Anti-Virus
The IMP relies on the best brand name anti-virus vendors and their scanning technology to identify and stop viruses as they pass through the IMP's E-mail and message stream.
Cloudmark
Cloudmark Authority automatically counters new E-mail-borne virus outbreaks with the same speed and accuracy as spam and phishing attacks. Unlike conventional solutions that allow viruses to propagate before the system takes action, Cloudmark Authority Anti-Virus does not depend on volume and starts blocking as soon as it spots and confirms a virus. With Cloudmark, administrators do not need to do manual analysis, generate rules or distribute definitions. As a result, Cloudmark routinely captures viruses faster than traditional and other zero-hour anti-virus solutions.
Product: Cloudmark Authority Anti-Virus
Availability: Chargeable add-on
Supported Platform: IMP
Supported Releases: 3.0 and above
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Commtouch
Commtouch's Zero-Hour Virus Protection Solution is an essential component for service providers with its three central benefits:
- Proactive, effective and signature-independent virus blocking. Experts agree that signature-less protection is an essential complement to traditional AV technologies. Commtouch's Zero-Hour Solution proactively scans the Internet and identifies massive virus outbreaks as soon as they emerge.
- Protects systems hours before the release of signatures. Commtouch provides the proactive virus detection needed and effectively closes the early-hour vulnerability gap when viruses infect millions of users.
- Contains RPD technology, which has a track record of protecting over 35 million users. Commtouch tops the list of proactive virus control solutions with its proven record.
Product: Commtouch Zero-Hour Virus Protection
Availability: Chargeable add-on
Supported Platform: IMP
Supported Releases: 3.0 and above
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eleven
eleven's virus outbreak detection service regularly detects new kinds of worms or viruses within minutes - sometimes even seconds - after they first appear. This functionality represents an enhancement of eXpurgate's security capabilities. Those determined to provide their customers with reliable protection against new waves of worms and viruses should have this in their protection toolbox.
The virus outbreak detection procedure comes from proven eXpurgate technologies. New kinds of viruses spread quickly like spam E-mails do. This and other characteristics let eXpurgate rapidly and reliably identify such viruses as a new threat. On average, eXpurgate has a lead of more than 12 hours over traditional signature-based virus scanners.
Product: eXpurgate virus outbreak detection
Availability: Chargeable add-on
Supported Platform: IMP
Supported Releases: 3.0 and above
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Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab develops, produces and distributes information security solutions that protect customers from IT threats and allow them to manage risk.
Eugene Kaspersky, Costin Raiu, Marc Blanchard and other Kaspersky Lab virus analysts have over a decade of experience in the antivirus field, giving them the capability to predict data security trends. Kaspersky Lab is a technology leader in antivirus protection thanks to years of focused development. Its products reflect this technology as they provides its customers with superior capabilities. West Coast Labs has certified Kaspersky Lab's products, which also have received awards from leading IT publications and testing labs.
Product: Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus
Availability: Chargeable add-on
Supported Platform: IMP
Supported Releases: 2.2 and above
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McAfee
McAfee®, the largest dedicated and top-ranked security threat and research company in the world, proactively secures systems and networks from known and unknown threats.
McAfee employs researchers in 14 countries around the world who monitor the latest threats and provide remediation, so customers stay ahead of the threats and quickly respond to emergencies. The Labs contain world-class malicious code and anti-virus research with intrusion prevention and vulnerability research expertise.
Product: McAfee Olympus Scan Engine Anti-Virus
Availability: Chargeable add-on
Supported Platform: IMP
Supported Releases: 2.4 and above
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Sophos
Sophos is the world leader in integrated threat management solutions built for business, education, government and service providers. Its reliably engineered, easy-to-operate products protect over 35 million users in more than 150 countries.
With 20 years' experience, Sophos rapidly responds to emerging threats, no matter their complexity. With worldwide visibility of emerging threats, SophosLabs - its global network of high-security threat research centers - conducts 24-hour analysis to provide proactive, effective protection from any new virus or spyware threat that show up anywhere.
The powerful Sophos virus detection engine detects and disinfects viruses, spyware, Trojans and worms in real-time. Sophos Anti-Virus is 100% Checkmark-certified for spyware detection.
The company relies on a range of technologies, including emulation and heuristics, Dynamic Code Analysis and pattern matching to automatically check for malicious code. Its genotype virus detection technology proactively blocks families of viruses before specific virus signatures appear.
Product: Sophos Anti-Virus
Availability: Chargeable add-on
Supported Platform: IMP
Supported Releases: 2.3 and above
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Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in providing software, appliances and services to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses and large enterprises ensure the security, availability and integrity of their most important asset - information. At its research and development facilities around the world, more than 3,500 Symantec engineers build solutions to help individuals and enterprises achieve this goal. With its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in 40 countries.
Symantec AntiVirus provides high-performance, integrated protection against virus threats and other unwanted content for messaging traffic that passes through the IMP. Employing award-winning Symantec technologies optimized for speed, the solution imposes minimal resource demands on the IMP. Symantec's extensible NAVEX anti-virus technology defends against new and known viruses. With the integrated LiveUpdateTM functionality, virus definitions deploy without stopping scan services or incurring downtime. Symantec Security Response, the world's leading antivirus and Internet security research organization, supports Symantec Anti-Virus.
Product: Symantec AntiVirus
Availability: Chargeable add-on
Supported Platform: IMP
Supported Releases: 3.0 and above
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Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, based in Tokyo, is a global leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software. Founded in 1988 by Steve Chang, the company led the migration of virus protection from desktops to network servers and the Internet gateway. Trend Micro has earned its reputation for its vision and turning great ideas into cutting-edge technology. In recognition of the antivirus company's strategy and vision, Gartner's analysts have hailed Trend Micro as a visionary in malicious code management for four consecutive years.
TrendLabs - a team of security specialists monitoring virus activity 24×7 - backs Trend Micro's Anti-Virus, which is based on award-winning antivirus technology. In addition to its sophisticated virus pattern technology, the product uses IntelliTrap, a zero-day virus technology that conducts heuristic evaluation of compressed files. This stops viruses by exposing the tools used to hide the virus without requiring a virus code signature. Trend Micro antivirus also blocks spyware in E-mail to stop the more targeted spyware attacks.
Product: Trend Micro Anti-Virus
Availability: Chargeable add-on
Supported Platform: IMP
Supported Releases: 2.4 and above
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