The makers of advanced security solutions
in AntiVirus, AntiSpam and Content Security, MicroWorld
Technologies today announced that its Free Network
Monitoring Tool, ViewTCP, is now Vista compatible.
Users can download the new version at http://www.mwti.net/products/viewtcp/viewtcp.asp.
"ViewTCP is a network monitoring tool that examines
TCP/IP activity on your Windows-based systems. It
lists all TCP and UDP endpoints on your PC and the
remote addresses that they connect to. With this user
friendly software, you can also determine the processes
that are bound on various ports on your PC and the
remote network addresses accessed by suspicious applications,"
says Manoj Mansukhani, Head - Technology and Marketing,
MicroWorld Technologies.
ViewTCP gives the details of the process that's associated
with a TCP/IP address and port at any given point
of time. Since the process name along with the name
of its makers can be viewed, it becomes easier finding
out the specific task performed by it, and thereby
spotting harmful ones.
Network Monitoring is critical for computers connected
to Internet, as most Worms, Bots, Trojans and Backdoors
are remote controlled by attackers sitting in their
far away hideouts.
For example, the original Sobig worm was used in
spreading a Proxy Server Trojan. It went on to become
one of the most successful worms as hundreds of thousands
of Proxy Servers were surreptitiously installed on
computers worldwide. The purpose of this proxy network
was to serve spammers by giving them a way to hide
their true IP addresses while they spew spam all over
the globe.
On the other hand, a Backdoor can harvest system
information, stop and start processes, take screenshots
of the desktop and send them to the attacker, download
files from the net and execute them, capture network
user information, log off current user, search disks
for files, create and move directories and restart
the victim's machines and more, all by working through
TCP ports or IRC channels.
"It's quite scary to think about a scenario
where your personal computer is sending out bulk commercial
mails on behalf of a spammer sitting in hinterland
China, or for worse, being remotely controlled by
a Blackhat from a small town in Ukraine," says
Sunil Kripalani, Vice President, Global Sales and
Marketing, MicroWorld Technologies. "In line
with our motto of 'adding confidence to computing',
this smart utility helps users gain control over the
activities taking place in their computers."
MicroWorld
MicroWorld Technologies (www.mwti.net)
is the developer of the world's most advanced AntiVirus,
Content Security and Firewall software eScan,
MailScan,
and eConceal.
MicroWorld
Winsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionary technology
that powers most of MicroWorld products enabling them
to achieve several certifications and awards by some
of the most prestigious testing bodies, notable among
them being Virus Bulletin, Checkmark, TUCOWS, Red
Hat Ready and Novell Ready.
To learn more, kindly visit http://www.mwti.net.
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