Commtouch Unveils Image-Based Spam Defense
May 15 2006 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Commtouch(R) (NASDAQ:CTCH), the leading provider of real time
anti-spam and Zero-Hour(TM) virus protection technology, today
unveiled its new defense against spam containing images only
(unsolicited email with pictures, but no text or web hyperlinks).
Image-based spam -- often in the form of stock "pump-and-dump"
scams -- can cause loss of productivity as well as financial damage
to organizations and individuals that do not block them
effectively. "Over the past several months, through processing
billions of email messages, we identified an increase in this
particular subset of spam, containing images only," said Amir Lev,
Commtouch's Chief Technology Officer. "Traditional anti-spam
technology -- such as content-based, Bayesian filtering, Heuristics
and URL filtering -- is practically defenseless against this
image-based spam, leaving organizations open to floods of these
types of emails." Spammers have created sophisticated methods of
varying their images slightly with each spam attack, making it even
more difficult for most anti-spam technologies to catch this type
of spam. Commtouch RPD(TM) Identifies Recurrent Patterns Even in
Images Commtouch's patented Recurrent Pattern Detection(TM)
technology uses advanced algorithmic processes to match recurrent
patterns across similar messages, regardless of the content or
language of the message, and regardless of variations in the
messages. The enhanced Commtouch solution can decode images in
spam, allowing the proven RPD technology to block image-based spam
at the high level Commtouch achieves with other types of spam. "We
are pleased that we were able to identify this trend at its start,
and provide a unique RPD-based solution to our OEM partners and
enterprise customers," Lev continued. "We are thrilled with the new
image spam defense capability, as it gives us the ability to
compete and differentiate ourselves against traditional anti-spam
technologies," said Michael Hyatt, CEO of BlueCat Networks. "With
Commtouch's RPD technology integrated into our Meridius Email
Security Gateway, our customers are saving time and money." About
Commtouch Commtouch Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CTCH) is dedicated to
protecting and preserving the integrity of the world's most
important communications tool -- email. Commtouch has 15 years of
experience developing messaging software, and is a global developer
and provider of proprietary anti-spam and Zero-Hour virus
protection solutions. Using core technologies including RPD
(Recurrent Pattern Detection), the Commtouch Detection Center
analyzes billions of email messages per month to identify new spam
and malware outbreaks within minutes of their introduction into the
Internet. Integrated by over 30 OEM partners, Commtouch technology
protects thousands of organizations, with over 35 million users in
100 countries. Commtouch is headquartered in Netanya, Israel and
has a subsidiary in Mountain View, CA. For more information, see:
www.commtouch.com, including the Commtouch online lab detailing
spam statistics and charts. This press release contains
forward-looking statements, including projections about our
business, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For
example, statements in the future tense, and statements including
words such as "expect," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," or
"believe" are forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on information available to us at the time of the release; we
assume no obligation to update any of them. The statements in this
release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results
could differ materially from our current expectations as a result
of numerous factors, including business conditions and growth or
deterioration in the Internet market, commerce and the general
economy, both domestic as well as international; fewer than
expected new-partner relationships; competitive factors, including
pricing pressures; technological developments, and products offered
by competitors; the ability of our OEM partners to successfully
penetrate markets with products integrated with Commtouch
technology; a slower than expected acceptance rate for real time AV
solutions in general and the Commtouch Zero-Hour(TM) Virus
Protection product in particular; availability of qualified staff
for expansion; technological difficulties and resource constraints
encountered in developing new products, such as the Zero-Hour
solution; and the failure of Commtouch to meet The NASDAQ Capital
Market's listing standards in the future, as well as those risks
described in the text of this press release and the company's
Annual Reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K, which are
available through www.sec.gov. Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD and
Zero-Hour are trademarks, and Commtouch is a registered trademark,
of Commtouch Software Ltd. U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by
Commtouch.
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