CallingID Toolbar Automatically Protects users against
Phishing holes in Internet Explorer 7
NEW HAVEN, CT, March 1st 2007 - CallingID, the leading provider of safe
browsing solutions, proved today that its desktop solution automatically
detects and protects users against existing and future phishing methods. Two
new phishing methods that can bypass the security shield of Internet explorer
7, popup address bar spoofing and frame injection, are automatically detected
by CallingID because of its basic design which provides the best protection and
peace of mind while browsing the Internet.
Since the introduction of Internet Explorer 7 in October 2006, several phishing
holes were discovered. The latest attack, Popup Address Bar Spoofing, lets a
hacker open a popup with a spoofed address bar (see example at
http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test).
This problem has been given no solution by any other security vendor. Users of
CallingID Toolbar are automatically protected. They automatically see the real
owner of the site and a risk indicator. Another known problem is frame
injection. When a user submits his data to the site he is not aware of the fact
that the data is transmitted to a different site than the one he sees.
CallingID automatically reveals this hidden information.
CallingID's Toolbar combines five security layers that protect users from all
aspects of Internet fraud and provide positive identification of sites suitable
to do business with. When visiting a site, a risk assessment as well as the
full details of the site owner are shown. When trying to enter data where the
recipient is different than the site owner, the toolbar displays the details of
the site that will actually receive the transmitted data. While all other
solutions are limited to one or two protection layers, CallingID provides a
comprehensive, non-intrusive and user friendly solution.
CallingID incorporates a rich database of over 4,000,000 sites and is known as
the most reliable source of information about websites and their owners. The
acclaimed desktop application, which lets users see who they are dealing with
when they visit websites, also assists them when hesitating whether to follow
links received by email, instant messenger, web page or Word document before
actually accessing it.
"Our basic design of five security layers and our unique approach of positive
identification and verification of sites which took into consideration possible
loopholes in web browsers, resulted the only solution users can confidently
rely on when using the Internet for online banking and online shopping" said
Yoram Nissenboim, CallingID CEO. "We have received more than 30 excellence
awards from publications and institutions worldwide. Our users continuously
send us grateful letters telling us that they came very near to Internet fraud
and were alerted by CallingID."
CallingID Toolbar supports Internet Explorer and Firefox. Installation is
automatic and simple. CallingID Toolbar software can be downloaded from
http://www.callingid.com/download.aspx.
About CallingID
CallingID is a technology leader for protecting institutions and individuals
when using the internet for ecommerce, online banking and accessing secure
sites or any site to which a user wishes to submit private or personal data.
CallingID provides solutions that encourage usage of the Internet for business,
helping customers avoid Internet fraud (Phishing, Pharming, Spyware and
Trojans) focusing on online banking, e-commerce and corporate sites as well as
individual Internet users. CallingID's offices are located in New Haven,
Connecticut and the R&D team is based in Haifa, Israel.