HughesNet Email Defense: Improved Anti-Spam & Virus Protection HughesNet Email Defense offers improved anti-spam and virus protection for all
HughesNetemail accounts. Email Defense protects all
HughesNet email accounts against unwanted emails, (spam), and other email security threats such as computer viruses, worms, and phishing attacks, defined below, while making the subscribers email experience hassle free.
HughesNet Email Defense is free and included with every
HughesNet email account.
HOW HughesNet EMAIL DEFENSE WORKS HughesNet Email Defense uses state-of-the-art technology including stacked layered filters, anti-virus engines and fraud protection systems to screen both inbound and outbound email messages. With this technology, up to 98% of spam and malicious email content is blocked preventing email threats from entering the subscriber’s computer. Although
HughesNet Email Defense blocks spam, subscribers remain in control of the email blocking by indicating their spam preferences with an easy-to-use tool that identifies which emails are spam.
HughesNet Email Defense blocks:
- Unwanted email, (spam), ensures subscribers receive the email they want.
- Email viruses, worms and other types of email security threats
This added protection for
HughesNet email accounts does not protect subscribers from security threats originating from sources other than
HughesNet email accounts. Subscribers should use other types of anti-virus and malicious content blocking protection available commercially, so their computers are fully protected.
EMAIL THREATS DEFINED
The most common email security threats are defined below.
Spam is unsolicited and unwanted email. (also known as
junk email)
Phishing, also known as
carding and
spoofing, is attempting to fraudulently acquire personal and sensitive information, (passwords, credit card details, personal identification information), by email. Since internet scammers are using increasingly sophisticated lures as they "fish" for users’ information, the term phishing is used to describe these types of scams. These fraudulent emails often create a false sense of urgency and instruct the recipient to “verify information” or “update account information”. When recipients follow the instructions in the email, they are unknowingly directed to seemingly credible websites where they are asked to provide personal information that can be used for identify theft.
A Computer Virus is a self-replicating program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable programs or documents in a computer system. Computer viruses cannot directly damage hardware, only software. While viruses can be intentionally destructive, (for example, by destroying data), many viruses are fairly benign or merely annoying. However, the predominant negative effect of viruses is their uncontrolled, self-reproduction, which wastes or overwhelms computer resources.
A Computer Worm is a self-replicating computer program similar to a computer virus. Worms differ from viruses in that they are self-contained and do not need to be part of another computer program to propagate themselves throughout computer networks. They are often designed to exploit the file transmission capabilities on computers.
HughesNet FEATURES AND BENEFITS
As you recall, the
HughesNet features and
benefits include:
- Available everywhere
- Affordable high-speed internet service
- Proven reliable and secure technology
- “Always-on”
- Access to www.http://hughesnet.myway.com
- Multiple email accounts
- Compatible with most Instant Messaging (IM) services
- Easy and convenient installation and set-up
- No phone line required
So what are you waiting for? Start speed surfing today on HughesNet!
