CYBERsitter Kills Macro Viruses Such as Melissa.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1999--Solid Oak Software Inc., the makers of CYBERsitter, one of the most popular internet filters, now blocks Microsoft Word and Excel macro viruses such as Melissa and its offshoots, the Mad Cow or Papa viruses.

While CYBERsitter is best known as a pornography filter, it is actually much more sophisticated that it appears. "We are able to quickly respond to new internet dangers by applying our extensive experience in dealing with potentially harmful internet content," said Marc Kanter, vice president of Solid Oak Software. "Our filtering technology is updated on a daily basis and enhancements are passed along to all CYBERsitter users automatically. This is an ongoing and long term challenge."

Current users of CYBERsitter 97 or 99 need only to update their filter list and activate the "MS Macro files" category. This entire process takes less than two minutes. From then on, any virus disguised as a macro will be rendered ineffective.

All CYBERsitter customers will be made aware of this new feature when they receive their weekly news update that is built into the product. This helps keep users up to date on CYBERsitter usage and current internet dangers in general.

More information on CYBERsitter can be obtained from Solid Oak Software's Web site at http://www.cybersitter.com.