Avecto Releases Privilege Guard 2.5 and Extends Windows 7 UAC Capabilities

MANCHESTER, England, February 16, 2010 - Avecto Ltd, the most trusted name in least privilege management for
Windows systems, today announced the release of Privilege Guard 2.5, which
extends its application privilege management solution to integrate more
closely with User Account Control (UAC).

"On Windows 7 and Vista platforms, Privilege Guard may be configured to
intercept and replace UAC consent dialogs with Privilege Guard's policy
driven elevation, auditing and messaging capabilities," said Mark Austin, CTO
at Avecto. "The ability to customize the end user message is critical to
reducing the help desk calls that are often generated by inappropriate UAC
prompts, which simply confuse the end user in most situations."

In addition to tighter UAC integration, Privilege Guard 2.5 introduces
many new features, including end user messaging, application control and
custom tokens.

The end user messaging capability enables fully customizable prompts to
be displayed to the user, including multi-lingual support and the option to
force the user to provide a reason or re-authenticate before an application
is launched or elevated.

With the introduction of application control in Privilege Guard, it is
now possible to use a single solution to control which applications run, and
the privileges assigned to those applications. For blocked applications,
users may be provided with the option to email a request to run an
application.

Custom tokens allow application privileges to be locked down more
precisely, by granting an application only the privileges it requires to
function under a standard user account. In addition to providing a more
granular least privilege approach, custom tokens may also be used to restrict
access to resources for particular applications.

By integrating closely with Active Directory Group Policy, Privilege
Guard delivers a centralized policy driven solution, which requires no
additional backend infrastructure. All users log on with a standard user
account, and Privilege Guard elevates the rights of individual applications
based on policy settings. With Privilege Guard it is no longer necessary to
give users local admin rights on desktops or servers, leading to increased
security and reduced support costs.

Privilege Guard is available on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
It is also supported on Windows server operating systems.

To find out about the other new features in Privilege Guard 2.5 and to
download an evaluation, register at www.avecto.com/download

About Avecto

Avecto is a pioneer in privilege management, helping organizations to
deploy secure and compliant desktops and servers. With its innovative
Privilege Guard technology, organizations can now empower all Windows based
desktop and server users with the privileges they require to perform their
roles, without compromising the integrity and security of their systems.

Customers of all sizes rely on Avecto to reduce operating expenses and
strengthen security across their Windows based environments. Our mission is
to enable our customers to lower operating costs and improve system security
by implementing least privilege. Avecto is building a worldwide channel of
partners and system integrators and is headquartered in Manchester, UK, with
offices in the US and the Netherlands. For more information, visit
www.avecto.com.

For more information please contact:

Avecto General: Donna Shaw, +44(0)845-519-0114, pr@avecto.com

For more information please contact: Avecto General: Donna Shaw, +44(0)845-519-0114, pr at avecto.com