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January 17, 2008 ( PowerHomeBiz ) - Jersey City, NJ
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In its continuing commitment to keep PCs safe from malware, Comodo, a leading security company, announced today an important, new security solution to prevent buffer overflow attacks from damaging users computers. Buffer overflow attacks are often used by ID stealing thieves to deliberately cause the buffer overflow to crash a computer which creates the opportunity for the hacker to then run malicious code and even gain control of the entire operating system. Comodo Memory Firewall is a prevention tool which is free and prevents most (90+%) buffer overflow attacks.
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Buffer overflow attacks are difficult to detect because these attacks can
be launched just by visiting a site. To attack a computer, a malicious
program or script deliberately sends more data to its memory buffer than the
buffer can handle leaving the system vulnerable to malware that can reformat
the hard drive, steal sensitive user information, or even install programs
that transform the machine into a Zombie PC. Since Comodo Memory Firewall
detects most buffer overflow attack attempts such as attacks on STACK
memory, HEAP memory, ret2libc attacks and of corrupted/bad SEH Chains,
Comodo Memory Firewall protects against data theft, computer crashes and
system damage by preventing most types of buffer overflow attacks.
Working in tandem with Comodo Memory Firewall is Comodo Firewall Pro, an
acclaimed firewall highly rated by PC Magazine and CNET. Together, these two
free solutions deliver a preventative model for unparalleled desktop
security that prevents malware from ever gaining access to a system in the
first place.
"At Comodo, we have changed the model of how users' PC are protected",
Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo said. "Today,
we deliver prevention-based security by only granting access to applications
that we know to be trusted. This model is unique and mitigates threats
because we are not trying to Identify malware per se as it is constantly
changing. Rather, we built technology to enable the system to know what can
be trusted. This avoids potentially damaging applications from ever being in
a position to harm computers. That's how PC can remain free from malware,
and we are ones to deliver this level of technological innovation for free."
To download these solutions, please visit http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html
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About Comodo
The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in
enabling e-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, software
companies, and individual consumers to interact and conduct business via the
Internet safely and securely. The Comodo companies offer PKI SSL, Code
Signing, Content Verification and E-Mail Certificates; award winning PC
security software; vulnerability scanning services for PCI Compliance;
secure e-mail and fax services.
Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to
reversing the growth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as
vital players in the Internet's ongoing development. Comodo secures and
authenticates online transactions and communications for over 200,000
business customers and 3,000,000 users of our desktop security products
Contact Information
For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust Online™ visit
http://www.comodo.com
Judy Shapiro
COMODO Media Relations
C.O.M.O.D.O Creating Trust Online TM
Email: judy.shapiro@comodo.com
Office Tel US: (201) 963-9471
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