Released on: November 28, 2007, 6:18 am

Press Release Author: Emsi Software GmbH

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Behavior based software monitoring and malware blocking.
Zero-day protection.

Press Release Body: \"Mutu\" means \"stop\" in the Maori language and Mamutu stops all
types of Malware

Oberndorf, Austria, November 12, 2007 - Emsi Software, the security software
specialists, release the new IT security tool Mamutu 1.0. Mamutu concentrates solely
on behavior-based Malware monitoring, is a member of the \"Behavior Blocker" species
and is based on the \"Malware Intrusion Detection System\" core technology of Emsi
Software: The security software does not contain a hard drive scanner. All
activities in the computer are assessed purely on the basis of their behavior. If a
program behaves suspiciously then Mamutu raises an alarm. As the product name
(composed from \"Malware\" and \"mutu\") says: \"Mutu\" means \"stop\" in the Maori language
and Mamutu stops all types of Malware.

Mamutu follows a different strategy to traditional security products: without daily
signature updates it is capable of detecting new unknown Trojans, Worms or Viruses,
so-called Zero-Day Attacks, based purely on potentially dangerous behavior. Mamutu
is an ideal enhancement to normal virus scanners: It provides protection over the
period normally required for the creation and distribution of the appropriate
signature for each new pest. The program is also small and is economical with system
resources.
Behavior-based Malware recognition is the only efficient way of dealing with
small-scale pest notifications, which are often either ignored or only slowly
processed by the larger virus laboratories because they tend to get lost in the
sheer volume of work: In industrial espionage, for example, Malware is programmed to
specifically target a particular company and may only affect a few hundred
computers.

\"The clear advantage of Mamutu is protection against so-called \"Zero-Day Attacks\",
for which normal anti-virus programs do not yet have updates available and which may
take a long time to become available\", says Christian Mairoll, CEO of Emsi Software.
\"If, for example, a security hole in Windows becomes known, Mamutu catches the Worms
and Bots taking advantage of this hole during the time required for Signatures to be
prepared and distributed\".

The standard settings for Mamutu are very sensitive, causing it to signal all
dangerous behavior of potential pests. Emsi Software assumes good technical
knowledge of the user but beginners are not left in the dark: the security tool
alarm messages provide extensive explanations of what exactly was found and how the
user can best react to the threat. The user can then allow the program to continue,
block it or place it in quarantine as a candidate for later deletion. It is also
possible to define the permitted behavior of an application. Possible for beginners:
if false alarm reduction is manually activated, then the security tool remains
quietly in the background and emits alarms only in the case of major dangers.

In contrast to the a-squared product range, changes to browser settings and debugger
installations are also monitored. The most important new feature of the user
interface is the process overview: individual processes can be immediately
prohibited or monitored for specific behavior.


Mamutu recognizes and signals the following types of behavior:

* Backdoor related behavior
* Spyware related behavior
* HiJacker related behavior
* Worm related behavior
* Dialer related behavior
* Keylogger related behavior
* Trojan-Downloader related behavior
* Smuggling of code into other programs
* Manipulation of programs (patching)
* Invisible software installation
* Invisible Rootkit processes
* Installation of services and drivers
* Creation of Autostart entries
* Manipulation of the Hosts file
* Changes to browser settings
* Installation of Debuggers in the system

A detailed functional overview of Mamutu 1.0 is available at:
http://www.mamutu.de/de/software/mamutu/

A 30-day evaluation version of Mamutu 1.0 is available for download at
http://www.mamutu.de/de/software/download/.

Screenshots of Mamutu 1.0 are available (at the bottom of the page) at:
http://www.mamutu.de/de/software/mamutu/

The following list shows the functional differences between Mamutu, a-squared Free,
a-squared Anti-Dialer and a-squared Anti-Malware:
http://www.mamutu.de/de/software/compare/

A boxshot is provided at http://www.mamutu.de/images/logos/boxshot_ad_1600x2000.jpg.

Mamutu is available for US$ 29.95 for a single PC license.


ABOUT EMSI SOFTWARE
Emsi Software GmbH was founded in Oberndorf, Austria, in 2003. The Emsi team is
distributed all over the world and is committed to creating a safe Internet where
anyone can surf without danger. The Emsi Software flagship product is a-squared
Anti-Malware: The security tool removes Trojans, Worms, Keyloggers, Dialers and
Spyware/Adware from any PC. Under the motto \"Security should not be a privilege\"
Emsisoft also provides their basic technology for free with the a-squared Free
Freeware product.

Web Site: http://www.mamutu.com

Contact Details: Address: Faerberstr. 8, Oberndorf
Austria

Phone Number:
Email: info@emsisoft.com