Anti-Spam

Anti-Virus

Encryption - Data

Encryption - Email

IDS / IDP

Traffic Monitoring

Sophos MailMonitor provides a robust solution to the threat of email-borne viruses. The MailMonitor suite of software checks all email traffic passing through your company, providing an extra layer of protection against mass mailing viruses. Threat reduction technology in MailMonitor for SMTP lets users reduce their exposure to virus threats even further by blocking potential carriers at the gateway.

The software incorporates detection and disinfection of viruses in email - including those in attachments compressed with Zip and other popular compression utilities plus features which give administrators complete control over their networks.

Technical support, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is included in all licenses.

Server Protection

Notes/Domino
SMTP
Exchange 5.5/2000

Detection and disinfection

Sophos software has a heuristic capability built into its standard detection methods which allows it to detect some virus variants which have not yet been analysed by the Sophos labs. However, because Sophos intelligently tempers its heuristic capability with other virus-detection technology it is less likely than some competing products to cause false alarms.

Once a virus has been detected, the Sophos virus engine automatically disinfects macro and boot sector viruses. The software can also disinfect common executable viruses.

MailMonitor has been awarded ICSA certification. All MailMonitor and Sophos Anti-Virus software shares the same virus data, virus engine and monthly concordance tests. Sophos's excellent detection rates are regularly recognised and certified by a wide variety of independent testing bodies including West Coast Labs and Virus Bulletin. The software is also routinely commended by many industry magazines and journals.

MailMonitor features

Total gateway/email server protection

Sophos MailMonitor disinfects, deletes or quarantines infected email and attachments at the gateway, protecting WANs and LANs from viruses before they enter or leave the organisation. In addition to real-time scanning on all versions, MailMonitor incorporates on-demand and scheduled scanning for Notes/Domino databases and mailboxes, and for Exchange 2000 mailboxes and information stores.

Powerful technology

The powerful Sophos virus detection engine allows MailMonitor to detect and disinfect viruses in incoming and outgoing email including viruses in compressed attachments such as Zip and other popular utilities.

Centralised control

Sophos MailMonitor automatically reports any virus incident, giving administrators full centralised control over quarantined attachments.

24-hour virus expertise

Sophos MailMonitor is backed up by 24-hour telephone support, 365 days per year, giving direct access to qualified technical staff and virus experts.

Simple, flexible licensing

Sophos MailMonitor can be licensed to include protection for one or more platforms and can be combined with a licence for Sophos Anti-Virus and/or SAV Interface to provide enterprise-wide protection. There are no hidden extra costs.

Constant update

Continuous updates are available for new viruses detected in the wild and can be downloaded automatically using Enterprise Manager. In addition, full monthly updates are available for download and are also sent on CD to all customers at the beginning of each month.

Threat reduction technology

A threat reduction module in MailMonitor for SMTP significantly enhances protection. It allows users optionally to block:

• file types by file extension and/or filename
• attachments with double extensions
• Windows and DOS executables even if the extension has been changed to mask the file's real identity
• all messages with a specific subject line
• all mass mailings sent to more than a specified number of recipients.

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