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Optus Internet Security Suite is upgraded each year with new features and the 2008 version is now available to all Broadband customers.

Existing and new customers can upgrade to Security Suite 2008 by downloading the latest installer but don't worry, the download and initial update will not count towards your monthly data limit.

Before downloading please take the time to ensure your computer meets the system requirements for Security Suite 2008 and familiarise yourself with the new and improved features.

Minimum and recommended System Requirements

Security suite 2008 can be installed on Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems. Please note that Security Suite 2008 is presently not compatible with Linux and Macintosh operating systems.

These are:

Latest features

Optus have partnered with Internet security company F-Secure to offer customers a complete security product that is regularly upgraded to ensure the highest possible protection.

DeepGuard

An important update in this year's release is the inclusion of F-Secure's DeepGuard technology which prevents previously unknown malware (malicious software) accessing or harming your system.

DeepGuard is a new application replacing system control, browser control and application launch and manipulation control. It constantly monitors the very heart of your computer, ensuring that malicious programs do not take over your computer even if you do not have all the latest updates.

Please find more information regarding F-Secure DeepGuard at the following location:
http://www.f-secure.com/deepguard

Improved application control

Part of the functionality in DeepGuard is an improved relationship between the existing Application Control functionality that prompts you to approve each application accessing the Internet. The improvement means that you don't get any additional Application Control prompts for the applications that DeepGuard has recognized as safe.

Improved product upgrades

Security Suite 2008 requires a full installation but improvements to way the software is updated means that subsequent yearly releases will not require the full installation package to be downloaded. Instead only changed parts are downloaded making use of network bandwidth significantly lower and download time smaller.

Anti Phishing

To combat the large number of e-mails, designed to gather your private information Optus Internet Security Suite 2008 features a new protection Service that specifically targets these emails.

Improved Parental Control

The Parental Control feature ensures that your children do not enter unwanted web sites, when you are not around and Optus Internet Security Suite 2008 now has the ability to set three different Parental Control profiles:

• Child: allowing access to a pre-defined list of websites.
• Teenager: restricting access to the Internet content based on categories.
• Parent: with unlimited access to the Internet

Parents can also define certain web sites as safe and add those to the Internet Sandbox white list. By creating this kind of a list you can define safe areas of the Internet to be used by children. Parental Control also includes an application to allow users to configure it from the control panel in Windows Vista.

Enhanced Blocking Capabilities in Parental Control

Parental Control also has four new blocking categories to block unwanted web content. These categories are:

• Violence
• Travel
• Dating
• Sports

Web traffic Scanning

Certain web sites can infect your computer even if you do not download anything. Optus Internet Security Suite 2008 offers a Web Traffic Scanning feature, which gives protection against malware that spreads through sites that you visit on the internet.

Enhanced use of system resources

Along with new features, F-Secure have also focused on improving the use of your PC systems. Changes to the Optus Internet Security Suite 2008 means that the number of running processes is smaller and the increased protection does not decrease the overall system performance.

Optus Internet Security Suite 2008 has been optimised to use less of your PC's memory. There is a significant decrease in the amount of memory consumed.

Improved Anti-Spyware Protection

Spyware detection has updated to improve detection and removal with target scanning in addition to real- time scanning and manual scans. Registry keys installed with spyware are removed, enhancing the cleaning capabilities.

Improved Spam Detection and Performance

The amount of spam emails is increasing all the time. For this reason Optus Internet Security Suite 2008 provides significantly improved spam detection capabilities. The performance of this feature has also improved the efficiency of recieving emails.

The Spam Control advanced user interface has been improved to allow better management of the rules used for detecting Spam and also includes a reset button that allows the rules to be set back to the factory settings.

The interface between the Security Suite and Outloook Express has been extended to support the Vista-introduced Windows Mail client. The interface automates the creation of appropriate rules to move spam and phishing emails to their respective folders for processing.

Improved installation

The redesigned product installation provides a more flexible and reliable way to install the product. There is now more guidance provided during the installation process.

Sample Submission

Users can send malware samples found with F-Secure DeepGuard to F-Secure Security Labs for analysis, directly from the user interface. F-Secure will add detection for the provided sample, in case F-Secure finds any malware. Depending on what type of file is submitted the sample could potentially contain sensitive, private information. The information that is sent includes:

• The sample file itself
• The name of the file
• Decisions that users have made for the suspected file

To help your privacy, all the information sent to F-Secure by the F-Secure Protection Service for Security Suite 2008 is encryped.

Improved real-time scanning performance on removable drives

With the increased use of USB and External hard drives Optus Internet Security Suite 2008 has been enhanced to enable faster scanning for large files that reside on removable drives. Updates to the scanning report also explain in more detail why certain files have been skipped.

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