BitDefender offers free security tool to protect against Conficker, Stuxnet & co. Holzwickede, April 28, 2011 Autorun Trojan for years among the staunchest and most successful malware threats worldwide. In the monthly E-threat reports (www.bitdefender.de) BitDefender, pests such as Conficker, Autorun.VHD, or Trojan.AutorunINF been a long time regulars. Currently the known worm Stuxnet joins the list of threats, which exploit a vulnerability in the Windows autorun feature. To protect user from such, start their own malware, security expert BitDefender from immediately the USB Immunizer, labs.bitdefender.com/?page_id=108 offers free to download. Autorun Trojans spread mainly via removable media such as USB sticks, memory cards or external hard drives. The BitDefender USB Immunizer forecloses USB devices, SD cards, or other portable disk against Autorun wreckers. The tool prevents that the respective worm or Trojan settles on the victim’s PC.

More accurate considered the Immunizer prevents the creation of an autorun.inf file, which only allows an infection the respective E-threat. Also, users of the BitDefender USB Immunizer the Autorun feature before you insert a removable disk can on and turn off. Already off this Windows function can prevent a Trojan or worm infection. In the global E-threat landscape we are experiencing a steady increase in attacks by autorun malware for years”, Catalin Cosoi, BitDefender head highlights of online threats lab. The reason is that it has proved the method of infections via Flash disks for cybercriminals.

A document is the Trojan AutorunINF, which takes in the global BitDefender E-threat report in the period from mid-2009 to 1st place today. His siblings ‘ Worm.Autorun.VHG and Trojan.Autorun.AET are represented in the global top 10. Our Immunizer should help users to clean their PC as well as its portable storage devices.” More information and download of the BitDefender USB Immunizers under Labs.BitDefender.com/?page_id=108. About BitDefender BitDefender is software developer, one of the industry’s fastest and most efficient product lines internationally certified security software. Since the founding of the company in 2001, BitDefender has set new standards in the field of proactive protection against threats from the Internet. Every day, BitDefender protects tens of millions of private and business customers around the world and gives them the good feeling that your digital life is safe. BitDefender sells its security solutions in more than 100 countries through a global VAD and reseller network. More detailed information about BitDefender and BitDefender products are available in the press centre online. In addition, BitDefender provides background information and current news in the daily fight against threats from the Internet, in English at. Press contact: BitDefender GmbH Robert-Bosch-str. 2 D-59439 Holzwickede contact person: Hans-Peter Lange PR Manager Tel.: + 49 (0) 2301 9184-330 fax: + 49 (0) 2301 9184-499 email: PR Agency: Sprengel & Partner GmbH nesting first race 3 D-56472 Nisterau contact: Fabian Sprengel Tel.: + 49 (0) 2661 91260-0 E-Mail:

INFORA study: This model has for the majority of CIO positive perspectives Cologne, October 22, 2008 – the classic outsourcing learns competition especially in the field of IT services increasingly shared service centers. Enjoy a significantly growing acceptance, this according to a survey of the consulting firm INFORA under CIO from 188 large companies and public institutions. In addition to economic effects, respondents mainly in lower dependence on third parties and the long-term of strategic expertise at the customer see substantial benefits. The idea of shared service centers (SSCs), the goal is cheaper and higher quality to provide central outsource services for typical functions of the company or of the authority. This is to be achieved through standardization of processes, use of economies of scale and specialization. Thus tracked similar motifs such as in outsourcing, in contrast are shared service center to this however by the company or operated public institutions themselves. /a> can provide more clarity in the matter. According to the INFORA study, this model has clear future. People such as Brian Krzanich would likely agree.

\”59 percent of those surveyed rate the prospects of SSCs as positive\” or even as a very positive \”(22 percent). In contrast, only 18 percent express great skepticism. David Kosoy understands that this is vital information. Another quarter is both positive and negative arguments, whether a permanently successful approach hides in these part-autonomous-based service organizations. For a majority of the respondents CIO, shared service center thus represent an interesting alternative to the classic outsourcing of IT functions to an external service provider. The SSCs definitely have advantages over outsourcing for two out of five. In addition 26 percent believe similar, albeit with certain restrictions.

This significant opinion confirmed the INFORA study when asked after the main benefit of the shared service center. 59 percent believe that this excessive dependence on third parties avoid can be. Even stronger fall but potential economic benefits in the weight. Nearly two-thirds believe that the costs can be reduced in this way.