02 Feb 2001
Hey You! AOL Trojan no threat to Sophos users
Sophos technical support has received a number of calls from
users concerned about a AOL password-stealing Trojan horse called
"APSTrojan.qa" following a press announcement by McAfee.com.
Sophos customers have nothing to fear from this Trojan horse
(which Sophos Anti-Virus calls Troj/Mine) as all versions
of Sophos Anti-Virus have been protecting against it for over a
year. Information was first published on our website regarding this
threat in February 2000 and all versions of our software since have
included complete protection against it.
"We're baffled as to why McAfee.com published this high profile
alert about a 12 month old Trojan horse," said Graham Cluley, head
of corporate communications for Sophos Anti-Virus. "Anyone who has
kept their anti-virus up-to-date should have been protected against
this threat a year ago."
Sophos recommends that companies practise safe computing, and
has published a short list
of tips which can be used to dramatically reduce your chances
of attack by viruses and Trojan horses.
About Sophos
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.