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List Reveals that Malicious Software is Not the Biggest Threat to Enterprise IT; Even Common Applications Pose a Risk<\/em> <\/p>\n

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Business Wire EON) October 29, 2007 — Bit9, Inc., a leading provider of application control<\/a> and device control<\/a> solutions, today released its annual list of the top popular applications with known vulnerabilities. Often running outside of IT’<\/span>s knowledge or control, these popular applications can be difficult to detect and remove. The list, published as a research brief entitled “<\/a><\/span>2007’<\/span>s Popular Applications with Critical Vulnerabilities”<\/span><\/a> was designed to help IT departments regain control over their desktop environments. <\/p>\n

  Each application on the list has the following characteristics: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1) Runs on Microsoft Windows. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2) Is well-known in the consumer space and frequently downloaded by individuals. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3) Is not classified as malicious by enterprise IT organizations or security vendors. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4) Contains at least one critical vulnerability: <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  <\/td>\n a. first reported in June 2006 or after, <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n b. registered in the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) official vulnerability database at http:\/\/nvd.nist.gov, and <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n c. with a severity rating of high (between 7.0-10.0) on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5) Relies on the end user, rather than a central administrator, to manually patch or upgrade the software to eliminate the vulnerability, if such a patch exists. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The first five of the top ten applications with known vulnerabilities include: <\/p>\n

1. Yahoo Messenger 8.1.0.239 and earlier <\/p>\n

2. Apple QuickTime 7.2 <\/p>\n

3. Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 <\/p>\n

4. Microsoft Windows Live (MSN) Messenger 7.0, 8.0 <\/p>\n

5. EMC VMware Player (and other products) 2.0, 1.0.4 <\/p>\n

“<\/span>These popular applications are frequently downloaded to corporate desktops by users and can present unnecessary security risk to IT and business operations,”<\/span> said Brian Gladstein, Director of Product Marketing and author of the research brief. “<\/span>The good news is that there are several steps that IT departments can take to shield themselves and fix these vulnerabilities in the application layer.”<\/span> <\/p>\n

To discover the other applications on the list and what to do about them, please visit http:\/\/bit9.com\/2007vulnerableapps<\/a>. Readers will learn about a five-step approach recommended to control vulnerable applications within the enterprise. <\/p>\n

About Bit9, Inc.<\/strong> <\/h5>\n
Bit9, Inc. is the leading provider of application control<\/a> and device control<\/a> solutions. The company’<\/span>s award-winning, patent-pending whitelisting technology prevents malicious software and data leakage by centrally controlling which applications and devices can and cannot operate. <\/h5>\n
Unlike other application control and device control alternatives, Bit9 leverages the world’<\/span>s largest knowledgebase of application intelligence to achieve business-friendly whitelisting<\/a>, enabling IT professionals to realize the highest levels of desktop security, compliance, and manageability. Founded in 2002 by the founders of Okena (acquired by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)) and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bit9 is a privately held company. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.bit9.com<\/a>. <\/h5>\n

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Bit9, Inc., Automatic Graylists, FileAdvisor, Find File, Parity, and ParityCenter are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bit9, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.<\/em><\/h5>\n

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