Information about anti-virus solutions that work with MailEnable Professional and Enterprise Editions. Current versions of MailEnable include an ClamAV to scan emails, so there is no need to configure an additional scanner. The integrated ClamAV will be able to process messages much faster than using a command line scanner.
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MailEnable Professional, Enterprise and Premium Editions provide an anti-virus plug-in that can scan mail messages for viruses before they are delivered to user mailboxes.
If you do wish to integrate additional scanners, the following overviews are
provided to assist in selecting an anti-virus application for your MailEnable
implementation. Be aware that some of these details may be out of date. You
should evaluate and check any command line scanner before purchasing for use
with MailEnable.
Company: | Sophos |
Product Name: | Sophos Antivirus |
Versions: | Current Version |
Configuration Guidelines: | MailEnable Knowledge Base |
Company: | Panda Software |
Product Name: | Panda Command Line |
Versions: | Current Version |
Configuration Guidelines: | MailEnable Knowledge Base |
Company: | Grisoft |
Product Name: | AVG |
Versions: | Version 6 |
Configuration Guidelines: | MailEnable Knowledge Base |
Company: | McAfee |
Product Name: | McAfee Virus Scan |
Versions: | (Current Versions) |
Configuration Guidelines: | MailEnable Knowledge Base |
MailEnable recommends trialling the anti-virus software before you purchase. It is also worth mentioning that some anti-virus agents require that the MailEnable Mail Transfer agent run with elevated privileges.
Real Time Protection
Some anti-virus agents cannot exclude directories or file types from their real time protector. This may produce unpredictable results if real-time virus protectors are monitoring and protecting critical MailEnable directories. It may be better disable real-time protectors on servers because they drastically inhibit disk I/O. An option is to schedule scans rather than using the real-time protector. Further reduce the risk by not running desktop applications on the server itself (e.g. mail clients). The following table outlines the current features of leading anti-virus manufacturers with respect to configuring real-time virus protection.
Vendor/Product | Support |
Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition | Can exclude directories and file types. |
McAfee VirusScan | Can exclude directories and file types. |
Panda | Can exclude specific directories. |
AVG | No ability to exclude directories or file types. |
Norman | Can exclude directories and files. |
F-Prot | No ability to exclude directories or file types. |
Note: Any errors or omissions contained within this article are unintentional. For accurate and up to date information it is recommended to consult the manual or web site of respective software package. Whilst MailEnable provides a means for you to integrate anti-virus software, always check the licensing agreement supplied with the anti-virus software to determine any licensing constraints.
How to configure MailEnable's anti-virus plug-in?: How do I configure MailEnable Professional's Anti-Virus plug-in?
Debugging the anti-virus support and the Mail Transfer Agent: How can I debug the Antivirus Support and the Mail Transfer Agent
Tuning the anti-virus plug-in and the Mail Transfer Agent: How to tune MailEnable's Antivirus Plug-in and the MTA
How anti-virus filtering works and how to configure it: How does Antivirus Filtering work and how do I configure it?
Product: | MailEnable (Pro-Any Ent-Any) |
Category: | Integration |
Article: | ME020144 |
Module: | MTA Filtering |
Keywords: | antivirus,compatible,anti,virus,integrate,integrates,anti-virus,AV |
Class: | INF: Product Information |
Created: | 17/06/2003 6:40:00 PM |
Revised: | Friday, November 25, 2016 |
Author: | MailEnable |
Publisher: | MailEnable |