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Commtouch Software (News - Alert) has introduced its new plug-in for Apache SpamAssassin to enhance spam and malware detection based on Commtouch Recurrent Pattern Detection technology.

 

“The Commtouch Plug-In is a quick, easy way to inoculate SpamAssassin-protected mail servers against zero-hour threats, and to beef up detection against zombie- or botnet-generated spam,” said Amir Lev, Commtouch chief technology officer. “Spam has reached new heights over the past several quarters, and new types of malicious code and blended threats are constantly being introduced by email. Only an automated real-time solution like Commtouch’s can defend against these nimble threats.”

 

Commtouch RPD technology works by analyzing massive volumes of Internet traffic in real-time to identify recurring malware and spam patterns. As a result, the plug-in provides superior detection against new outbreaks, often hours, or even days, before most other solutions.

 

Internet Service Providers, software and hardware vendors and very large enterprises can take advantage of the Commtouch plug-in, incorporated as an add-on to their SpamAssassin implementations. SpamAssassin is an open source anti-spam technology. It works by checking e-mail messages against a series of rules that an administrator updates regularly.

 

Commtouch has expertise in building efficient, massive-scale security services has resulted in its patented technology being used to mitigate Internet threats for thousands of organizations and hundreds and millions of users in over 100 countries. Commtouch's Global Detection Centers automatically analyze billions of transactions in real-time to identify new spam, malware and zombie outbreaks as they are initiated.