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"The solution to prevent the spread of bots and botnets is freely available todayand has been for some time," says Marc Maiffret, co-founder and CTO, eEye DigitalSecurity, "Unlike our competitors, our endpoint security technology Blink has longincluded antibot technology at no extra charge."
A botnet is a collection of networked computers that interact to accomplish somedistributed task. The term "botnet" typically refers to such a system designed andused for illegal purposes. Such systems are composed of compromised machines thatare assimilated without their owner's knowledge. The compromised machines arereferred to as 'drones' or 'zombies', the malicious software running on them as'bot'.
Keylogging is likely the most threatening form of the botnet feature, targeting anindividual's privacy and personal data. Bots can watch for keyboard activity andreport the keystrokes upstream to be used at a later time to gain access toconfidential information and account details belonging to both individuals andbusinesses.
Blink Personal and Blink Enterprise editions immediately identify system andapplication flaws that currently go undetected and unpatched despite using MicrosoftWindows Update. Blink leverages its powerful intrusion prevention system combineswith multiple protection layers built into a single lightweight agent protectingsystems and confidential information with: Intrusion prevention and system protection from remote attacks including botnets -preventing computers from morphing into zombies or bots; Multiple antivirus engines, including zero-day protection; Spyware and adware detection and removal; Antiphishing and identity theft attempt prevention; System and application firewalls to control remote access to your system; Detection of missing patches for applications and the operating system; Detection of configuration issues that lower system security.
About eEye Digital SecurityeEye Digital Security is the innovative leader in vulnerability and securityresearch, providing security solutions that help businesses and users protect theirsystems and intellectual property from compromise. eEye enables secure computingthrough world-renowned research and innovative technology, supplying some of theworld s largest businesses with an integrated and research-driven vulnerabilityassessment, intrusion prevention, and endpoint security solution. eEye protects thenetworks and digital assets of a growing network of more than 9,000 corporate andgovernment deployments worldwide. Founded in 1998, eEye Digital Security isheadquartered in Orange County, California. For more information, please visitwww.eEye.com.
