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3 April 2002

Sophos reduces virus threat with new gateway protection

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Threat reduction technology protects against new and unknown viruses

Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, today announced new threat reduction features in its gateway product MailMonitor for SMTP which can help prevent companies from being infected from previously unseen viruses and email-aware worms. As well as protecting customers from more than 73,000 known viruses at the email gateway, MailMonitor for SMTP v1.1 also enables corporate customers to automatically activate additional safe computing precautions.

For example, many of the most widespread new viruses generate email attachments with double extensions to disguise themselves as legitimate files, MailMonitor for SMTP v1.1 can block such attachments - stopping these files from ever reaching users' desktops.

Other emails and attachments that MailMonitor for SMTP v1.1 is able to block include:

"Our threat reduction features will not only block known viruses, but will also help prevent new ones from reaching the desktop," said David Mitchell, MailMonitor product manager at Sophos. "This provides an extra layer of protection from viruses and enables safer computing. For example, blocking executable files would have stopped recent outbreaks such as Sircam, Magistr and Badtrans. By deploying this technology companies can dramatically reduce their chances of being hit by the next big email-aware worm."

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About Sophos

Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.

Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com