Spyware_______________________
Security Issue:
Spyware is software installed on a computer without the user's knowledge which gathers information about that user for later retrieval by whoever controls the spyware. Spyware can be broken down into two different categories, surveillance spyware and advertising spyware.
Surveillance software includes key loggers, screen capture devices, and trojans. These would be used by corporations, private detectives, law enforcement, intelligence agencies, suspicious spouses, etc.
Advertising spyware is software that is installed alongside other software or via ActiveX controls on the internet, often without the user's knowledge, or without full disclosure that it will be used for gathering personal information and/or showing the user ads.
Solution:
- Gateway Level
- Block downloads/silent installations of malicious code
- Block access of Spyware to local information, files, user details, registry and other local resources
- Blocks access of Spyware to remote computers and servers
- Detects web accesses
- Scans all content for known Spyware signatures
- Desktop Level
- Comprehensive Spyware Detection and Removal
- Centralized Management
- Automatic Updates and On-Demand Scanning
- Centralized Logging and Reporting
