Kaspersky Lab sets Malaysian record for mobile antivirus activations at an event

Kaspersky Lab is a trailblazer in antivirus protection and on 6 June 2016 at Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC), the antivirus protection titan set another record in Malaysia as they achieved an amazing Malaysian record of having the most number of “Anti-Virus for Mobile Devices Activated in an Event”.

At the all-day event, visitors, faculty and students were keen to find out more about how to protect themselves better from the various malicious horrors festooning the internet and also downloaded Kaspersky Internet Security for Android or Kaspersky Password Manager for iOS devices. The Malaysian record was easily accomplished sometime at 2.30PM with 1,500 individuals downloading the aforementioned Kaspersky anti virus applications on their mobile devices and was surpassed by a significant margin by the end of the day with over 1,931 individuals downloading it; that’s quite an achievement indeed. Officials from the Malaysian Book of Records were present to witness the feat and certify it.

This move to encourage protection on mobile devices is a timely one. According to the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission Hand Phone Users Survey the percentage of smartphone users continue to rise from 68.7% in 2016 to 75.9% in 2017. While awareness to protect personal data among Malaysians has increased with 64.5% of users vigilant in protecting their hand phone using passwords and 44.5% backing up their photos and contacts; the number of Malaysians with mobile device security solutions on their smartphones is still low.

According to Jesmond Chang, Head of Corporate Communications, APAC at Kaspersky Lab, “Mobile device security goes beyond password-protecting a device, and backing up data serves as an extension of your brain. As mobile devices become the primary
device for more people, identify theft becomes easier and online banking and in-app e-commerce transaction become more frequent. The need to educate on securing mobile devices is urgent. This is why Kaspersky Lab held this record-breaking mobile device download drive in conjunction with our 20th anniversary.” For more on Kasperksy visit www.kaspersky.com