Security company Grisoft, the owner of the famous AVG antivirus, announced the acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs, another security vendor, which would bring several new features to the freeware antivirus. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the two companies said that the transaction was supposed to be finalized by December 31, 2007. Grisoft has become a well-known company, due to its free AVG software, a freeware antivirus that allows users to protect their computers from infections, without paying for it.

"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", he continued.

Grisoft is a Czech company founded in 1991, which managed to become an important player on the European and North American market, using its well-developed security technologies. Besides the antivirus, Grisoft built many other solutions: Antispyware, Firewall, Anti-Malware, Internet Security, Rescue CD, Anti-Rootkit and several flavors of the antivirus.

"Web exploits are a dynamic problem that requires a real-time solution," said Roger Thompson, co-founder and CTO of Exploit Prevention Labs. "In today's Web 2.0 world of user-generated content and hyperlinked-everything, a web page can be safe one minute and dangerous the next. LinkScanner technology provides definitive real-time threat protection at the time that matters most - when the user clicks the link", he continued.

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