FOSTER CITY, CALIF. - January 31, 2007 -
FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for
securing and managing IM, P2P and Web-based greynets, today
announced its customers are protected against the "Storm Worm"
currently propagating through the Internet. Companies that use
FaceTime Enterprise Edition and IMAuditor and have auto-update
features activated are automatically protected against this
threat.
The Storm Worm (w.32.Storm.Worm) began propagating through the
Internet in mid-January via an email that carries the subject line
"230 dead as storm batters Europe," promising news of a real-life
storm that was sweeping across central Europe at the time. Storm is
a Trojan with an executable attachment that causes the users PC to
become part of a botnet.
Real-Time Guardian, FaceTime's perimeter gateway appliance,
provides protection against the spread of malware including the
Storm Worm and provides the ability to identify and remediate any
infected endpoints.
Detailed information about the worm including how it spreads,
the malware payload it carries and its stealth tactics is available
from FaceTime Security Lab's Spyware Guide web site at http://www.spywareguide.com/spydet_3327_small_dam.html
FaceTime recommends that its customers activate the Day Zero
Defense System within IMAuditor. The system utilizes anomaly
detection techniques to analyze malicious code against normal
behavior. FaceTime RTGuardian customers are automatically protected
if they have auto update features enabled. FaceTime's X-Cleaner
customers (formerly XBlock) should download the latest update and
scan their PC for the worm.
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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