Revision of software updates

Madrid, June 6, 2005 - Almost every day, vulnerabilities are reported that affect many commonly used programs in corporate environments. These vulnerabilities can cause a large number of problems to systems that are not correctly updated.

In many cases, it is thought that only network administrators are responsible for updating the software, whereas home users feel that these problems do not affect them. However, the operating systems installed on home computers can also be affected by security problems that turn their computer into a target for attacks or malicious code.

One of the main problems in home computers is that a game installed on the computer is vulnerable to a certain attack, which could compromise the user. What´s more, many games are programmed to allow user to play online against remote opponents, which further increases the risk.

Oxygen3 calls on all computer users to ensure that their systems are completely updated, not only the operating system, but also the software installed on the computer needs to be checked for updates released by the manufacturer, including office applications, games and other types of software.

As a preventive measure, Panda Software offers solutions that can block attacks against systems, based on analyzing the behavior of applications. By doing this, an application compromised by an external attack can be stopped thanks to the TruPrevent(TM) Technologies. Users that want to put the effectiveness of these intelligent technologies against unknown threats to the test can download a free trial version from www.pandasoftware.com/truprevent .

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by Panda Software

2005-06-07 11:32

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