What Is It?

The creators of our antispam product took a lesson from the antivirus companies and created signature architecture for spam. Leading antivirus companies rely on two main sources for catching the latest virus signatures: (1) managed networks of "honey pots" and (2) the user community reporting new virus outbreaks.

These signatures are used to update their virus scanning software. Similar to the virus companies, Computer STOP uses "honey pots" and our established user community to capture signature files on spam. Significant utilization of signature file technology has allowed Computer STOP to achieve the lowest false positive rates in the industry. Many companies say they deliver the lowest false positive rate in the industry…Computer STOP can prove it.

How It Works...

Over 1,000 "honey pots" are systematically networked across the front lines of the Internet where a vast majority of spam first originates. Large scale attraction methods are then deployed to populate these traps.

A special reporting engine was built into each "honey pot" and programmed to create a signature file on every spam message received and to report back the DNA profiles to a central database. Spam notifications from our expanding user community were also entered. Every email message coming through our system is compared against the signature file database. When a signature file match occurs, the email is contained.

The Complete Anti Spam Solution...

Computer STOP uses a multi-layer scanning architecture. The first component is a comprehensive antivirus layer featuring Norman Virus Control. The second layer is an RBL technology (real-time black list) that identifies known spam senders and refuses the message immediately. The final layer contains the Signature File ID technology along with SMTP verify to prevent dictionary spamming. Indeed, Computer STOP is a complete solution.