Check Point Protects Against Download.Ject Trojan in Advance of Exploit.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that its industry-leading VPN-1(R) Next Generation(TM) product lines provided defenses against a new Trojan referred to as Download.Ject prior to its emergence. The Trojan first broke on June 24, 2004, and Check Point has provided defenses since June 9, 2004 (please refer to Check Point's June 9, 2004 advisory, CPAI-2004-22, at http://www.checkpoint.com/securitycenter/advisories/index.html). The Download.Ject Trojan affects customers using Microsoft IIS Microsoft IIS - Internet Information Server servers and Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 5.0 and above. Spreading rapidly across the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises Download.Ject Trojan installs malicious software on computers, captures usernames, passwords and credit card information, and sends the compromised data to a server on the Internet. Check Point provides customers with the best network and application-level security protection for dynamic Internet threats such as the Download.Ject Trojan. Customers using the SmartDefense Service benefit from real-time updates and advisories that provide protection against such new and emerging threats. A detailed description of the threat and defense is available to subscription customers of the SmartDefense Service. For more information on the Download.Ject Trojan, please see advisory CPSA-2004-01 at http://www.checkpoint.com/securitycenter/advisories/index.html. About Check Point SmartDefense Service The SmartDefense Service capabilities are available for Check Point products including VPN-1 Pro, Check Point Express, InterSpect and Connectra. About Check Point Software Check Point Software Technologies (www.checkpoint.com) is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. and firewall markets. Through its Next Generation product line, the company delivers a broad range of Perimeter, Internal and Web security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's Zone Labs (www.zonelabs.com) division is one of the most trusted brands in Internet security, creating award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect millions of PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for ), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,300 Check Point partners in 92 countries. Check Point, Application Intelligence, Check Point Express, the Check Point logo, ClusterXL, ConnectControl, Connectra, FireWall-1, FireWall-1 GX, FireWall-1 SecureServer, FireWall-1 XL, FloodGate-1, INSPECT, INSPECT XL, InterSpect, IQ Engine, Open Security Extension, OPSEC, Provider-1, Safe@Office, SecureKnowledge, SecurePlatform, SecureXL, SiteManager-1, SmartCenter, SmartCenter Pro, SmartDashboard, SmartDefense, SmartLSM, SmartMap, SmartUpdate, SmartView, SmartView Monitor, SmartView Reporter, SmartView Status, SmartViewTracker, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. Network Extender See Media Center Extender, bus extender and DOS extender. , UAM UAM Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) UAM Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (México) UAM Uniwersytet im. , User-to-Address Mapping, UserAuthority, VPN-1, VPN-1 Accelerator Card, VPN-1 Edge, VPN-1 Pro, VPN-1 SecureClient, VPN-1 SecuRemote, VPN-1 SecureServer, VPN-1 VSX (Verification Suite for X/Open) A testing procedure from X/Open that verifies compliance with their endorsed standards. VSX3 has over 5,500 tests for compliance with XPG3. See XPG. VSX - Verification Suite for X/open. , Web Intelligence, TrueVector, ZoneAlarm, Zone Alarm Pro, Zone Labs, the Zone Labs logo, AlertAdvisor, Cooperative Enforcement, IMsecure, Policy Lifecycle Management, Zone Labs Integrity and Smarter Security are trademarks or registered trademarks of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. or its affiliates. All other product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The products described in this document are protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,606,668, 5,835,726 and 6,496,935 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications. |
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