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Singapore – 24 June 2009 – Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content-management solutions, announces free distribution of its Kaspersky Mobile Security software, designed to protect smartphones from confidential data leaks from lost or stolen devices as well as all types of network attacks, malware and SMS spam.

“Kaspersky Lab invites you to participate in our ‘Spot the Kaspersky Lab Bus’ promotion in Singapore to obtain a six-month free subscription of Kaspersky Mobile Security,” said Gun Suk Ling, Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab for South East Asia. “This is our latest initiative in raising awareness of the increasing security threats that plague mobile devices and smartphones today. The first 500 consumers to send a photograph of the Kaspersky Lab branded SBS Transit Bus #162 to kaspersky@byteworks.com.sg, between now and 30 September 2009, will obtain a code to download the software from Mobile Security - Kaspersky Lab Official Southeast Asia eStore. We urge consumers to protect themselves against loss and theft, whilst safeguarding their privacy from cybercriminals using hacking, phishing and spam schemes,” continued Gun.

As smartphones and other mobile devices have become ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives, they contain more vital and sensitive information – increasing owner-security concerns. Offering powerful protection for data stored on smartphones in the event that the device is lost or stolen, users can completely block their device or remotely delete the data on it. The unique SIM-Watch function prevents a thief from accessing data on the phone if the original SIM card is blocked. Then as soon as the original SIM card is replaced, a message notifies its owner of the new telephone number.

Kaspersky Mobile Security is also an award-winning anti-virus and anti-spam solution that protects mobile devices from viruses, worms, Trojans and other malicious malware – making it the best solution for on-the-go security. The software scans all incoming files and monitors network connections in real-time, blocking messages from unwanted or incorrect numbers, as well as SMSes containing user-blacklisted terms. Users can schedule regular malware updates to stay protected from the latest malicious programmes.

Kaspersky Mobile Security can be installed on smartphones running Windows Mobile 5.0, 6.0 or Symbian version 9.x Series 60 3rd.