EasyLink MailWatch Service Message Volume for 2nd Quarter Reaches 697,518,249
Netsky and Its Variants Threaten Corporate Networks for Fourth Consecutive Month
PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2004--MailWatch (www.MailWatch.com), a leading Spam-blocking, virus-scanning and content-filtering service protecting corporate networks worldwide, today announced the total, and most frequently occurring virus threats it intercepted on behalf of its corporate customer base during June. The company also announced that it scanned more than 200 million messages in June for its customers and amassed a grand total message volume of 697,518,249 for the 2nd Quarter.
In June, MailWatch intercepted a total of 7,804,473 virus instances from entering corporate networks, which for the fourth consecutive month in a row, were driven greatly by the Netsky virus and its variants. The top ten intercepted viruses for June 2004 were:
Virus Name Quantity Detected
W32/Netsky.p@MM 1,838,240
W32/Zafi.b@MM 1,473,259
W32/Netsky.p@MM!zip 868,599
W32/Netsky.d@MM 729,008
W32/Bagle.aa@MM 515,806
W32/Netsky.z@MM!zip 299,080
W32/Sober.g@MM 163,096
W32/Netsky.c@MM 149,709
W32/Netsky.c@MM!zip 140,106
W32/Bagle.aa@MM!vbs 132,984
Total top 10 6,309,887
"June 2004 was the forth consecutive month that was dominated by the Netsky virus and its variants. It's a very good possibility that the Netsky virus and its more than 25 variants will continue to be a significant threat throughout the summer months." said Bill Fallon, VP of Product Marketing at EasyLink. Fallon added, "It's clear that dealing daily with the onslaught of Spam and virus attacks are now a part of the cost of being an Internet-connected business today. MailWatch helps businesses of all sizes dramatically reduce this cost."
About MailWatch
MailWatch (www.MailWatch.com) is a leading virus protection, Spam control and content filtering service protecting corporate networks worldwide. Using highly advanced anti-virus technology to detect over 91,591 known viruses and their variants, MailWatch effectively detects e-mail messages and attachments with embedded viruses and stops them from entering enterprise networks. In addition to virus protection, MailWatch's Spam control blocks unsolicited e-mail and its content-filtering feature protects users against unwanted or offensive e-mail messages.
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Contacts
Keating & Co.
Gene King, 973-966-1100
gking@keatingco.com
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