February Virus and Spam Statistics: Swift Virus Attacks Continue to Gain the Upper Hand22 March 2006
Major Spam Categories
Relaxing from the holiday craze, spam in the 'gifts' category fell to 3rdplace and most spam during the month of January once again focused on'traditional' topics, for example pharmaceutical (mostly Viagra andCialis), leading the list at more than 50%. The February category rankingis as follows:
Pharmaceutical 52.22%Enhancers 15.52%Gifts 14.41%Finance 8.09%Porn, software, Misc 9.76%
About AV-Test.org
AV-Test.org is a joint research project of the University of Magdeburg andAV-Test GmbH. The Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg is located inGermany and has over 13,500 students. The tests are conducted in theresearch labs at the Workgroup Business Information Systems at theInstitute of Technical and Business Information systems. Currently, thevirus test lab has two professors and approximately 15 students workingregularly on virus replication, analysis and tests of anti-virus products.AV-Test GmbH is a security consultancy company with a special focus oncomputer virus incidents.
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About Commtouch
Commtouch Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTCH) is dedicated to protecting andpreserving the integrity of the world's most important communications tool-- email. Commtouch has 15 years of experience developing messagingsoftware, and is a global developer and provider of proprietary anti-spamand Zero-Hour virus protection solutions. Using core technologies includingRPD Recurrent Pattern Detection, the Commtouch Detection Center analyzesbillions of email messages per month to identify new spam and malwareoutbreaks within minutes of their introduction into the Internet.Integrated by over 30 OEM partners, Commtouch technology protects thousandsof organizations, with over 35 million users in 100 countries. Commtouch isheadquartered in Netanya, Israel and has a subsidiary in Mountain View, CA.For more information, see: www.commtouch.com, including the Commtouchonline lab detailing spam statistics and charts.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, includingprojections about our business, within the meaning of Section 27A of theSecurities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of1934. For example, statements in the future tense, and statements includingwords such as "expect," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," or "believe" areforward-looking statements. These statements are based on informationavailable to us at the time of the release; we assume no obligation toupdate any of them. The statements in this release are not guarantees offuture performance and actual results could differ materially from ourcurrent expectations as a result of numerous factors, including businessconditions and growth or deterioration in the Internet market, commerce andthe general economy, both domestic as well as international; fewer thanexpected new-partner relationships; fewer than expected license agreementsresulting from Commtouch's exclusive rights to market DCC; competitivefactors including pricing pressures; technological developments, andproducts offered by competitors; the ability of our OEM partners tosuccessfully penetrate markets with products integrated with Commtouchtechnology; a slower than expected acceptance rate for real time AVsolutions in general and the Commtouch Zero-Hour™ Virus Protectionproduct in particular; availability of qualified staff for expansion;technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered indeveloping new products, such as the Zero-Hour solution; and the failure ofCommtouch to meet The NASDAQ Capital Market's listing standards in thefuture, as well as those risks described in the text of this press releaseand the company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K,which are available through www.sec.gov.
Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD and Zero-Hour are trademarks, andCommtouch is a registered trademark, of Commtouch Software Ltd. U.S. PatentNo. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch.
Contact:Commtouch Software Ltd.Gary Davis650-864-2000Email Contact
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