Subscription Service detects and prevents spyware.
Press Release Summary:
Utilizing per packet scanning engine, Gateway Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware/Intrusion Prevention Service is available for TZ and PRO Series devices. It handles unlimited file sizes, unlimited concurrent downloads, stops spyware downloads, disrupts communications from spyware already on desktop, and prevents e-mailed threats by scanning, then blocking infected e-mails. Service includes protection against buffer overflows, worms, Trojans, and backdoor exploits.
Original Press Release:
SonicWALL Introduces Anti-Spyware Solution
Gateway Anti-Virus and Intrusion Prevention capabilities expanded to include new levels of protection across entire appliance product line
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 14 - SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNWL), a leading provider of integrated security, productivity and mobility solutions, today added dynamic spyware detection and prevention capabilities to its gateway threat protection product. The technology will be delivered within SonicWALL's Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention subscription service, enabling businesses of all sizes to maintain secure and productive networks. Spyware is considered one of today's most pressing and time-consuming network issues. Sources such as Webroot and Earthlink Spy Audit programs estimate that 90% of all computers contain some form of spyware.
The SonicWALL technology uses a deep packet inspection engine that delivers virus protection, intrusion prevention and anti-spyware capabilities directly on the security gateway. This is the first solution on the market utilizing a per packet scanning engine, making SonicWALL's solution unique in its ability to handle unlimited files sizes and unlimited concurrent downloads, offering unmatched scalability and performance for today's networked environment. Additional features allow SonicWALL to stop spyware downloads, disrupt background communications from spyware already present on the desktop and prevent e-mailed threats by scanning, then blocking spyware- infected e-mails.
"With the inclusion of anti-spyware features to its gateway anti-virus and intrusion prevention service, SonicWALL has created a comprehensive level of capability for its entire product set," said Brian Burke, research manager at IDC. "These features, coupled with the attractive price points for this service, confirm that SonicWALL is a compelling player in the emerging United Threat Management security appliance market."
"Our goal is to keep businesses of all sizes productive and in control of their proprietary information," said Douglas Brockett, general manager and vice president at SonicWALL. "Addressing the spyware problem at the gateway provides a unique defense against the installation of adware, spyware and malware applications and blocks the transmission of sensitive information from unsuspecting user workstations. Our enhanced service gives our channel partners an even more compelling proposition for their customers."
The Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention subscription service from SonicWALL will be available in Q1, 2005. Pricing of the enhanced service, starting at $195 per annum, will be unchanged, and current subscribers to the Gateway Anti-Virus/Intrusion Prevention Service will receive the anti-spyware component through an automatic download at no additional cost. The service is available on the entire range of SonicWALL's latest TZ and PRO Series devices.
Key features of SonicWALL's Anti-Spyware protection include:
o Blocks spyware delivered through auto-installed ActiveX components, the most common vehicle for distributing malicious spyware programs
o Scans and logs spyware threats transmitted through the network and alerts administrators when new spyware is detected and/or blocked
o Stops existing spyware programs from communicating in the background with hackers and servers on the Internet, thereby protecting the transfer of confidential information
o Provides granular control over networked applications by enabling administrators to selectively permit or deny the installation of individual spyware programs
o Defeats e-mailed spyware threats by scanning and then blocking infected e-mails transmitted either through SMTP, IMAP or Web-based e-mail
Features of SonicWALL's Gateway Anti-Virus protection include:
o Real-time anti-virus scanning
o Utilizes reassembly-free deep packet inspection engine
o Concurrently scans unlimited numbers of files of unlimited size for viruses
o Supports a variety of protocol types
o Constantly updated database
Features of SonicWALL's Intrusion Prevention protection include:
o Constantly-updated signatures database (more than 2,000 signatures)
o Deep packet inspection engine
o Protects against buffer overflows, worms, Trojans and backdoor exploits
o Prevents of IM and P2P applications
o Protects from threats originating in the internal as well as the external network
About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated network security, mobility, and productivity solutions for the SMB, enterprise, e-commerce, education, healthcare, retail/point-of-sale, and government markets. Core technologies include firewall, VPN, wireless, gateway anti-virus/intrusion detection and prevention/spyware, SSL, desktop anti-virus, and content filtering, along with award-winning security management solutions. Together, these products and technologies provide the most comprehensive distributed enforcement architecture available. SonicWALL, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. SonicWALL trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol SNWL. For more information, contact SonicWALL at +1 (408) 745-9600 or visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/.
CONTACT: Mary McEvoy of SonicWALL, Inc., +1-408-962-7110,
mmcevoy@sonicwall.com
