MicroWorld Unveils Futuristic eMail Security with MailScan 5.0
Centralized eMail Security at the Mail Server level just got better and a lot more advanced in technology. The pioneer of innovations in AntiVirus, AntiSpam and Content Security, MicroWorld Technologies today launched MailScan 5 for Mail Servers, the comprehensive Mail Security Solution at the Mail Gateway of organizations and business houses.
(PRWeb) January 22, 2007 — eMail is a vital part of the present day business communication for enterprises of all segments and sizes. And it’s of paramount importance to safeguard the email infrastructure from a multitude of threats like Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Backdoors, Spamming and Phishing.
“If you are talking about a comprehensive, end-to-end protection for Mailing Systems, it ought to be right there at the Mail Gateway,” said Govind Rammurthy, CEO of MicroWorld Technologies, at the launch of MailScan 5.
“With the new version of MailScan, we empower the Mail administrator with some future defining technologies that can intelligently detect and block all kinds of malicious programs in mails, filter out spam with impeccable accuracy and enforce a comprehensive Mail Security Policy for the entire organization. While we sharpen our precision in nailing down individual challenges in email security, never do we lose sight of the complete picture.”
MailScan works at “TCP/IP Port level” and hence does not require an additional machine to act as a gateway. It’s powered by the revolutionary ‘MicroWorld WinSock Layer’ technology, the first of its kind in the world. Data packets coming at different TCP/IP ports are assembled at the MWL Layer and get scanned for Malware before and after the Mail Server sends or receives mails.
With MailScan 5, MicroWorld is introducing to the world a revolutionary technology in Spam Fighting named as NILP (Non Intrusive Learning Patterns). Govind Rammurthy explained what the technology is all about,
“NILP is an advanced Spam Filtering method based on the principles of Artificial Intelligence, with the ability to analyze each email according to the Behavioral Patterns of the user and take an informed decision there after. This system comes with an inbuilt capability to learn on its own and makes the most accurate decisions in weeding out spam.”
Some key features of MailScan are a combination of other technologies used for multi-layered Spam Filtering, Power to block Image Spam, TCP Connections, LDAP Authenticated Administration, Real-Time Antivirus, Advanced Heuristics, Attachment Filtering, Autogenerated Spam Whitelist, Attachment & eMail Archiving, Real-Time Content Scanner, Integrated Mail Security Policies, Customized Disclaimers and Extensive Reports.
About MicroWorld
MicroWorld Technologies (www.mwti.net) is the developer of the world’s most advanced AntiVirus and Content Security software eScan for Desktops and Servers. Its gateway-level email security software, MailScan, is a comprehensive mail scanner for SMTP/POP3 Mail Servers. MicroWorld Winsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionary technology underlying these products, powering them to several certifications and awards by some of the most prestigious testing bodies, notable among them being Virus Bulletin, Checkmark, TUCOWS, Red Hat Ready and Novell Ready. On the Network Security side, MicroWorld offers a powerful, futuristic network firewall branded as eConceal.
To learn more, kindly visit http://www.mwti.net.
MicroWorld Offers ‘Free Virus Scan and Clean’
MicroWorld Technologies, provider of anti virus and content security products, presents a free Security Check up and repair for Virus and other malwares in computers, as part of its New Year celebrations.
MWAV 8.x from MicroWorld comes with come new power packed features to enhance its detection power and usability. Apart from the new and improved GUI, MWAV now detects and removes Spywares and Adwares, while also cleaning the registry entries made by these harmful programs.
“Many a times the first time users of MWAV are shocked to find out some nasty Trojans and spywares in their computers for months and years,” says Manoj Mansukhani, head, technology and marketing, MicroWorld Technologies.
“This free check up will benefit several computer users, while giving them a first hand experience of our technological edge over the competitors”.
The MWAV is simple in terms of installation of the software, as it consists of downloading and running the toolkit to scan the computer right away. MWAV even provides an option to add it to the startup list of programs on the PC so that the toolkit scans computer. The free version of MWAV can be downloaded from http://www.mwti.net/products/mwav/mwav.asp. This version will scan and clean the computer of any threats with the latest updates up to 15th February 2007.
“We are witnessing unprecedented growth in business volumes and market explorations in the last year, owing to intension of creating and enhancing a Futuristic Security Intelligence in each of them,” says Govind Rammurthy, CEO, MicroWorld Technologies.
MicroWorld updates its virus vaccines every hour in all its products, giving protection against Viruses, Worm, Trojans, Trojan Clickers, vulnerability exploits, Trojan Downloaders, Spyware, Adware, Keyloggers, Backdoors and Rootkits and many other such breeds.
