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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

eSecurity News Summer 2005: Proven Security Made Better

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eSecurity News * Summer 2005 * McAfee(r), Inc.
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Proven Security
McAfee Protects over 100 million computers worldwide
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In this issue:

Virus Watch | Firewall Forum | Anti-Spyware Alley
Anti-Spam Central

Special Offer:
$49.99 for new McAfee Home Wireless Network Security

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Virus Watch
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Viruses Still Cost: Virus attacks (ahead of hackers, spyware
and other threats) were again the source of the greatest
financial losses, accounting for 32% of the overall losses
reported.*
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Are you being protected by our improved anti-virus engine?
To help detect, quarantine and block evolving threats,
McAfee VirusScan(r) now features:

o New! Spyware blocking on access -- helps stop
potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) like key-loggers
and Web dialers -- which can rob personally identifiable
information or redirect your surfing -- before they try
to install or launch on your system.

o New! Daily virus definition updates (DATs) -- they
download faster, smaller and timelier anti-virus
protection, critical during virus outbreaks.

o New! Inline file cleaning -- speeds virus disinfection
of compromised programs with less interruption to your
work.

*Source: Tenth Annual Computer Crime and Security Survey,
Computer Security Institute (CSI), July 2005

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--> Top Viruses Tracked by AVERT
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Firewall Forum
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ID Theft Non-Stop: Nearly 1 million users have suffered from
identity theft fraud, costing banks and card issuers $1.2
billion in direct losses in the past year.*
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Providing greater control over your anti-hacking security,
McAfee Personal Firewall Plus now features:

o New! Granular access control -- grants immediate,
current-session-only Internet access to specific
programs (e.g., music or Flash-based applications),
rather than riskier "always allow" or "never allow"
permissions.

o New! Silent, "load-and-go" installation -- gets upgraded
firewall protection up and running fast without slowing
your work.

o New! Smart full screen mode -- auto detects and
temporarily suspends pop-up messages and alerts for
uninterrupted online entertainment and gaming sessions.

*Source: Phishing Victims Likely Will Suffer Identity Theft
Fraud, A. Litan, Gartner, May 2005

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*Source: www.worldwidewardrive.org

Mobile Pipeline (August 2005): "...impressive product
provides strong security, ease of use, and compatibility
across several major brands of routers... along with a
feature, automatic key rotation, that typically is found
on higher-end WLAN security products."

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Anti-Spyware Alley
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PUPs Getting Worse: 12% increase in the number of new
potentially unwanted programs (like spyware and adware)
created in Q2 2005 vs. Q1 2005.*
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For your protection against this increasing tide of
privacy and PC performance threats, we've upgraded
McAfee AntiSpyware with:

o New! Cookie tracking -- allows you to detect and remove
monitoring cookies, which can report your surfing habits
and additional personal information for online advertisers
and other third parties.

o New! System monitors -- pro-actively alert you if
malicious programs attack start-up programs, browser
settings, registry settings or your host file, helping
root out potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) before they
compromise your privacy.

o New! Anti-browser hijack prevention -- lets you restore
browser settings, home pages, ActiveX settings, security
settings, toolbars and trusted sites with a single click.

*Source: Top Threats for Q2 2005, McAfee AVERT, July 2005

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Anti-Spam Central
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Phishing Exploding: One leading anti-Phishing consortium
estimates that 75 million to 150 million Phishing e-mails
are sent every day on the Internet.*
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Make sure your anti-spam protection can keep up with this
growing identity theft tactic. For your security, we've
given McAfee SpamKiller(r):

o New! Anti-Phishing Internet Explorer plug-in -- helps
prevent identity theft by alerting you if you are being
directed to a known or potentially fraudulent website
where online thieves hope to trick you into divulging
confidential information like passwords and credit card
numbers.

o New! Improved anti-spam engine -- uses advanced
meta-character filtering and "junk text" identification
to block more incoming spam, like text disguised with
wildcard characters (e.g., Viag*ra).

o New! Streamlined set-up and configuration -- automatically
detects, installs and merges new protection for all email
accounts guarded by SpamKiller, saving time and guesswork.

*Source: McAfee Virtual Criminology Report, July 2005

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