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PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 24, 2010 – The efforts of ParetoLogic’s security researchers have been integrated into VirusTotal’s malicious website scanning service. ParetoLogic’s URL Clearing house is a vast database of websites known to harbour malware, phishing attacks, and other threats to visitors. Paired alongside TRUSTe, Google Safebrowsing, and other security resources, the ParetoLogic database now provides a further layer of defence for users scanning with the VirusTotal service.

“It’s a fairly straightforward operation,” explained Jerome Segura, Security Researcher at ParetoLogic. “The user enters a website address into the VirusTotal search box, and then VirusTotal queries multiple databases of sites that are known to be malicious. Ours is among these databases.” In addition to home users, VirusTotal is popular among universities, security companies, governments, and independent malware researchers.

Online security researchers form a tight-knit community, sharing information and URLs freely. “We all have a common goal,” said Segura. “As security researchers, we’re all on the same team.” To that end, ParetoLogic shares their malware samples with other security researchers, and their URL database is integrated not only with VirusTotal, but also URLVoid, a similar service.

ParetoLogic’s Security Team welcomes average users to join the fight to stop malware. If a user comes across a site that they believe is malicious, they can submit it to the ParetoLogic URL Clearing House: http://mdl.paretologic.com/. Users can also scan the database for sites to see if they are already known to be malicious.

Segura notes that even with VirusTotal’s URL scanner, users still need to protect themselves with a reliable security software product. “It’s not just a matter of avoiding sites that are known as dangerous, because legitimate sites can be compromised, and there are many other vectors – including email and peer-to-peer downloads.” Segura pointed to ParetoLogic’s range of security products to ensure complete protection.

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 30, 2010 – This year’s Big Bike fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation raised almost $100,000 in Victoria, with over $10,000 of that coming from ParetoLogic. As the highest fundraiser in Greater Victoria, the software developers were awarded the Golden Gears award.

ParetoLogic more than doubled their initial team goal of $5,000 due to overwhelming support from the staff and management of ParetoLogic. “This charity has a personal connection for many of our staff,” said Adrian Pereira, Chief Technology Officer at ParetoLogic. “Heart disease and stroke are some of the biggest killers in Canada, and we’re proud to do what we can to help stop it.”

Participants in the Big Bike gained pledges from the general public and then followed through by riding the Big Bike itself. The massive contraption accommodates 29 riders at a time (plus one driver) and toured around downtown Victoria.

“One of the most important factors to lower heart attack and stroke risk is awareness,” said Pereira. “The Big Bike can’t be ignored – especially when we’re on board – so we’re hoping a few more people take the time to check out the Heart and Stroke foundation, as well as consider their own health.”

As if the giant bike weren’t enough to draw attention, the team attracted crowds with noisemakers, shouts, and one oversized purple paper mache costume. All this helped ParetoLogic earn a Spirit Award for their enthusiasm and energy.

ParetoLogic’s Co-Founder, President and CEO, Elton Pereira, was the ParetoLogic team’s highest fundraiser, as well as the top earner in the region, generating almost $3,500. All funds raised by the Big Bike go directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the life saving research they support.

This has led to the latest in system utilities: ParetoLogic has launched PC Health Advisor. This versatile PC optimization product, with built-in security features, helps user fix, clean and optimize their computers.

“PC Health Advisor is what customers have been asking for! Now they have a complete suite of tools to optimize and clean their computers – in one easy-to-use package,” said Elton Pereira, ParetoLogic’s CEO, President and Co-Founder.

PC optimization has always been a bit of a mystery to many computer users. Everyone wants their PC to perform better and to not slow down as it gets older. In the past, the only ways to achieve this was by taking it to an expensive professional technician or purchasing software that often only addresses one area. PC Health Advisor is the ultimate all-in-one PC performance solution as it tackles all the issues that can bog down your machine.

Perk up your PC

PC Health Advisor is a comprehensive suite of advanced tools that fixes common problems and allows you to tweak for optimum performance. With this innovative software you can:

• Get a report on the health of your PC so you know how much cleaning and optimization is need
• Boost startup speeds by managing which items launch when you boot up
• Improve stability and performance by cleaning the Windows registry
• Remove temporary and duplicate items to reclaim memory
• Get rid of unwanted toolbars, add-ons and other browser helper objects to improve performance
• Stop unwanted processes that eat up resources
• Customize Windows system settings to optimize performance
• Manage restore points to free up disk space

Protect yourself

As well as optimizing your computer, PC Health Advisor also helps protect you and your machine. During its main scan, PC Health Advisor searches for malware, such as viruses and spyware, running in active processes. This malicious code could be damaging your PC, collecting data or attempting to steal your confidential information or performing other devious tasks. As well, PC Health Advisor deletes Internet history, cached and privacy information. This keeps your information private and protects your passwords, logins, lists of websites visited and financial information.

Here for you

In PC Health Advisor, the ParetoLogic team created an easy-to-use program to improve your computing experience. For example, it includes a handy schedule function so that you can set it to scan automatically at a convenient time. Plus, PC Health Advisor lets you set a restore point so you can fix and tweak with confidence.

Even after you purchase, the professionals behind PC Health Advisor are still working hard for you. The company continues to update the databases for optimization and malware and delivers them to you at no extra charge. If there are any product updates you will receive them free for the length of your subscription.

If you ever have a question about PC Health Advisor, our technical support team is here for you. These courteous professionals know the program inside and out and enjoy helping customers get the most out of it. As well, you can easily access helpful information about PC Health Advisor by just clicking the question mark in the program.

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 15, 2010 – ParetoLogic refuses to slow down – recession or not. The Victoria software developers’ growth continued unabated over the past five years, and this fact has been recognized by the latest Profit 100 ranking. Since their first sale in 2004, ParetoLogic’s returns increased by a minimum of 50% annually, and their revenues often doubled and tripled. The result: ParetoLogic now ranks #23 among all Canadian businesses.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 20 /PRNewswire/ — ParetoLogic’s powerful new PC health and optimization program has joined the RevenueWire network. PC Health Advisor takes care of all the user’s PC performance issues in a single place. This powerful program deep scans to optimize memory use, cleans the Windows Registry, and finds and removes temporary, duplicate and unneeded files. PC Health Advisor also cleans the cache and browser History to protect the user’s privacy and boost Internet browsing speed.

“ParetoLogic is known for its high-quality digital products, and PC Health Advisor is the latest evolution of that skill and expertise. It allows consumers to find all the PC optimization functionality they need in one single application. Demand will be high for this type of all-in-one functionality, and affiliates should grab the opportunity to be first in line promoting it,” said Bobbi Leach, RevenueWire’s General Manager, regarding the new product addition.

Elton Pereira, President, Co-founder, and CEO of ParetoLogic, commented on PC Health Advisor, “The most exciting thing about this new product is that it brings together the power and functionality of several different PC Health and performance tools into one easy-to-use program. We’re confident this will make our customers’ PC experience much easier and more enjoyable, while saving them money at the same time.”