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6 March 2001

Kaspersky Lab Introduces the World's First Virus Defense System for Postfix
E-mail Gateways

Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 6, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international
data-security software-development company, introduces the beta-version of
the world's first virus protection software for Postfix e-mail gateways.

Since 1998, Postfix has been known as an alternative to the widely used
Sendmail program. Postfix provides users with nearly the same capabilities,
but it is more effective when processing e-mail, is easier to use and
provides better security and management. These features have allowed Postfix
to enter the top three of the most popular e-mail gateways for Unix
-platforms in only two years.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Postfix seamlessly integrates into the Postfix
e-mail processing system running on Linux, FreeBSD or BSDi operating
systems. It intercepts corporate e-mail traffic, and constantly filters all
the incoming and outgoing messages. This enables the program to remove
malicious code at server level, and prevent the delivery of an infected file
to a local workstation or the transmission of an infected file outside the
corporate network.
Kaspersky AV for Postfix provides flexible configuration in order to solve
user-specific tasks: users can specify the scanning options for checking the
different e-mail streams and even specify options for each of the e-mail
accounts. The program also features a quarantine option to isolate infected
and suspicious objects for further inspection by the system administrator,
scanning inside archived and compressed files, and a heuristic analyzer to
search for unknown viruses. If a malicious code is detected, Kaspersky AV
can effectively block the message, cure or delete the infected file or the
message body, and send out a notification to the system administrator
according to the predefined options. 

"Kaspersky AV for Postfix continues our strategy of integrating virus
protection into e-mail gateways for Unix platforms. Our further plans in
this direction include the development of an anti-virus SMTP-gateway that
will enable users to scan e-mail traffic on the SMTP-protocol level; i.e.,
regardless of the e-mail program installed," said Michael Kalinichenko,
Kaspersky Lab Technical Director.

Kaspersky AV for Postfix is currently in the final beta-testing stage. The
fully functional commercial version of the product will be available in the
end of March 2001. It will be distributed as a part of Kaspersky AV for
Linux Server and Kaspersky AV for FreeBSD/BSDi. At the same time the
expansion of the products' functionality will not affect its price: for the
same amount of money users will receive a ready-made solution to integrate
centralized anti-virus defense for all three of the most popular Unix-based
e-mail gateways: Sendmail, Qmail and Postfix. All users of previous versions
of Kaspersky AV for Linux Server and Kaspersky AV for FreeBSD/BSDi will be
offered a free upgrade to the new version.

About Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky Labs Int. is a fast growing international privately owned
data-security software-development company with offices in Moscow (Russia),
Cambridge (UK) and Walnut Creek (United States). Founded in 1997, the
company concentrates its efforts on the development of world-leading
anti-virus technologies and software. Kaspersky Lab also provides free
online security related Internet information services. The company markets,
distributes and supports its software and services in more than 40 countries
worldwide.

Media Contacts

Denis Zenkin
Kaspersky Lab, Ltd.
Phone: +7 (095) 797 87 00
E-mail: denis@kaspersky.com
WWW: http://kaspersky.com

Sara Claridge
Marylebone Media Relations
Phone +44 118 975 5188
E-mail sara@marylebone.co.uk




Best Regards, Denis Zenkin
Head of Corporate Comminucations
Kaspersky Lab Ltd

10, Geroyev Panfilovtsev St, Moscow, 123363,  Russia
Tel.: +7 095 948 56 50; Fax: +7 095 948 43 31; Mobile: +7 095 798 98 76
E-mail: denis@kaspersky.com; http://www.kaspersky.com;
http://www.viruslist.com
Secure Your Cyberspace with Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AVP)! 

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Learn about the latest developments in the anti-virus industry!
Visit booth No. E66, hall 5