Posted By: Mark Thatcher

Thu Oct 19, 8:00 AM ET

(PRWEB) October 19, 2006 -- CyberDefender(tm) Corporation, the security developer with the Internet's most advanced early defense technology, has identified the following moderately dangerous category 4.8, 4.2 and 4.0 spyware plaguing Internet users for October 16, 2006:
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CyberDefender Threat Level: 4.8 – MODERATE

Spyware Filename: POLYDL

Date Discovered:10/15/2006 09:59:00

CyberDefender Threat Level: 4.2 – MODERATE

Spyware Filename: svcchost.exe.~

Date Discovered:10/15/2006 23:00:00

CyberDefender Threat Level: 4.0 – MODERATE

Spyware Filename: g_server2.03.~

Date Discovered: 10/16/2006 00:12:00

For real-time observation of this virus and other threats go to: http://www.cyberdefender.com/internet-security-threats/virus-alerts.html

CyberDefender issues its CyberDefender Spyware Alert regularly. This report highlights the most recent spyware plaguing Internet users and exposing them to Internet security dangers.

CyberDefender AntiSpyware(tm) 2006 monitors computers constantly, using early defense technology. Every PC on the CyberDefender network is on the lookout for suspicious files and reports them to Threat Central(tm).

CyberDefender's Threat Central ranks threats from one to ten according to its Universal Severity Scale(tm) Threats rated above five are considered viruses while threats ranked below five are considered spyware or adware. Lightning-quick updating ensures users protection from new cyber-attacks faster than any other spyware removal tool. AntiSpyware 2006 is compatible with all other major anti-spyware products, so users can easily add another layer of spyware detection that catches spyware faster. CyberDefender’s anti spyware software is available at http://antispyware.cyberdefender.com/

CyberDefender Universal Severity Scale

Category 7-10 Very High

Category 5-7 High

Category 3-5 Moderate

Category 1-3 Low

Spyware rated by CyberDefender's Universal Severity Scale from three to five, are moderately dangerous. Typically these types of threats log user keyboard activity and take system snapshots. They may profile users and send confidential user data back to a remote server, and are nearly impossible to remove manually.

CyberDefender's automated threat protection and The Collaborative Internet Security Network(tm) together form a seamless adaptive network technology providing all CyberDefender users with threat definitions to protect against new attacks in less than an hour after discovery. This is estimated to be much faster, on average, than conventional anti spyware software vendors.

About Spyware Attacks

Webopedia defines spyware as "Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes." (full definition at http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/s/spyware.html)

About CyberDefender Threat Central

Threat Central and CyberDefender's Collaborative Internet Security Network(tm) together form a seamless adaptive network technology providing all CyberDefender users with real-time early spyware alerts that notify them of potentially harmful activities that may have an effect on the safety of their personal data. Threat Central automatically analyzes threats and calculates the risk levels of suspicious files and processes. This expert system tests and ranks the threat on a Universal Severity Scale, and updates the CyberDefender threat database automatically. Because of this, the CyberDefender Threat Central spyware alerts are dynamic, adjusting in real-time as each threat evolves, providing users with the most updated and accurate protection available. This threat assessment process is significantly faster than traditional methods.

About CyberDefender Corporation (www.cyberdefender.com)

CyberDefender Corporation is a privately-held company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The first company to provide early warning and defense against Internet attacks using a secure high-speed client-to-client relay network, CyberDefender's technology and PC security applications provide an early line of defense against spyware, viruses, phishing and other threats.

CyberDefender's products using the early detection technology include the CyberDefender Security Toolbar(tm) (free anti-phishing protection) and CyberDefender AntiSpyware 2006 (scanner and spyware remover), with a new line of Early Detection Center(tm) (EDC) security products slated for release during Q4, 2006. Beta for the EDC is available at http://edc.cyberdefender.com.

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