Latest Version Of Cybermedia Guard Dog Loaded With New Features

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, Sept 14, 1998

CyberMedia unveiled Guard Dog 2.0 earlier this month, a major enhancement to its widely popular tool which provides comprehensive protection against privacy, security and virus threats on the Web.

New or enhanced protection features in version 2.0 include: Identity Protector -- prevents personal information such as name, address, phone number, or credit card numbers from being transmitted over non-secure connections; Enhanced Cookie Blocker -- allows users to selectively accept or reject cookies; Web Trail Cleaner -- prevents snoopers from learning which sites were visited during an Internet session; Search Filter -- automatically blocks search requests entered at popular search engines from being forwarded to other sites that track such behavior; File Guardian -- prevents the secret transmission of any personal or financial file by rogue programs or Trojan Horses; and Gatekeeper -- works silently in the background to alert users when an unauthorized application tries to access the Internet.

Guard Dog 2.0 retails for $59.95. Guard Dog 1.0 users are eligible for a $20 rebate.