Media Alert: Check Point Protects against Microsoft Excel Zero-Day Vulnerability

Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced Check Point users of SmartDefense� Services and the newly introduced IPS Software Blade are already protected from an unpatched and publicly available Microsoft Excel vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an vulnerable system. Check Point�s SmartDefense Services as well as its unique Software Blade architecture and accompanying IPS�Software Blade�provide immediate protection against such threats on existing security gateways without need for additional hardware.

An attacker can take advantage of the vulnerability by creating a specially crafted Excel file imbedded with a malicious Trojan and enticing the user of a targeted system to open the file. The vulnerability is known to affect users Microsoft Excel 2007 running Windows Vista and XP operating systems. Microsoft has yet to release a patch for the vulnerability, leaving systems without preemptive protections in place open to attack.

�Unpatched, zero-day vulnerabilities pose the greatest threat to networks,� said Oded Gonda, vice president of network security products at Check Point. �As hackers continue to find new vulnerabilities in a variety tools and applications, Check Point works diligently to provide protections against the latest threats until fixes are available allowing businesses to operate uninterrupted.�

Check Point IPS solutions provide intrusion prevention capabilities that are integrated into Check Point gateways.�Check Point IPS products are updated by Check Point IPS Services, which provide ongoing and real-time updates and configuration advisories for defenses and security policies. Check Point IPS protections are developed and distributed by Security Research and Response Centers located around the globe.

More information about the vulnerability and Check Point IPS protections can be found at: www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2009/cpai-25-Feb.html.

Businesses interested in additional information on Check Point IPS solutions can visit: www.checkpoint.com/products/softwareblades/intrusion-prevention-system.html.

Businesses interested in subscribing to Check Point SmartDefense Services can find more information at: www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/index.html.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the leader in securing the Internet. Check Point offers total security solutions featuring a unified gateway, single endpoint agent and single management architecture, customized to fit customers� dynamic business needs. This combination is unique and is a result of our leadership and innovation in the enterprise firewall, personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN markets.

Check Point�s pure focus is on information security. Through its NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture to protect business communications and resources, including corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company also offers market-leading endpoint and data security solutions with Check Point Endpoint Security products, protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other mobile computing devices. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers, spyware and identity theft. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of Check Point partners around the world and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.

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