Extends Defense Solution to
All Check Point Users
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - August 12, 2003
- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP),
the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
it is making its defenses for protecting against the latest Internet
worm available to all customers. This worm, known as the W32/Lovsan.worm,
MSBlast, Blaster/LovSan, or simply RPC worm, exploits a weakness
in the Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems, which are
installed on a large number of PCs worldwide.
Blaster/LovSan propagates by exploiting a flaw in the DCE-RPC port
mapper service on Microsoft Windows platforms. In some cases, the
worm has been reported to crash the service, resulting in a Denial
of Service for infected systems. It has also been reported to carry
a payload instructing infected systems to attack a specific Microsoft
security site on August 16th.
Defense Mechanisms
The defense against Blaster/LovSan has been available to subscription
customers of Check Point Next Generation™ (NG) SmartDefense
Active Update Service since April 2003. As of this afternoon, Check
Point has made the defenses readily available for all customers
to download. The defenses require FireWall-1® NG Feature Pack
3 and up and is available for download.
Users of Check Point FireWall-1® NG with Feature Pack 3 and
up who applied the DCE-RPC advisory (CPAI-2003-11) are already protected
against this attack. Users, who haven't done so, should refer to
the link above to update their security infrastructure.
About Check Point SmartDefense
Check Point's revolutionary SmartDefense actively protects organizations
from known and unknown network and application attacks by using
intelligent security technology to immediately detect, prevent and
respond to attack attempts. SmartDefense blocks attacks by type
and class using Check Point's patented Stateful Inspection and innovative
Application Intelligence ™ technologies, as well as provides
a single, centralized console to deliver real-time information on
attacks as well as attack detection, blocking, logging, auditing
and alerting. SmartDefense works in conjunction with an ongoing
subscription service, Active Update Service, delivered by Check
Point to ensure that the latest information on and defenses for
new and emerging attacks is available to users.
About Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing
the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide
VPN and firewall markets. The company's Secure Virtual Network (SVN)
architecture provides the VPN and security infrastructure that uniquely
enables secure and reliable Internet communications. SVN solutions,
as delivered in the company's Next Generation product family, secure
business communications and resources for corporate networks, remote
employees, branch offices and partner extranets. Extending the power
of SVN is Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the
industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability
with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies.
Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network
of 1,900 Check Point partners in 86 countries. For more information,
please call us at (800) 429-4391 or (650) 628-2000 or visit us on
the Web at http://www.checkpoint.com
or at http://www.opsec.com.
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