ThreatSTOP Releases ThreatCHECK to Help Fight Online Fraud and Stolen Logins and Credit Cards

Free Applet Enables Users to Check if their Computers are Infected by Botnets and Malware SitesCarlsbad, CA December 01, 2011

As more and more shopping moves on-line, more and more crimes are committed there. The holidays are the busiest days for online merchants as so then as for the cybercriminals. Botnets, advanced persistent threats and criminal malware are widely recognized as the most serious information security problem today. The average number of web attacks globally doubled in 2010 from 10 million to 20 million , and the cost to consumers and organizations runs in the billions. In spite of $20 billion spent annually on network security, 99% of networks are infected by malware. Criminals anyway you look at it have the upper hand as they attack—and profit—with very little cost and total impunity using victims’ own computers. No one, from the individual to the largest organizations, is immune.

“We are pleased to offer ThreatCHECK, a simple and free tool to help Internet users to find out the true identities of who they are as a matter of fact talking to online,” said Tom Byrnes, CEO and Founder of ThreatSTOP. “With ThreatCHECK, users can make sure that when they are going to their favorite online retailers, their computer isn’t as well sending all their keystrokes to criminal syndicates. Simply checking with ThreatCHECK for a few minutes can potentially save a consumer thousands, and businesses millions, of dollars from stolen credit card numbers or credentials, lost data, cost of remediation and even fines for failing to comply with data security regulations.”

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