them of the latest malware threat.

AVG Forecasts Security Trends in 2008

Social Networking Sites will be Dominant Targets for Cybercriminals

Newark, UK – 9th January, 2008 – Security experts at GRISOFT, developer of the "AVG family of security software products, today publish their analysis of 2007’s top viruses, Internet hacks and exploits, and reveal their forecast for the top security threats facing computer users in 2008.