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SteelSeries, one of the world’s most famous and leading companies when it comes to gaming gear, has just announced a partnership with BullGuard, a company related to user-friendly PC & Mobile security solutions. Together, they will create the world’s first dedicated security solution for online gamers.

This product, called SteelSecurity, "is specifically designed for online gamers", and will offer complete anti-virus and firewall protection so that gamers "will never be interrupted by malware or virus attacks." Below you will find the official press-release regarding SteelSecurity:

"SteelSecurity automatically transitions into "game mode" each time the user launches a supported online game. In "game mode" the application uses only minimal system resources, never initiating system scans and halts auto-updating of virus definitions to allow the user to focus completely on their games. The security application offers integrated support for most popular PC games, and auto-updates with new game profiles as new PC game titles are released.

"We are extremely exited about SteelSecurity and the opportunity to use our extensive knowledge about online gaming to create a unique piece of software," said Tom Reese, Managing Director at SteelSeries North America. "The combination of our gaming know-how and BullGuard’s first class knowledge about security, have resulted in an amazing product."

"We can’t think of a better partner for a venture into the gaming market" said Heini Zachariassen, Chief Executive Officer at BullGuard. "SteelSeries dedication and focus towards complete enhancement of the users gaming experience, combined with our knowledge about security software and easy-to-use interfaces, is a match made in heaven."

SteelSecurity’s advanced anti-virus software proactively screens incoming and outgoing e-mails, Internet downloads, ZIP, hard, and network drives, and more for viruses and malware, offering dynamic protection against malicious computer programs. The application’s easy-to-use interface provides intuitive control over security settings, automatically updating to combat new viruses at a frequency that surpasses almost all anti-virus software that is currently available. In addition, the application’s firewall monitors for port scans, Denial of Service attacks, MAC address spoofing, and more, all the while supervising application Internet access to prevent hacker and Trojan attacks.
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