Virus wormed into Apple video iPods

Ever since the emergence of iPod back in 2004, GFI and other experts including Gartner analysts Ruggero Contu and John Girard, have been warning that iPods are a potential danger to the corporate network. On October 18, 2006, it came to light that a number of virus-infected Apple iPods have been rolled out of the manufacturing plant during the past month. According to Apple, less than 1% of video iPods shipped since September 12 have been dispatched to their destination carrying a computer virus known as RavMonE.exe (also know as Win32/RJump.A, Worm.RJump, and Backdoor.Rajump amongst others). RavMonE.exe is a worm that opens a backdoor on Windows based systems and spreads by copying itself to portable storage drives such as USB sticks, digital cameras, external hard drives and open shares.

Corporate repercussions
The threat that portable storage devices pose to corporations and organizations is often underestimated. Easy access to portable music players, PDAs, mobile phones and digital cameras has exponentially increased the risk of infection and drastically decreased business continuity. iPods and other portable storage devices are popular, fashionable, inexpensive, heavily promoted and freely available in today’s society. These factors, plus a lack of security awareness are all major contributors to the tremendous wave of malevolent threats that are hitting corporations; making them legally liable to hefty fines or even bringing many businesses to a halt – no matter the size, no matter the industry, no matter the revenue!

GFI EndPointSecurity - The proactive solution for your network
Risk management is the only effective solution to counter portable device threats by deploying software barriers that control portable storage device usage on your network. GFI Software, backed up by several years of network security research, has developed a solution to counteract such portable storage device threats – GFI EndPointSecurity!

GFI EndPointSecurity is the permanent solution which allows you to effectively control entry and exit of data via portable storage devices including iPods. This prevents users from taking confidential data or introducing viruses and other malicious software such as RavMonE.exe to your network. GFI EndPointSecurity allows you to discriminate between legitimate and illegitimate use of portable devices, in compliance with the custom security policies set up by your corporation! No matter the level of security awareness in your corporation – GFI EndPointSecurity is the 24/7 vigilant eye against all risks posed by portable storage devices!

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After the 30-day trial period expires, GFI EndPointSecurity will switch to FREEWARE mode, allowing you to monitor the use of endpoint devices on your network for free!

GFI EndPointSecurity features and benefits

Control access to portable storage media and other USB devices like memory sticks, SD cards and more

Control access to CDs and floppies

Protect your network against the threats posed by non-removable media devices, such as data theft and virus infection from within your network

Implement granular access control

Supports Windows 7 and BitLockerTo Go

Administration features

Easily configure group-based protection control via Active Directory

Log device-related user activity

Centralized control facilitates temporary access

Support for operating systems in any Unicode-compliant language

Management console

Device access statistics

Deployment of agents

Scan network computers

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GFI EndPointSecurity will switch to FREEWARE mode (allowing you to monitor endpoint devices on your network) when the 30-day trial period expires, unless you enter a purchased full license key.

This software is for business purposes and is not designed for home PC use.

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