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| Genotype technology is built into all Sophos products, proactively defending against new
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Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus and
spam analysis centres, have successfully defended customers against
a new version of the MyDoom worm this week, using proactive
technology.
A virus author unleashed the latest version of the MyDoom worm,
W32/MyDoom-BN,
earlier this week. Sophos's proactive Genotype™ technology was
capable of detecting it proactively (naming it as W32/MyDoom-Gen),
defending customers' computers without requiring an update.
The MyDoom-BN worm spreads via email, planting a backdoor Trojan
horse which can be used by remote hackers to gain access and
control over a victim's computer.
Genotype™ detection technology uses forensic analysis to
identify suspicious patterns and characteristics that are unique to
either a virus family or a spam campaign. By analyzing these
Genotype patterns, Sophos reduces exposure to new unidentified
threats and unwanted content.
"With hundreds of new virus threats emerging each month all
businesses want to have the very latest protection. Sophos's unique
and proactive Genotype technology helps protect businesses
worldwide against new attacks - even before they have been seen by
anti-virus experts," said Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant for Sophos. "The security of companies is
boosted by combining traditional anti-virus protection with
proactive Genotype detection. Additionally, businesses should put
an email security policy in place at their gateways. Millions of
Sophos customers are already benefiting from this high level of
proactive protection."
Sophos's Genotype technology also successfully proactively
protected customers against a multitude of new versions of the
Mytob worm earlier this month.
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.