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iS3's Free ZILLAbar Helps Financial Institutions Fight Phishing Attacks, Build their Customer Bases

Internet Browser Tool can be Offered to New or Existing Customers as a Benefit;
Co-Branding Possible with Institution's Logo and Fonts

BOYNTON BEACH, FL - April 12, 2006 - iS3, Inc., maker of the award-winning anti-Spyware solution STOPzilla, today announced it is giving financial institutions the opportunity to provide ZILLAbar 2.0, iS3's anti-Phishing product, to their customers without cost. The product, which was designed to be co-branded with the institution's logo, typeface and color scheme, works with Microsoft? Internet Explorer to provide protection against Phishing and identity theft.

The ZILLAbar is a technology that benefits customers of any financial institution, from banks and credit unions to brokerage firms and credit card companies. As part of its offer, iS3 will provide institutions with updates, upgrades and other maintenance. iS3 will also share adjusted gross revenues with the participating institution when users purchase subscriptions to anti-Spyware and Identity Theft Protection services through the ZILLAbar.

"The ZILLAbar offers a free and straightforward way for financial institutions and their customers to combat identity theft," said Daniel A. Scaduto, CEO of iS3. "iS3 seeks to partner with financial institutions because in an increasingly threatening and volatile online world, it is imperative for all of us to protect our customers."

Phishing is now the Internet's biggest identity theft scam, costing consumers upwards of $56 billion annually. Phishers use a variety of techniques to deceive Internet users into disclosing credit card or bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, passwords and other confidential information. In particular, Phishing schemes include official-looking e-mails that link to fraudulent Web sites designed to look like legitimate company sites. Visitors are encouraged to provide personal information via the site which criminals then use against the victim.

ZILLAbar combats these costly forms of online fraud with a range of valuable tools. Features of ZILLAbar 2.0 include:

• Real-Time Phishing Alerts - Users receive prominent onscreen alerts whenever they encounter sites determined to be known or potential Phishing sites;
• Secure Search - Delivers high quality, safe natural and sponsored search results. Includes a "clear search" feature to erase the user's search history for privacy and security;
• Regular Updates - ZILLAbar is updated with the latest known Phishing definitions every day, as often as every five minutes;
• Spyware Protection - Provides the user a free trial subscription of STOPzilla, a CNET Editor's Choice award winner. Detects and blocks Spyware in real time, stops Keyloggers, Adware, Hijackers, drive-by downloads and the latest emerging threats;
• ID Theft Protection Package - One click access to a discounted ID Theft Prevention package. Developed by Identity Safeguards, services include protection, recovery and reimbursement by AIG. Real-time credit and debit monitoring is provided by TransUnion;
• Link to the Financial Institution - Customized button on the ZILLAbar links with to institution's Web site without leaving the homepage.

The ZILLAbar's unique anti-Phishing scoring engine puts the browser's content through a set of sequential evaluations intended to identify fraudulent sites. When a site is determined to be a potential Phishing site, the ZILLAbar displays a Phishing alert in real time. The user still has the option of accessing the site, but is advised not to do so.

"The ZILLAbar is an exceptional way for an institution to demonstrate its concern for its customers while effectively battling many forms of online fraud," said Robert Deignan, iS3's director of marketing. "By co-branding the ZILLAbar, the institution becomes a constant online companion to the customer and reinforces the institution's customer commitment."

Additional information about the ZILLAbar or iS3 is available at www.ZILLAbar.com.

About iS3: iS3 was incorporated in Florida in 1991 as International Software Systems Solutions, Inc. In ten years as a consulting firm, iS3 developed powerful enterprise solutions for clients such as IBM, Kmart and Federated Department Stores. In response to the flood of Internet ad delivery systems, iS3 developed a new kind of product: STOPzilla?. Keeping pace with the increasing sophistication of malicious software, STOPzilla has evolved to become the most effective anti-Spyware solution on the market. In the past five years, STOPzilla's CNET award-winning technology has raised the standard in computer security, and has protected customers in more than 60 countries. Web site: www.ZILLAbar.com

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