Media Alert: Check Point Endpoint Security Protects the Enterprise against New Nine Ball Attack
June 19 2009 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the
worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
users of Check Point Endpoint Security� are protected against Nine
Ball, a multi-layered Web browser attack targeting legitimate Web
sites to redirect users to malicious sites owned by the attacker.
Check Point Endpoint Security� antivirus capabilities protect
enterprise desktops and laptops against the malicious programs
downloaded through the Nine Ball exploit, preventing the attacker
from gaining access to proprietary data. The antivirus feature
removes the malicious programs currently delivered through Nine
Ball.
The Nine Ball attack first works by infecting a legitimate Web
site, and then redirects the visiting victim to a malicious site
owned by the attacker. The compromised Website, loaded with
malware, checks for vulnerabilities in the browser, Microsoft Data
Access Components (MDAC), AOL Super Buddy, Adobe or QuickTime
software on the user�s desktop, making the victim susceptible to a
drive-by-download attempt. If successful, the attack will download
a Trojan with a keylogger component used to log keystrokes.
Anything the victim types could be monitored and used to commit
data theft, such as stealing customer data, corporate credit card
numbers or passwords.
�Corporate endpoints are a vulnerable entry point for exploits
and can affect an entire organization if confidential data is
leaked or misused,� said Ben Khoushy, vice president of endpoint
products at Check Point. �As part of Check Point�s Total Security
offering, our Endpoint Security solution protects against mass
compromise attacks like Nine Ball, and also provides anti-spyware
and encryption capabilities.�
Check Point Endpoint Security� is the first and only single
agent that combines all essential components for total endpoint
security including: highest-rated firewall, antivirus,
anti-spyware, full disk encryption, media encryption with port
protection, network access control (NAC), program control and VPN.
It protects endpoints and networks while eliminating the need to
deploy and manage multiple agents, reducing total cost of ownership
(TCO). More information on Check Point Endpoint Security can be
found at:
http://www.checkpoint.com/products/endpoint_security/index.html
About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com),
worldwide leader in securing the Internet, is the only vendor to
deliver�Total Security for networks, data and endpoints, unified
under a single management�framework. Check Point provides customers
uncompromised protection against all types of threats, reduces
security complexity and lowers total cost of ownership. Check Point
first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented
stateful inspection technology. Today, Check Point continues to
innovate with the development of the Software Blade architecture.
The dynamic Software Blade architecture delivers secure, flexible
and simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact
security needs of any organization or environment. Check Point
customers include tens of thousands of businesses and organizations
of all sizes including all Fortune 100 companies.�Check Point's
award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumers
from hackers, spyware and identity theft.
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