As the use of the Internet and e-mail increase, so do virus infection rates. In particular, users are running into an escalating number of so-called macro viruses, bits of malicious code that are hidden in e-mail attachments or in document files. The threat begins the moment you view a Java-enabled Web page.
Trend Micro's
OfficeCall
is one of the first antivirus software programs that provides security for both ActiveX and Java components, according to Trend. Using the vendor's patented on-the-fly blocking mechanism, the software can selectively filter Java applets and ActiveX code from unknown FTP- and HTTP-borne viruses right before they can reach the corporate gateway, the company claims.
OfficeCall also incorporates Trend's MacroTrap virus engine. This rule-based scanning technology complements pattern matching with more sophisticated algorithms to examine macro commands embedded in word processing and spreadsheet files and identify malicious code.
The Web-server-based software employs an innovative "push" technology. Instead of requiring each client to log on to the Net and execute time-consuming file downloads, virus pattern updates are pushed from your local Web server to individual clients, which interact with the server via HTTP and CGI. Remote configuration and remote
log checking on the Internet also are supported. Users can download a test version of OfficeCall from Trend's site at
http://www.antivirus.com
.
Where to Find
OfficeCall Antivirus Software
Trend Micro Inc.,
Phone: 1-408-257-1500
Fax: 1-408-257-2003
E-mail:
support@trendmicro.com
Internet:
http://www.antivirus.com
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