F-Secure has launched a comprehensive online tool for everybody interested in understanding the world virus situation at a glance.

The resource, which was developed for research purposes at F-Secure is now available to the general public in four languages, respectively English, French, German and Finnish.

English:
http://worldmap.f-secure.com/vwweb_1_2/en/

French:
http://worldmap.f-secure.com/vwweb_1_2/fr/

German:
http://worldmap.f-secure.com/vwweb_1_2/de/

Finnish:
http://worldmap.f-secure.com/vwweb_1_2/fi/

Visitors to the above addresses will first see the full world map situation but will quickly be able to drill down for information based on a geographical area or country.

Colour representations of infection levels from quiet to epidemic give the viewer an immediate overview of a country or region. Another measure enables the viewer to understand virus alert levels from an overall global perspective.

Related graphs and statistics help users to understand the broader context of the infection based upon time lines ranging from the last hour to the last year as well as a breakdown of the viruses in question.

Speaking about the new resource, Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer at F-Secure said:"The world virus map is an excellent resource for quickly understanding the virus situation at any given time. For anybody interested in understanding the 'bigger picture' behind a virus in the news and charting its course, this is a good place to start."

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F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile networks. We want to be the most reliable provider of security services in the market. One way to demonstrate this is the speed of our response. According to independent studies in 2004 and 2005 our response time to new threats is significantly faster than our major competitors. Our award-winning solutions are available for workstations, gateways, servers and mobile phones. They include antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, antispam and antispyware solutions, as well as network control solutions for Internet Service Providers. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999, and has been consistently growing faster than all its publicly listed competitors. F-Secure headquarters are in Helsinki, Finland, and we have regional offices around the world. F-Secure protection is also available as a service through major ISPs, such as FranceTelecom, TeliaSonera,  PCCW and Charter Communications. F-Secure is the global market leader in mobile phone protection provided through mobile operators, such as T-Mobile and Swisscom and mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia. The latest real-time virus threat scenario news are available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/