Pressbox UK, October 29, 2002

SaferSurf ends the Business with Fear of the Internet

The damage caused by computer viruses runs into billions of dollars per year. Several billion dollars are made out of the fear of computer viruses. However, that's old hat. The patented data filter from Nutzwerk GmbH Leipzig (Germany) is the first technology in the world to eliminate computer viruses directly from the data stream. The stroke of genius is that the viruses are deleted before they can reach the home computer or the company network.

Manufacturers of anti-virus programs, producers of very complex, very expensive firewall systems, and even respectable institutions and technology reports add fuel to the fear of the internet. The market values of IT companies are falling dramatically, business plans for the internet do not pay off, and users are supposed to protect themselves like big enterprises. The business with fear of the internet is booming.

"Not much longer", says René Holzer, CEO of Nutzwerk and inventor of the real-time data filter, "and computer viruses are not everybody's favourite topic any more". In order to forget about computer viruses forever, all the internet user has to do is to change one setting for his internet access. Then all internet pages, all files and eMails the user wants to download from the internet, are taking a detour via the SaferSurf server. This server checks the entire data stream and immediately passes on critical files to the most up-to-date anti-virus software. If the file is "clean", it is returned into the data stream. In the case of danger a warning is displayed instead of the infected file. The entire procedure is running virtually in real-time, the internet user does not even notice it.

From now on computer viruses only have 30 minutes from their birth to their death. All users of the Nutzwerk filter are protected within 30 minutes after the "birth" of a new computer virus – worldwide and without the hassle of having to install and update anti-virus programs all the time.

"We bring back the feeling of safety to the internet user, similarly to the introduction of the lightning conductor in the 18th century. Since that time no one has been afraid of a lightning strike in their house. This fear has been erased completely from everybody's mind. In the same way we are going to erase the fear of computer viruses from the minds of the users. Set it up once and forget about it – we are taking care of everything else", says Ramona Wonneberger, CEO of Nutzwerk, enthusiastically.

The automatic protection against computer viruses is available from 1 dollar per month. Every internet user can register for the service at www.safersurf.com. It is available in English, German and Spanish.

Hackers will lose the fun of programming computer viruses if the spreading of their viruses is stopped after 30 minutes and no headlines are made. Companies that are mainly making money out of the fear of users will not like that.
"However, we can make no allowances for them. Who needs 125 different anti-virus programs? Our aim is to change the internet lastingly by providing automatic security. This way more people are going to have confidence in the internet. If security is guaranteed permanently, more users will use the internet for business purposes. The downward trend of internet business models is going to end", assures René Holzer.