The “Anna Kournikova” and “I love you” e-mail viruses crippled computer networks throughout the world within hours of their initial release. However, DERA believes that the rapid and uncontrolled distribution of such e-mail based viruses will soon be consigned to history, thanks to its "::Mail" application.
E-mail viruses like "Anna Kournikova" are propagated by simple Visual Basic (VB) scripts embedded in harmless looking e-mail file attachments. Once opened by unsuspecting users, these scripts automatically forward the rogue e-mail message to every address in the user’s e-mail contact list, resulting in infection of vast numbers of computer systems within an incredibly short period of time. DERA’s ::Mail software prevents such widespread infection by effectively blocking the propagation of e-mail based viruses.