Aluria Software also makes a spam filtering solution, a desktop Web caching solution,  and pop-up blocking software. The company also offers an enterprise spyware solution, Paladin, which is based on Spyware Eliminator and used by over 35 million people worldwide.

Earthlink said that Aluria’s assets will become part of a new division. The company already offers a TotalAccess security solution to its customers, which includes products that overlap with those of Aluria Software. At least part of Earthlink’s current security offerings are part of a partnership with Symantec where customers pay a monthly subscription fee to as opposed to a yearly renewal fee typical of Symantec’s sales program. Earthlink hasn’t disclosed whether it will continue its partnership with Symantec.

Last week Symantec announced a deal to acquire policy compliance solution maker Sygate. Symantec intends to integrate Sygate solutions with its own offerings.

CyberGuard’s offerings including firewall and VPN solutions as well as a content management suite that protects against spam, viruses, and malicious Web content, and also protects instant messaging clients. The company also offers a centralized security management system for policy enforcement. The products compliment Secure Computing offerings, which include the well-known Sidewinder firewall and VPN appliances, Web content filtering, and hardware-based authentication solutions that integrate with Active Directory and are meant to replace traditional access passwords for popular services such as Outlook Web Access, Citrix Metaframe, VPNs, and more.

“This transaction meets important strategic priorities and better positions Secure Computing in two of the fastest growing markets of the security industry,” said John McNulty, president and CEO at Secure Computing. “By combining the companies, Secure Computing will be the leader in the [unified threat management] market, the fastest growing segment of the IT security market according to IDC. It will also accelerate our ability to further penetrate the [secure content management] market, and clearly positions Secure Computing as the number two player in web filtering with approximately 21.0 million licensed seats.”