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InterMute Offers First Web Service to Scrub Spyware

SpySubtract Rx Scans and Removes Spyware Over the Web; Perfect for Company Intranets, Schools, Internet Cafes, WiFi Hotspots and ISPs

BRAINTREE, MA — December 15, 2004 — InterMute, Inc., a leading provider of best-of-breed Internet security and content filtering solutions, today announced the availability of SpySubtract® Rx, the first Web-based ASP service that lets corporate and consumer PC users scan and remove spyware in minutes—anytime they’re on the Internet and no matter where they are.

With SpySubtract Rx, universities, government agencies and corporations with remote and mobile workers and with widely distributed offices can overcome performance and security issues caused by crippling spyware, malware, adware, Trojans, key loggers, browser hijackers and “polymorphic” spyware.

SpySubtract Rx is implemented as Web-hosted service, giving corporations and institutions a fast and low-cost ASP solution for organization-wide deployment—and without burdening IT resources.

Additionally, SpySubtract Rx is an ideal value-added offering for hotels, colleges, WiFi “hotspot” providers, Internet cafes and Internet Service Providers (ISPs)—almost any business that supplies a central Web access point.

“InterMute wants to ensure all Internet PC users are provided with an unmatched ability to scan and clean up the ‘toughest of tough’ like polymorphic spyware, which defeats traditional file name and signature scanning techniques by constantly modifying its own file names and file contents,” said Ed English, CEO of InterMute, Inc. “SpySubtract Rx is your best online prescription to cure the severest forms of the spyware infections.”

State-of-the-Art

SpySubtract Rx is also offered as a private-labeled product under any company or organization name as a trusted addition to the provider’s services. The unique technology provides easy and immediate detection and removal of the most malicious spyware.

To access SpySubtract Rx, users simply click on a Web link placed on the provider’s home page or other appropriate Web page. SpySubtract Rx scans for spyware and, after allowing the user to select which detected threats to remove, scrubs them permanently from their PC.

Additional Features

SpySubtract Rx goes beyond ordinary anti-spyware products by providing valuable additional protection. Embedded into SpySubtract Rx is InterMute’s CWShredder™, which is widely regarded as the only effective solution for browser hijackers like CoolWebSearch—generally considered the most tenacious spyware because it replicates, morphs and mutates to defeat conventional attempts at removing it. According to PC Magazine, CWShredder is the only solution to effectively remove CoolWebSearch spyware.

Running SpySubtract Rx is trouble-free, always up-to-date and up to four times faster than other spyware removal software.

Availability

SpySubtract Rx is currently available to ISPs and enterprises. For more information about InterMute’s SpySubtract Rx, visit www.intermute.com.

About InterMute:

InterMute, Inc., based in Braintree, Massachusetts, develops leading Internet security and content filtering solutions for consumers and businesses. Founded in 1999, the company’s mission is to bring security, productivity and privacy to the Internet.

For further information, visit www.intermute.com.

InterMute, SpySubtract and CWShredder are trademarks or registered trademarks of InterMute, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.