Mumbai: McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced the availability of McAfee Anti-Spyware Enterprise, which uses proactive 'on-access scanning' to identify and safely eliminate potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) such as spyware, adware, dialers, keyloggers, cookies and remote-control programs.

The aAnti-spyware software is easily deployed, controlled and monitored with best-in-class, centralised management tools designed specifically for the unique requirements of small-to-medium businesses or large distributed enterprises. The solution is backed by McAfee's Avert, one of the top-ranked anti-virus and vulnerability research organisations in the world.

"In 2003, Gartner warned clients that spyware would be the next wave of costly attacks against PCs and spyware did hit in a big way in 2004," says John Pescatore, analyst with Garter, Inc.

"Many of our clients report that spyware is the cause of 30 per cent of their helpdesk calls and often requires in-person IT support to remove the spyware or re-image the PCGartner believes that spyware prevention must be integrated with anti-virus and personal firewall protections to be effective in the long run," adds.