Grisoft Acquires Exploit Prevention Labs, Developer of LinkScanner Safe Surfing Technology; LinkScanner technology will protect 60+ million users of AVG security products against malicious web sites and drive-by downloads.

M2 PRESSWIRE-5 December 2007-GRISOFT: Grisoft Acquires Exploit Prevention Labs, Developer of LinkScanner Safe Surfing Technology; LinkScanner technology will protect 60+ million users of AVG security products against malicious web sites and drive-by downloads(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Orlando, FL. -- Grisoft, developer of the AVG family of security software products, today announced the acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs, a pioneering developer of safe surfing technology that protects Internet users against malicious web sites and drive-by downloaded exploits. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The deal is expected to be finalized by December 31st 2007.

"Unsafe hyperlinks and the poisoning of legitimate websites represent one of the biggest threats facing computer users since the advent of viruses," said J.R. Smith, CEO of Grisoft. "The research and technology behind Exploit Prevention Labs' LinkScanner product family will enable us to provide our 60-plus million users with access to the most complete protection against internet security threats. Our combined operations will give us the dual advantages of fast reaction and deep research capabilities over other vendors attempting to address this space."

The acquisition will allow Grisoft to leapfrog the safe surfing initiatives of other anti-virus vendors, who have…