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Jersey City, NJ (January 16, 2008) -- In its continuing commitment to keep PCs safefrom malware, Comodo, a leading security company, announced today an important, newsecurity solution to prevent buffer overflow attacks from damaging users computers.Buffer overflow attacks are often used by ID stealing thieves to deliberately causethe buffer overflow to crash a computer which creates the opportunity for the hackerto 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.
Buffer overflow attacks are difficult to detect because these attacks can belaunched just by visiting a site. To attack a computer, a malicious program orscript deliberately sends more data to its memory buffer than the buffer can handleleaving the system vulnerable to malware that can reformat the hard drive, stealsensitive user information, or even install programs that transform the machine intoa Zombie PC. Since Comodo Memory Firewall detects most buffer overflow attackattempts such as attacks on STACK memory, HEAP memory, ret2libc attacks and ofcorrupted/bad SEH Chains, Comodo Memory Firewall protects against data theft,computer crashes and system damage by preventing most types of buffer overflowattacks.
Working in tandem with Comodo Memory Firewall is Comodo Firewall Pro, an acclaimedfirewall highly rated by PC Magazine and CNET. Together, these two free solutionsdeliver a preventative model for unparalleled desktop security that prevents malwarefrom ever gaining access to a system in the first place.
"At Comodo, we have changed the model of how users' PC are protected", MelihAbdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo said. "Today, we deliverprevention-based security by only granting access to applications that we know to betrusted. This model is unique and mitigates threats because we are not trying toIdentify malware per se as it is constantly changing. Rather, we built technology toenable the system to know what can be trusted. This avoids potentially damagingapplications from ever being in a position to harm computers. That's how PC canremain free from malware, and we are ones to deliver this level of technologicalinnovation for free."
To download these solutions, please visithttp://www.comodo.com/pr oducts/free_products.htmlAbou t Comodo
The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in enablinge-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, software companies, and individualconsumers to interact and conduct business via the Internet safely and securely. TheComodo companies offer PKI SSL, Code Signing, Content Verification and E-MailCertificates; award winning PC security software; vulnerability scanning servicesfor PCI Compliance; secure e-mail and fax services.
Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to reversing thegrowth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players in theInternet's ongoing development. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactionsand communications for over 200,000 business customers and 3,000,000 users of ourdesktop security products
For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust Online visithttp://www.comodo.com
F or more information, reporters and analysts may contact:Judy ShapiroComodo+1 (201) 963-9471Email: judy.shapiro@comodo.com
