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Your company has pushed hard to meet an emergency order; the
deadline is closing in and, though nerves are frayed, the team
has done well. Morale is high, until the Backdoor.Massaker
virus strikes. This Trojan horse is listed by Symantec as a
Category 1 threat, one capable of causing massive system
instability. Computers begin to shut down, restart, and crash
soundly. Production halts, correspondence and proposals are
gone. The team would have to start over, if only their
computers worked. Yet Backdoor.Massaker is far from finished;
it may have already terminated your system security, stolen
passwords, and notified a hacker that it is ready, waiting for
the commands of an intruder you cannot see.
Of course, BackDoor.Massaker is but one of over 62,000 viruses
making the rounds, and in 2003 the threat has gone wireless
and instant. A virus that disrupted their visual displays has
already attacked smart cell phones in Europe, Spain, and Japan
(smart phones are those that have Palm like and Internet
capabilities). Viruses designated Phage and Vipor have made
assaults on the Palm Operating System itself, threatening the
security of handhelds.
According to the Gartner Group (www.gartner.com),
more than 50 percent of Americans today use Instant Messenger
services, such as ICQ or AIM, at the office. Now Instant
Message users have come under attack, plagued by mass mailing
worms such as W32.Aplore@mm. While not yet a high risk to the
safety of your data, such viruses can tie up network
bandwidth, slow down operations, and cost time and money to
remove from infected systems.
Practice
Safe Computing Symantec, the world leader in
Internet security technology, provides a broad range of
software solutions to protect your business from the growing
threat. Indeed, you cannot afford to be without them. The cost
of dealing with a single virus can be tenfold that of
installing appropriate safeguards.
Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus 2003 features new Instant Message
Scanning and Worm Blocking, along with enhanced automatic
removal of Trojans and Worms. Norton Internet Security 2003
Professional provides vital safeguards for dial-up, DSL, and
cable modem users. Included in Norton Internet Security 2003
is Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS, the essential virus defense
for Palm compatible devices. For the best available
multi-platform protection at both the network and workstation
levels, the choice is Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition.
Its Digital Immune System and Closed Loop Automation deploy
powerful cures faster than viruses can spread.
With a reputation as the tri-state area’s premier computer
service provider, trust Shiloh to evaluate your system’s
vulnerability and recommend anti virus and network security
solutions tailored to both your needs and your budget.
Virus Lexicon:
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Worm: A destructive program that
replicates itself throughout disk and memory, using up the
computers resources and eventually putting the system down.
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Trojan: A program in which malicious
or harmful code is contained inside apparently harmless
programming or data.
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