New Sobig Worm and Blaster Mutants Signals Arrival of Widespread Blended Malware AttacksLike a True Immune System, BBX's ImmuneEngine(TM) Ends Costly Game of Patch Catch-Up by Automatically Stopping Malware from Executing in Windows Environments NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2003 -- BBX Technologies, a provider of next generation intrusion prevention software, today announced that customers of its ImmuneEngine software were protected against the latest iteration of the Sobig worm as well as malware variations that are appearing almost daily. Sobig.F is considered one of the fastest spreading attacks in memory and variants of last week's Blaster worm attack infected the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps intranet as well as Air Canada computers and CSX Transportation's passenger and freight train computer operations. "If you had BBX's ImmuneEngine installed on your computer, you would have been protected from the malicious code unleashed by this version -- or any other version -- of Sobig or Blaster," said James G. Kollegger, CEO of BBX Technologies, Inc. "But, most importantly, you'd be shielded from the rapidly increasing storm of worms and their variations that appear on the horizon so fast, the average user doesn't have a chance to keep up with the patches." Sobig.F, which was suspected by the U.S. Navy to have attacked the Navy/Marine intranet in addition to mutants of last week's Blaster worm, has been quickly proliferating around the globe. According to Bob Terry, chairman and CTO of BBX, so many creative new attacks are being produced so quickly in a new convergence of worms, viruses and spam that computer users and network security officers must be proactively protected against identity and asset theft. "ImmuneEngine takes a new approach to malware prevention compared to playing catch-up with anti-virus and patch techniques," said Terry, inventor of ImmuneEngine. "ImmuneEngine creates a hardened shell around the Windows operating system and the entire hard drive by deleting unauthorized executables when they are loaded or when they attempt to modify or delete critical system files. With new threats appearing each week, nobody has time to waste downloading patches or keeping track of whether the threat is Sobig.A, Sobig.F, Welchia.worm, Blast.D, Nachi or any of the other confusing threats that only security experts can keep track of." ImmuneEngine inoculates the Windows operating system against malware intrusions such as viruses, trojan horses, worms, and spyware. Unlike conventional security products that seek to identify known threats or anticipate threat behavior, ImmuneEngine protects against both known and unknown malware threats without requiring signature file updates. About BBX BBX Technologies, Inc., is a leading provider of next generation intrusion prevention software. The company's security software products help organizations prevent unauthorized applications from penetrating their networks. The company was founded in 2003, based on nine years of research and software development performed by Bob Terry. The privately held company is backed by Genesys Partners, Inc. and angel investors. BBX's corporate office is located at 126 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10011. The company can be reached on the web at http://www.bbxtechnologies.com , by phone at 212.686.2828, by fax at 212.686.5155 or by email at info@bbxtechnologies.com. SOURCE BBX Technologies, Inc. Web Site: http://www.bbxtechnologies.com |