GeoTrust Launches Web Site Anti-Malware Scan Exclusively

GeoTrust Launches Web Site Anti-Malware Scan Exclusively Through Channel

Few things can kill trust for a web site faster than visitors discovering that the site infected them with hidden malware. To help reduce this risk, GeoTrust today introduced its Web Site Anti-Malware Scan, a cost effective cloud service that quickly identifies malware to protect web site visitors and owners alike available exclusively through Channel Partners.

Every day, many web sites get hacked and malware is embedded or web site owners mistakenly install programs that turn out to be malware. Hackers exploiting web site vulnerabilities using injection, cross-site scripting, broken authentication or session management and other prevalent attacks unknown to the site owner are the prime methods malware is spread on the internet today. For customers, GeoTrust Web Site Anti-Malware Scan automatically checks up to 50 web pages daily for both well-known and brand new malware strains. The service provides immediate, detailed alerts that clearly pinpoint malware infections and enable web site owners to eliminate them quickly and easily, helping ensure infected sites are cleaned up as soon as possible.

By quickly identifying malware on infected sites, Geo Trust Web Site Anti-Malware Scan provides web site owners key benefits, including:

• Fewer site visitors exposed to malware
• Increased search results by reducing chances of search engine crawlers identifying the site as malicious
• Lower likelihood of blacklisting, public exposure and negative publicity as a hacked site.

GeoTrust Web Site Anti-Malware Scan can also save web site owners considerable expenses related to malware infections, from improving IT security to notifying customers and regaining lost business. In addition, owners can present the GeoTrust Web Site Anti-Malware Seal on their web site indicating a malware free web site. This trust mark assures customers that GeoTrust – the number 1 brand of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates for the top 1 million most-visited domains on the web – has scanned the site for malicious code.

Domain and hosted service providers as well as security resellers can easily add GeoTrust Web Site Anti-Malware Scan to their service packages by joining Symantec’s partner programme which offers great benefits and support to channel partners. The service is compatible with all major SSL and other IT security products and services.

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About GeoTrust
A wholly owned subsidiary of Symantec, Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), GeoTrust is the world’s largest low-cost digital certificate provider. More than 100,000 customers in over 150 countries trust GeoTrust to secure online transactions and conduct business over the internet. GeoTrust’s range of digital certificate and trust products enable organisations of all sizes to maximise the security of their digital transactions cost-effectively. For more information, visit www.geotrust.com.

About Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organisations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

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