When a user logs into the
fraudulent network, as many as 45 viruses are sent to computers that
accessed it. (NYSE: AAI), announced that it will air
spot television commercials in three of its largest markets during the Super
Bowl. The commercials will air in Atlanta on WSB-TV, Baltimore on WMAR-TV and
Chicago on WLS-TV.
Consumers will find these commercials both entertaining and informative.
"Attackers are most interested in stealing user IDs and passwords to
gain access to corporate networks," said Rushing. The attacker will
then have the ability to exploit vulnerabilities or even add Trojans
or viruses to the laptop, often without the user's knowledge.
AirDefense has made a free version of AirDefense Personal available to
all wireless users for their laptops. AirDefense Personal will monitor
for a variety of wireless risks , including Wi-Fi phishing and "Evil
Twin" attacks.

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Commercials
that will run in the Baltimore market are: Shipping and Conference Call,
Client Dinner, Fired/Last Minute, Room Service, Channeling , and
Teletransporter.

-- Channeling: Provides numerous scenarios of what the seats in a plane
endure during the many years a plane is in service.airtran. The airline is also the first carrier to install XM
Satellite Radio on a commercial aircraft.

Media Contacts: Tad Hutcheson
tad.

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4. Founded in 2001, AirDefense is based in Alpharetta , GA and
services hundreds of government agencies and blue chip corporations.net or call
770.

-- Client Dinner: Highlights the fact that while business trips can be
costly, AirTran Airways makes flying in Business Class very affordable
for its customers.
This newest Wi-Fi phishing attack is a more sophisticated version
of an "Evil Twin" attack that propagated over the Internet in January.
Similar to email phishing or pharming, AP phishing is the
manipulation of a wireless user.airdefense. AirDefense's
enterprise-class products are the most comprehensive , integrated
wireless security solution available, scaling to support single
offices to organizations with hundreds of locations.

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AirDefense Warns Corporate Executives of New Phishing Scam Targeting Wireless Networks; Company Offers Tips on How Executives Can Avoid Becoming Wi-Fi Phishing

Install personal firewall and security patches. Turn off or remove your wireless card if you are not using the
hotspot. Ads to Run in Atlanta, Baltimore, and Chicago Markets

ORLANDO, Fla. AirDefense tracked an overall increase in
wireless usage from previous Interops, which coincided with an
increase in wireless risks and attacks including:

1,318 stations were probing for networks that were not
represented at the show

320 cases of MAC spoofing likely used for malicious activity

172 scanning devices including Netstumbler and probing
stations

63 Denial of Service attacks

44 authentication errors

37 brute force attacks

25 "Evil Twin" attacks

16 AP phishing attempts

"Wireless has become pervasive and people were eager to get online
during breaks in the conference," said Rushing.

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and then manifested again last week at
Interop.
"Evil Twin," also known as AP phishing, is a technique whereby an
attacker tricks victims into connecting to a laptop or PDA by posing
as a legitimate hotspot.254.
As an example of this attack, AirDefense identified people
spoofing "free_extreme," the free wireless access sponsored by Extreme
Networks.

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K. People using
wireless can download AirDefense Personal at
http://www . It touts the fact
that AirTran Airways has America's youngest all-Boeing fleet.

-- Room Service: Humorously depicts how the high cost of air travel can
sometimes force consumers to cut costs in other areas of their lives. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport, where it is the second largest carrier.graham-weaver@airtran.

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Do not use insecure applications such as e-mail or instant
messaging while at hotspots. AirDefense's enterprise-class products scale to support
everything from single offices to organizations with hundreds of
locations .com
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The descriptions of the commercials are as follows:

-- Shipping: Offers a humorous depiction of how the high cost of travel
can sometimes compromise other aspects of a consumer's life.

-- Teletransporter: Illustrates how the high cost of air travel can make
people resort to certain extremes to save money. These under the radar attacks are
similar to the types of attacks occurring regularly on the enterprise
level in government, healthcare, financial services and many other
industries.

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The latest attack works when a hacker creates a fraudulent Web
site that has the look and feel of a log-in page to a Wi-Fi network,
when in reality the site is bogus. "The Super Bowl will give us the opportunity to
communicate to the millions of people who tune in. "However, users
continue to neglect securing their devices and do not detect phishing
scams or rogues connecting to them.

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"AirTran Airways is always looking for innovative ways to tell consumers
about our airline," said Tad Hutcheson, AirTran Airways ' vice president of
marketing and sales.com.airtran.net/products/adpersonal/

About AirDefense , Inc.

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For more information, please visit http://www. We have targeted some of
the largest markets that AirTran Airways serves to air these spot commercials.7448


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Avoid hotspots where it is difficult to tell who is connected,
such as at hotels and airport clubs.

