Radware Issues Immediate Protection Against the "Gangsta.exe" Trojan Horse

    TEL AVIV, Israel, September 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radware
 ( RDWR), the leading global provider of integrated application
 delivery solutions for business-smart networking, today announced the
 immediate protection against the "Gangsta.exe" Trojan horse attack.
     Radware's Security Operation Center (SOC) received reports of massive
 infections created by the 'Gangsta.exe' Trojan horse attack. The attack
 spreads by means such as email, network shares and web sites. The Trojan
 horse contains an embedded IRC engine which allows the attacker to
 communicate with the infected host through an IRC channel. The attacker can
 then gain remote control on the attacked machine allowing it to disclose
 information or launch denial of service attacks.
     Radware's SOC has immediately released protection for this incident,
 which protects against all spread vectors of this Trojan including HTTP,
 SMB and SMTP traffic that might contain the Trojan as a potential payload.
 In addition, the protection also prevents the use of IRC communications by
 an infected host reporting to the attacker
     "After detecting an emergent threat within our network we contacted
 Radware Security Operation Center (SOC) with a copy of the virus," reported
 Computer Security, University of Alberta. "Within six hours the SOC
 provided an emergency update to our DefensePro detecting and blocking this
 virus in order to protect the University of Alberta's network from further
 infection."
     To learn more about Radware's DefensePro IPS please visit:
 http://www.radware.com/defensepro.
     About Radware
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 delivery solutions, assures the full availability, maximum performance, and
 complete security of business-critical applications for more than 5,000
 enterprises and carriers worldwide. With APSolute(TM), Radware's
 comprehensive and award-winning suite of intelligent front end, access, and
 security products, companies in every industry can drive business
 productivity, improve profitability, and reduce IT operating and
 infrastructure costs by making their networks "business smart". For more
 information, please visit http://www.radware.com.
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 subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results
 to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are
 not limited to, general business conditions in the Application Switching or
 Network Security industry, changes in demand for Application Switching or
 Network Security products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders
 and other risks detailed from time to time in Radware's filings with the
 Securities and Exchange Commission, including Radware's Form 20-F.
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