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BANGALORE: McAfee, Inc., today announced the launch of Internet Security Suite and Total Protection that will address consumers' concern for identity theft protection as well as social engineering attacks including spyware, spam and other malicious programs.
Identity thieves use a variety of methods to target online consumers. These include sending Trojan Horses or Potentially Unwanted Programs, which when downloaded to the PC, may monitor keystrokes, track Internet log-ins, transmit confidential information, or redirect a consumer's browser to fake Web sites. Phishing and spam techniques are also employed, using fraudulent emails and Web sites to lure consumers into disclosing private account or login information. In addition, any email, attachment, or transaction traversing over an unsecured wireless network can be intercepted and manipulated by a criminal.
Marc Solomon, director of Product Management, McAfee, said, "With our new suites, McAfee arms consumers with improved and new technologies protecting them from traditional threats such as viruses, Trojans and spyware, as well as solutions for emerging threats such as rootkits."
"In addition, McAfee continues its heritage of innovation by providing consumers with an entirely new and important layer of protection that's only available at McAfee: McAfee SiteAdvisorTM. Available in every new McAfee product, McAfee SiteAdvisor warns consumers that adware, spam and online scams may reside on a Web site with a user friendly rating scheme to help consumers stay safe online," he added.
To protect the PC, McAfee has improved current technologies and offers brand new protections in its products. These include McAfee SystemGuardsTM which look for malicious behavior to stop potential spyware, viruses and hackers, as well as McAfee X-Ray for Windows which detects and kills rootkits -malicious hidden programs.
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