Virus worms its way into MySpace
Anti-virus experts at security firm MicroWorld have issued a warning to online users regarding a malicious worm called Win32.Ofigel, which is spreading in large numbers across the popular social networking site, Myspace.com.
According to MicroWorld, when a MySpace member views an infected profile, a Quicktime movie carrying the worm starts playing. This worm exploits an XSS vulnerability in the network using JavaScript code and then replaces the user??s Myspace menu with a fraudulent one, the items of which redirect the user to a phishing website identical to Myspace, where the person??s username and password are then recorded.
MicroWorld then claims the worm can log onto a number of websites to download the malicious Quicktime movie and add it to the victim user??s profile. When a new user - mostly likely one of the victim??s contacts - watches the movie, their PC also gets infected.
According to Microworld, the Ofigel worm later harvests the e-mail IDs of a victim??s contacts and starts sending them spam e-mails with subject lines such as, ??What else is there to do on a Sunday??, ??You better not forget about this?? and ??Hehe, that was so funny??.
??This is just one of the many recent incidents that goes on to prove how multi-tiered and multi-pronged the online threats have become in recent times,? stated Sunil Kripalani, vice president of global sales and marketing at MicroWorld. ??The attack involves a worm, a media player, phishing and spamming. It also gives a clear indication that community websites are fast becoming one of the most preferred vectors of malware proliferation.?
Myspace officials have announced that they are acting to minimise the impact of Ofigel by identifying the URLs attempting to exploit the XSS vulnerability. Those URLs are apparently now being blocked by the MySpace team, while the infected profiles are being removed completely. According to Microworld, the website currently boasts a 70 million strong user base.
In October of this year, UAE??s incumbent telco Etisalat reversed its position on the blocking of the MySpace site by unblocking it.
MicroWorld - A new Worm creeps all over Myspace
It’s great to meet people online and befriend them, to share your thoughts, photographs, movies and much more. Even better when the community website is easy to login to and manage; until your network intermingles with the criminal gangs of the web underground!
Security Experts at MicroWorld Technologies inform that a Worm named ‘Win32.Ofigel’ is spreading in large numbers across the world among a 70 million strong user base of the highly successful community portal, Myspace.com. Security experts had long raised concerns about the vast opportunity that websites like Myspace provide to online thieves and criminals, in exploiting their open nature and easy access.
When a member of the community views an infected profile, a Quicktime movie carrying Ofigel Worm is played, which exploits an XSS vulnerability in the network using a Javascript. The Worm then replaces user’s Myspace menu with a fraudulent one and the menu items redirect the user to a Phishing website identical to Myspace, where the Username and Password of the victim are captured.
Then the Worm logs onto certain websites to download the malicious Quicktime movie and adds it to the user’s profile. When a new user, mostly the victim’s contact, watches the movie, his or her computer gets infected and the chain goes on.
As if that’s not enough, Ofigel later harvests the email IDs of victim’s contacts and starts sending Spam mails to them with subject lines like: What else is there to do on a Sunday, You better not forget about this, Hehe that was so funny, Better see this one last time lol, Who’s coming to the party tonight, etc. All messages quiet in sync with the youth culture of Myspace.
“This is just one of the many recent incidents that goes on to prove how multi-tiered and multi-pronged the online threats have become in recent times,” says Sunil Kripalani, Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, MicroWorld Technologies. “The attack involves a Worm, a media player, Phishing and Spamming. It also gives a clear indication that community websites are fast becoming one of the most preferred vectors of malware proliferation”.
Myspace officials inform that they are acting to minimize the impact of this worm on users, by identifying the URLs attempting to exploit this vulnerability. Those URLs are being blocked, while the infected profiles being removed.
The Futuristic AntiVirus and Content Security software, eScan from MicroWorld technologies, effectively protects users against all kinds of Security Threats including the ones like Ofigel worm. The application is powered by a fast updating Virus Protection mechanism and Behavior and Intention based analysis for Proactive Threat Detection. The software also gives the option to block Javascripts in browsers to guard against malwares that take the script route of infection.
MicroWorld
MicroWorld Technologies (www.mwti.net) is the developer of the world’s most advanced AntiVirus and Content Security software eScan for Desktops and Servers. Its gateway-level email security software, MailScan, is a comprehensive mail scanner for SMTP/POP3 Mail Servers. MicroWorld Winsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionary technology underlying these products, powering them to several certifications and awards by some of the most prestigious testing bodies, notable among them being Virus Bulletin, Checkmark, TUCOWS, Red Hat Ready and Novell Ready. On the Network Security side, MicroWorld offers a powerful, futuristic network firewall branded as eConceal.
To learn more, kindly visit http://www.mwti.net.
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