FOSTER CITY, Calif. - April 14, 2005 - With the
FaceTime IMPact Index moving to 8, a reflection of a number of new
threats that can affect IM and P2P environments, FaceTime today
warns of a new variant of the W32/Kelvir worm with a
"W32.Spybot.NLI." spyware payload that is spreading through
messaging services. The new variant attempts to spread the worm by
sending messages using IM presence to determine whether
unsuspecting users are online and then sends a message containing a
URL to a spyware infection website. The Reuters Messaging network
represents a new propagation vector for the W32/Kelvir worm. In
order to protect users and to prevent Reuters Messaging from being
used to propagate the worm, Reuters has temporarily suspended the
Reuters Messaging service while investigations continue.
FaceTime Makes An IMPact
The FaceTime IM and P2P Activity (IMPact) Team is the only focused
and specialized intelligence and response organization addressing
the rapid proliferation of new IM and P2P threats and provides an
aggregate risk level of the day's threats, with the IMPact Index.
The IMPact Team is comprised of FaceTime's security experts working
from FaceTime's U.S. and India locations to monitor, analyze and
report on all malicious IM and P2P-related activity. The team
delivers documented countermeasures to the IT community at large to
instantly defend against the latest attacks. For a comprehensive
list of IM and P2P threats and the latest threat index visit the
IMPact Center: http://www.facetime.com/impactcenter Helping
Companies Stay Secure
As part of its security initiative, FaceTime offers remediation
that will enable full protection against new flaws from propagating
and causing serious network damage. FaceTime's Enterprise Edition
products provide detection and blocking for real-time
communications traffic on your network. FaceTime also offers a
Vulnerability Assessment Survey and Test (VAST), a free service
that helps companies identify potential IM and P2P threats in their
enterprise. The assessment consists of three conclusive steps
including evaluation of existing IM and P2P network policies,
procedures and products; specialized testing for real-time
communications-based vulnerabilities; and a detailed report with
resolution recommendations. To sign up for a vulnerability
assessment, visit http://www.facetime.com/vulnerability
About Actiance, Inc. (Formerly FaceTime Communications, Inc.)
FaceTime Communications became Actiance, Inc on January 11, 2011 following an agreement to
transfer the FaceTime trademark to Apple.
FaceTime Communications enables the safe and productive use of Unified Communications and Web 2.0,
including instant messaging, blogs and social networking. Ranked number one by IDC for five consecutive
years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by more than 1,500 customers for the security,
management and compliance of real-time communications. FaceTime supports or has strategic partnerships
with all leading IM, unified communications providers and social networks including AOL, Google, Yahoo!,
Skype, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
FaceTime is headquartered in Belmont, California. For more information visit
http://www.facetime.com or call 888-349-3223.
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