AirDefense has made a FREE version of AirDefense Personal software
available to business travelers for their laptops . Click on About AirTran and then the Advertising icon.com
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Enter passwords only into Web sites that include an SSL key at
bottom right.

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About AirDefense, Inc.

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This newest Wi-Fi phishing attack is a more sophisticated version
of an "Evil Twin" attack that propagated over the Internet in January. Once the victim has connected to the
illegitimate hotspot , the attacker coerces the user into revealing
personal and confidential information that can be used for the
purposes of identity theft or other illegal activities.

AirTran Airways to Air Spot TV Commercials During the Super Bowl



For more information about the television commercials, log on to
http://www.

AirTran Airways, one of America's largest low-fare airlines with 7,000
friendly , professional Crew Members, operates over 600 daily flights to 50
destinations."
AirDefense recommends conference attendees register for hotspot
use on a secure wired connection prior to using wireless .

AirDefense is the market leader in wireless network security and
monitoring. The company provides the most advanced solutions for rogue
wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion prevention both
inside and outside an organization's four walls.

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com (America Online Keyword: AirTran ).

AirDefense Discovers New Version of ''Evil Twin'' Attack at Interop 2005


"Evil Twin", also known as access point (AP) phishing, is a technique
whereby an attacker tricks victims into connecting to a laptop or PDA
by posing as a legitimate hotspot. Once the user is connected, the
user is coerced into downloading a series of custom written Trojans
and viruses.airdefense.

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Use hotspots for Web surfing
only.
The Go campaign challenges flyers to take charge of their travel plans,
whether they are hopping a plane to solve a client problem or for a spur of
the moment getaway .

-- Fired/Last Minute: Dramatizes how AirTran Airways makes it affordable
for travelers to get where you need to be, even at the last minute.

Business Editors/Technology Editors

ATLANTA----AirDefense, the leader in
anywhere, anytime wireless network security and monitoring today
announced a mutated, malicious version of the "Evil Twin" attack was
discovered last week while monitoring the airwaves of Interop 2005 in
Las Vegas. People can download AirDefense Personal at
http://www.net


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airdefense.8115. Once unsuspecting attendees made a wireless connection , they
received a false page with a mouse-activated web overlay.

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2.
Richard Rushing, chief security officer for AirDefense, suspects
the custom scripts were launched with a distinct purpose in mind. Founded in 2001,
AirDefense is based in Alpharetta, GA and services hundreds of
government agencies and blue chip corporations.

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AirDefense lists the Top 5 ways business executives can avoid
becoming Wi-Fi phishing bait., AirTran Airways, a
subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc.hutcheson@airtran .7442

Judy Graham-Weaver
judy.

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A new malicious phishing
attack, this time targeting Wi-Fi users, was discovered at a recent
WLAN event in Olympia, U. AirDefense does not believe that everyday users of public
hotspots should be fearful, but executives using Wi -Fi in airport
lounges and on any business trip should take preventative steps
against the newest scam.

AirDefense is the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless
security and monitoring . By presenting the user with a
familiar scenario such as a login page to a hotspot, the user will
readily provide his or her user ID and password.

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Business Editors/Technology Editors

ATLANTA ----AirDefense, the leader in
anywhere, anytime wireless monitoring today issued a warning to
business executives that are accessing their corporate networks via
laptop computers and other wireless devices .
The commercials slated to run in Atlanta are: Shipping and Client Dinner,
Fired/Last Minute , Conference Call, Channeling, and Room Service. AirTran Airways recently
added the fuel-efficient Boeing 737-700 aircraft to create America's youngest
all-Boeing fleet. AirDefense
also recommends attendees read all pop up windows in their entirety.

Participants, known as Traceurs, use the urban landscape in unconventional ways, for example, jumping barriers or scaling walls rather than going around them.

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Once loaded,
AirDefense Personal will monitor for a variety of wireless risks,
including Wi-Fi phishing and "Evil Twin" attacks.airdefense. The company's products provide the most
advanced solutions for rogue wireless detection, policy enforcement
and intrusion prevention both inside and outside an organization's
four walls.663.


For more information,
please visit http: //www.

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AirTran Airways launched the advertising spots in 2005 as part of its Go
campaign to illustrate how the airline breaks down consumers' travel barriers.

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1.

3.254. Any click of
the attendees' mouse would trigger a downloading of viruses,
regardless of where the attendees clicked on the Web page.

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The Chicago market will air: Fired/Last Minute, Client
Dinner, Conference Call, Teletransporter.

-- Conference Call: Shows how AirTran Airways' low cost fares allow its
customers to arrive at destinations and surprise a few unsuspecting
people . For reservations or more
information, visit http://www.
AirDefense monitored the wireless traffic at Interop 2005 from the
AirDefense booth, on the show floor, and at a mobile location inside
the convention hall where people congregated at lunch, and before and
after the keynotes.

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