Oxygen3 24h-365d and Virus Alerts: ...

10/07/2004. Users can subscribe for free to these electronic bulletins through Panda Software’s website at http://www.pandasoftware.com

Oxygen3 24h-365d and Virus Alerts, Panda Software’s e-bulletins inform hundreds of users worldwide every day about the most important news in computer security.

Launched in May 1999, and with more than 553,000 subscribers worldwide, Oxygen3 24h-365d has established itself as a key source of information for computer users who want the latest news on computers and security threats Of the information Oxygen3 24h-365d offers its readers everyday, information on software vulnerabilities is of particular interest, due to their increasing use as one of the main methods for spreading viruses and other types of dangerous Internet threats. For example, the e-bulletin reported the LSASS vulnerability -and the patch used to correct it- two weeks before the appearance of Sasser, a worm which, in May 2004, infected thousands of computers, in a matter of hours by exploiting the aforementioned security hole.

Oxygen3 24h-365d also offers practical advice to safeguard computer ‘health’, such as the series published recently on maintaining the integrity of PCs. What’s more, the Panda Software publication also deals with general computer security issues, or gives the keys to preventing attacks from all kinds of Internet threats. To complement this, the Sunday edition of Oxygen3 24h-365d is dedicated to the most recent viruses and threats to emerge.

Oxygen3 is published in English and Spanish. In addition, a large number of media sources worldwide -such as InkFrog and infoZine (USA), Softkey (Russia and Byelorussia), Net-Security.org (Croatia), C-ENTER.HU (Hungary)- echo Oxygen3 news.

Virus Alerts -which will soon have been available for two years on the Net- offers the latest news on viruses and other threats to more than 143,000 subscribers, who can then protect their computers against the latest malicious code, or deal with the most damaging ones. Virus Alerts is not published at any fixed time, but rather, is released depending on when the user needs this information. For example, the bulletin recently covered the epidemics caused by malicious code such as Mydoom, Bagle and Netsky, on which Virus Alerts readers received all the information they needed. Up to 10 bulletins, for example, were released on the Sasser worm and its variants.

Virus Alerts uses information supplied by Panda Software’s International Alert network, which allows it to offer the latest information on malicious codes, regardless of the country in which they appear. In this way, each time a new specimen emerges, which stands out because of the threat it poses or due to its ability to spread, Virus Alerts rapidly informs its subscribers so that they are aware of the threat and adopt the necessary measures to protect their computers.

Virus Alerts include detailed descriptions of viruses, as well as instructions and tips for preventing attacks from malicious code, or for eliminating them from infected computers. In addition, every week, Virus Alerts subscribers receive a special edition which describes the latest specimens detected by PandaLabs.

To receive Oxygen3 24h-365d and/or Virus Alerts, visit the Panda Software website (http://www.pandasoftware.com) and fill in the relevant form in the ‘Subscriptions’ section.

About PandaLabs

On receiving a possibly infected file, Panda Software´s technical staff get straight down to work. The file is analyzed and depending on the type, the action taken may include: disassembly, macro scanning, code analysis etc. If the file does in fact contain a new virus, the disinfection and detection routines are prepared and quickly distributed to users.

Oxygen3 24h-365d, by Panda Software
© Panda Software 2003

2004-10-09 11:56

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