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ALADDIN ANNOUNCES WARNING TO STUFFIT DELUXE USERS ABOUT A "TROJAN HORSE" BEING DISTRIBUTED ONLINEStuffIt Deluxe 4.5 Will Be Available In The Next 90 Days On Diskette Or CD Only-Do Not Download Any File Claiming To Be StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 (DR)Watsonville, CA -- September 10, 1997-- Aladdin Systems announces that it has recently discovered that a "Trojaned" (a trouble making program hidden within a legitimate program) called "StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 (DR)" is circulating on Hotline servers on the Internet. This Trojan Horse apparently deletes files while pretending to build a list. Aladdin wants to warn its customers not to download any such file and that StuffIt Deluxe(r) 4.5 will be available in other traditional formats: Direct from Aladdin Systems, its retailers and distributors. StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 is not currently available, so users should not download anything claiming to be a legitimate copy of StuffIt Deluxe 4.5. "Although we haven't been able to verify this rumored Trojan Horse file we'd like to pre-warn our customers before any damage is done," said Rakesh Chabra, StuffIt product manager. StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 will be available in the next 90 days from
Aladdin Systems. It will not be a downloadable upgrade but will
be available on CD or diskette directly from Aladdin systems and
on CD in catalogs, distribution channels and in retail outlets.
Additional announcements will be posted on the Aladdin web site
Significant enhancements of StuffIt Deluxe 4.5 will include Mac OS 8 compatibility, support for more expansion formats like MIME/Base64, encrypted ZIP, and LHA expansion, additional email program support and Private File encrypted file support. Availability and Pricing StuffIt Deluxe is a commercial software product that carries a suggested retail price of $129.95. StuffIt Deluxe is available throughout the US in all leading mail order and retail computer stores and is distributed by Ingram Micro, Merisel and The Douglas Stewart Company. StuffIt Deluxe is also available directly from Aladdin. Check Aladdin's web site for the international channel partners. For more information on StuffIt Deluxe go to http://www.aladdinsys.com/consumer/sd1.html. Aladdin: Making data distribution and management transparent in
the Internet era Founded in 1988, Aladdin Systems, Inc. is the developer and publisher of award winning business and consumer products. Aladdin publishes StuffIt(r), the Macintosh and Internet compression standard; Spring Cleaning(tm), the fastest and safest way to clean up your Mac; FlashBack(tm), the ultimate safety net for any Macintosh file; Private File(tm), the easiest cross-platform encryption software available. Aladdin's Developer products include: InstallerMaker(tm), the Macintosh installation standard and ShrinkWrap(tm), the quickest and easiest way to create and distribute disk images. Aladdin products are designed to help users take full advantage of their computers by making life easier. Aladdin is located at 165 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA; telephone: (408)761-6200; URL: http://www.aladdinsys.com; e-mail: info@aladdinsys.com ### StuffIt Deluxe is a trademark of Aladdin Systems, Inc. All other products or brands are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
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