GFI MailSecurity™ - Features

Using multiple scanners drastically reduces the average time required to obtain the latest virus signature, enabling a faster response to combat the latest threats. Each antivirus software engine has a different response time to each new virus, depending on where the virus was discovered, and other factors. By using multiple antivirus engines, GFI MailSecurity gives you a much better chance of having the right defense, at the right moment, to combat the latest attack. Since each engine has its own heuristics and detection methods, each one brings its own strength to your email environment for detecting a particular virus and its variants. Multiple antivirus engines, as provided by GFI MailSecurity, mean better virus protection.

Norman Virus Control is an industrial strength antivirus engine that has received the 100% Virus Bulletin award over 30 times running. BitDefender is a very fast and flexible award-winning antivirus engine that can recognize and scan a strikingly wide range of formats. GFI MailSecurity automatically checks and updates the Norman Virus Control and BitDefender definition files as they become available. The GFI MailSecurity price includes updates for one year.

One of the best ways to detect the most recent malware, for which definitions have yet to be released, is to run it in a Sandbox. GFI MailSecurity features Norman Sandbox, a technology which makes use of an emulated environment to analyze the behavior of suspicious files in cases where signature-based analysis falls short. Additionally, for those also using the optional AVG antivirus, GFI MailSecurity uses the AVG LinkScanner to analyze hyperlinks in email bodies to determine whether they point to malicious content. The AVG LinkScanner can also be configured to scan the links’ destination pages.

For example, GFI MailSecurity would have protected you against the Nimda and Klez viruses when they first emerged, without requiring an antivirus update, because they used known exploits.

For example, all executable attachments can be quarantined for administrator review before they are distributed to the user. GFI MailSecurity will scan for information leaks such as an employee emailing a database. You can also choose to delete attachments like .mp3 or .mpg files. The administrator can configure GFI MailSecurity to block certain attachments only if they exceed a specific size and to strip suspicious attachments from the email before sending it to the user.

From trend reports for management (ROI) to daily drill-down reports for technical staff, the GFI MailSecurity ReportPack provides you with a comprehensive and easy-to-view understanding of your security patterns. Full automation and custom scheduling provide install-it-and-forget-it-functionality. The GFI MailSecurity ReportPack offers several default and customizable reports that can be prepared on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis including:

• Viruses blocked
• Inbound email traffic
• Outbound email traffic
• Total inbound and outbound email traffic
• Processed emails
• Blocked emails
• And more

More information about the GFI MailSecurity ReportPack

For example, you can set up a folder for emails that were quarantined by virus checking and another for emails quarantined by attachment checking for a particular user, thus allowing you to prioritize. For example, it may be more important in your environment to examine the attachment checking folder first, allowing you to quickly approve and forward those emails that are appropriate.

For example, you can search among in or outbound email to or from a particular user. Searches can be carried out based on sender, recipient, the reason for quarantine and more, freeing the administrator from the tedious task of sifting through a folder full of email, one-by-one.