Windows IT Pro is the leading independent community for IT professionals deploying Microsoft Windows server and client applications and technologies.
  
  
  Advanced Search 


September 2004

Antivirus/Mail Server

RSS
Subscribe to Windows IT Pro | See More Antivirus Articles Here | Reprints | Or get the Monthly Online Pass—only $5.95 a month!

Symantec also won our third antivirus award: Best Antivirus/Mail Server. Symantec Mail Security for SMTP enjoyed a comfortable margin over its nearest competitors, earning 39 percent of the vote to Trend Micro's 16 percent and McAfee's 15 percent.

Mail Security provides high-performance, integrated mail protection against virus threats, spam, and other unwanted content at the Internet email (SMTP) gateway. The software defends against new and known viruses, and attachment- and subject-line-blocking features enhance protection against emerging threats. In addition, a new Mass-Mailer Cleanup feature eliminates worm-infected messages.

Mail Security's multilayered antispam protection combines enhanced antispam heuristics, custom filtering rules, real-time and custom blacklists, and various whitelisting techniques to maximize detections and minimize false positives. Whitelists automatically capture mail domains that your organization trusts. You can insert custom tags into spam messages, assign different dispositions based on spam score thresholds, and distribute tasks associated with controlling spam. You can filter for message characteristics such as subject line, attachment, message size, and words and phrases in body text.

WINNER! — SYMANTEC MAIL SECURITY FOR SMTP
Symantec
541-335-5020 or 800-441-7234
http://www.symantec.com
2nd Place — ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange
Trend Micro
http://www.trendmicro.com
3rd Place — McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange
McAfee (formerly Network Associates)
http://www.mcafee.com

End of Article



Reader Comments

You must be a registered user or online subscriber to comment on this article. Please log on before posting a comment. Are you a new visitor? Register now




Top Viewed ArticlesView all articles
Microsoft, News Corp. Discuss Locking Out Google

Microsoft and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. recently discussed an alliance that would counter Google's fledgling online news service. ...

2009 Windows IT Pro Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards

Picking a favorite product from an impressive crowd of competitive offerings is never an easy task, and such was the case with our Editors' Best and Community Choice awards this year. ...

Command Prompt Tricks

One reader shares his tip for setting up the command prompt to reflect a remote path. ...


Security Whitepapers Reducing the Costs and Risks of Branch Office Data Protection

Solving Desktop Management Challenges in Healthcare

Solving Desktop Management Challenges in Education

Related Events Deep Dive into Windows Server 2008 R2 presented by John Savill

Introduction to Identity Lifecycle Manager "2"

SQL Server Security: How to Secure, Monitor & Audit Your Databases

Check out our list of Free Email Newsletters!

Security eBooks Spam Fighting and Email Security for the 21st Century

Understanding and Leveraging Code Signing Technologies

A Guide to Windows Certification and Public Keys

Related Security Resources Introducing Left-Brain.com, the online IT bookstore
Looking for books, CDs, toolkits, eBooks? Prime your mind at Left-Brain.com

Discover Windows IT Pro eLearning Series!
Clear & detailed technical information and helpful how-to's, all in our trademark no-nonsense format


Windows IT Pro Home Register FAQ for Windows WinInfo News
Europe Edition About Us Contact Us/Customer Service Media Kit Affiliates / Licensing  
SQL Server Magazine Office & SharePoint Pro DevProConnections IT Job Hound
Left-Brain.com Technology Resource Directory asp.netPRO ITTV Windows SuperSite 
 
 Windows IT Pro is a Division of Penton Media Inc.
 © 2009 Penton Media, Inc. Terms of Use | Privacy Statement