Brightmail Incorporated was acquired by Symantec Corporation in June 2004. Brightmail Incorporated provides electronic messaging security software and services to enterprises and messaging service providers worldwide. The company’s products and services include Brightmail Anti-Spam, Brightmail Anti-Virus, Brightmail Reputation Service, and Brightmail Anti-Fraud. Its Brightmail Anti-Spam is used to identify and filter unsolicited or unwanted electronic messages. The company’s Brightmail Anti-Virus, an anti-virus module, is used to scan message attachments for viruses and other malicious code, and deliver anti-virus signature updates to customers automatically and securely. Its Brightmail Reputation Service is used to service tracks message and spam flow in real time from email sources and automatically create profiles for each email source. The company’s Brightmail Anti-Fraud is used to protect businesses from fraudulent emails for the purposes of stealing financial or personal information. In addition, it offers support and maintainence services. The company was founded as BrightLight Technologies, Inc. in 1998 and changed its name to Brightmail Incorporated in 2000.