Domain registration and web site hosting specialist Internet Online is proud of its track record in keeping its clients protected against e-mail viruses.
The Cape-based Internet company houses a comprehensive fully automated anti-virus system that handles, checks and manages up to 25 000 e-mails everyday.
Amir Sachs, director at Internet Online, says, “This system provides us with one of the most comprehensive and efficient anti-virus alert services available to clients. The software automatically brings up a full anti-virus system report that confirms the status of any potential threat. The software automatically cleans the infected e-mails, then alerts the intended recipient that the virus has been neutralised. The report includes other relevant details including the nature of the virus as well as details of the sender.”
Internet Online targets this highly effective and cost-effective service at a broad market, but focuses on the small-to-medium sized business arena. According to Sachs, this software has enabled the company to effectively manage the protection of its clients and, given a recent increase in virus activity, it makes sense for the market to be aware.
Julian Sher, technical director at Internet Online, says, “Our mail server utilises the latest anti-virus scanning software by McAfee and the virus definitions are continuously being updated. Our mail server handles about 25,000 emails daily and has stopped about 10,000 virus from spreading to our users in the past week.”
A case in point is the infamous Klez worm, a potent e-mail virus that continues to plague the Internet. Online reports describe Klez as one of the fastest spreading viruses, and one that can infect Windows 98, Me, 2002 and XP. It arrives by e-mail and is difficult to handle because it automatically generates and infects a system with an upgraded version of the Elkern virus.
Internet Online has the software and infrastructure in place to guard its clients against this type of online threat. For more information, click through to www.digitalhost.co.za
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