The software can be downloaded in seconds and is also supposed to complement the user experience and have no impact on the user experience. SafeOnline is to protect against threats that try and nab their financial details like Zeus and Sinowal, which have spread to thousands of computers.

Chief executive of Prevx Mel Morris, claimed that the technology cyber criminals used was more powerful than the vast majority of antivirus and security products on the market, Morris said “even if other security vendors had products that could address the problem, they would most likely charge business and government customers to deploy it.

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