Released on: January 17, 2008, 2:38 am

Press Release Author: Comodo Group

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Free solution prevents over 90% of buffer overflow attacks -
one of the most prevalent threats on the Internet today.

Press Release Body: Comodo Launches Memory Firewall - One of the Only Ways to
Protect Against Buffer Overflow Attacks
Free solution prevents over 90% of buffer overflow attacks - one of the most
prevalent threats on the Internet today.

Jersey City, NJ (January 16, 2008) -- In its continuing commitment to keep PCs safe
from malware, Comodo, a leading security company, announced today an important, new
security solution to prevent buffer overflow attacks from damaging users computers.
Buffer overflow attacks are often used by ID stealing thieves to deliberately cause
the buffer overflow to crash a computer which creates the opportunity for the hacker
to then run malicious code and even gain control of the entire operating system.
Comodo Memory Firewall is a prevention tool which is free and prevents most (90+%)
buffer overflow attacks.

Buffer overflow attacks are difficult to detect because these attacks can be
launched just by visiting a site. To attack a computer, a malicious program or
script deliberately sends more data to its memory buffer than the buffer can handle
leaving the system vulnerable to malware that can reformat the hard drive, steal
sensitive user information, or even install programs that transform the machine into
a Zombie PC. Since Comodo Memory Firewall detects most buffer overflow attack
attempts such as attacks on STACK memory, HEAP memory, ret2libc attacks and of
corrupted/bad SEH Chains, Comodo Memory Firewall protects against data theft,
computer crashes and system damage by preventing most types of buffer overflow
attacks.

Working in tandem with Comodo Memory Firewall is Comodo Firewall Pro, an acclaimed
firewall highly rated by PC Magazine and CNET. Together, these two free solutions
deliver a preventative model for unparalleled desktop security that prevents malware
from ever gaining access to a system in the first place.

\"At Comodo, we have changed the model of how users\' PC are protected\", Melih
Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo said. \"Today, we deliver
prevention-based security by only granting access to applications that we know to be
trusted. This model is unique and mitigates threats because we are not trying to
Identify malware per se as it is constantly changing. Rather, we built technology to
enable the system to know what can be trusted. This avoids potentially damaging
applications from ever being in a position to harm computers. That\'s how PC can
remain free from malware, and we are ones to deliver this level of technological
innovation for free.\"

To download these solutions, please visit
http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html
About Comodo

The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in enabling
e-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, software companies, and individual
consumers to interact and conduct business via the Internet safely and securely. The
Comodo companies offer PKI SSL, Code Signing, Content Verification and E-Mail
Certificates; award winning PC security software; vulnerability scanning services
for PCI Compliance; secure e-mail and fax services.

Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to reversing the
growth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players in the
Internet\'s ongoing development. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactions
and communications for over 200,000 business customers and 3,000,000 users of our
desktop security products

For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust OnlineT visit
http://www.comodo.com

For more information, reporters and analysts may contact:
Judy Shapiro
Comodo
+1 (201) 963-9471
Email: judy.shapiro@comodo.com


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