F-Secure Internet Security 2010 blocks Operation Aurora

By SearchSecurityAsia Editors | Feb 1, 2010

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HONG KONG - F-Secure’s Exploit Shield, a feature in Internet Security 2010 and F-Secure’s business solutions, gives computer users protection against malicious exploits of software vulnerabilities such as the "Operation Aurora" attack against Google and several other technology companies.

New system and application vulnerabilities are constantly being discovered and while software manufactures are on the clock issuing patches, cybercriminals are racing against them to exploit the unpatched vulnerabilities.  Attacks against vulnerabilities which are not known by the software vendors at the time of the exploitation are known as zero-day exploits. Traditional antivirus solutions are only able to protect against attacks that have been seen and analyzed and provide no protection against zero-day exploits.
 
"F-Secure’s unique Exploit Shield has been designed to protect computers against new, unknown attacks during the crucial period before a patch fixing a security vulnerability is issued. That’s when the security hole is still open to be exploited by the criminals," said Sam Lee, regional director, F-Secure. "The Exploit Shield kicks into action at the first sign of suspicious computer behavior, even without prior knowledge of the specific vulnerability and related exploit. For example, thanks to the Exploit Shield we were able to block the “Aurora” exploit proactively – before the attacks were made."
 
The Exploit Shield also instantly reports to F-Secure’s real-time protection network about new exploits and malicious websites that spread drive-by downloads. This means all F-Secure customers around the world benefit from better protection by getting a warning sign not to enter a malicious or hacked website through the Browsing Protection feature in Internet Security 2010 and F-Secure’s business solutions.

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