Network Box announced an upgrading of it's threat level to Alert Condition 5, due to the sudden release of the I-Worm.MyDoom Internet worm. Network Box global statistics for 27th January 2004, show that 1 in 6 emails carried the MyDoom virus. In view of this situation, and in light of the upcoming DDOS attack on SCO.COM (to be launched by the worm starting on 1st February 2004), Network Box will be maintaining it's heightened alert level of 3 for the next few days.
MyDoom Stopped Dead in its Tracks by Network Box
Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 30, 2004 -– Network Box USA, Inc. the exclusive US distributor of Network Box, today announced the blocking of I-Worm.MyDoom virus from infecting its clients' computers before the leading anti-virus vendors released a signature. Network Box's built in heuristics and its just-in-time signatures aided in successfully identifying and blocking MyDoom. Network Box Operation Centers push updates to every Network Box appliance in real time during an attack.
"The I-Worm.MyDoom has shown us the future - high-speed worms spreading
like wildfire (possibly aided by spamming techniques). The anti-virus
companies just cannot keep up. Heuristics and company policy are the
things that hold-down-the-fort while waiting for signatures," commented Mark Webb-Johnson, Technical Director, Network Box Corporation, Ltd.
On 27th January 2004, at 00:03:53GMT, Network Box announced an upgrading of its threat level to Alert Condition 5, due to the sudden release of the I-Worm.MyDoom Internet worm. The alert condition was lowered to 3, three hours later, once the level of threat was understood and the situation well under control.
Now, 24 hours on, Network Box remains at Alert Condition 3. During the first few hours of the outbreak (overnight on the 26th/27th GMT), Network Box appliances around the globe were blocking an average of 11 I-Worm.MyDoom viruses per hour. This has now increased to an average of 33 per hour. Network Box global statistics for 27th January 2004, show that 1 in 6 emails carried the MyDoom virus. We expect this figure to worsen today and are predicting a figure of 1 in 5 infected emails for 28th January.
This increase in email traffic (from the virus itself, from notification messages being sent to spoofed senders, and from bounces of those notification messages) is overloading mail servers worldwide. The Internet itself is surviving, and performance is still good.
In view of this situation, and in light of the upcoming DDOS attack on SCO.COM (to be launched by the worm starting on 1st February 2004), Network Box will be maintaining it's heightened alert level of 3 for the next few days.
About Network Box USA, Inc:
Network Box USA, Inc., was formed in response to the escalating danger posed by security breaches, virus attacks and similar threats arising from widespread use of the Internet. Their mission is to provide small- and medium-sized enterprises with a cutting-edge computer network security solution that is effective yet affordable. Their flagship product is the Network Box Internet Threat Prevention and Security device. This single, 24/7 remotely managed solution weaves together applications that were once complex and costly into one single sophisticated hybrid of hardware and software. Businesses using the Netwrok Box services are therefore able to combat hackers, worms, backdoors and other online menaces easily and cost-effectively.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Network Box USA, Inc.
281-242-5757
www.networkboxusa.com
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