Group: microsoft.public.exchange.admin
From: markm75
Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: Exchange 2007 anti-virus options? Nod32 vs others (gfi, etc)... thoughts?

On Oct 23, 10:27 am, markm75 wrote:
> On Oct 22, 8:39 am, "Lee Derbyshire [MVP]" >
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> 0.t c.0.m> wrote:
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> > > On Oct 19, 10:57 am, "Lee Derbyshire [MVP]" > > > 0.t c.0.m> wrote:
> > >> "markm75" wrote in message
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> > >>news:1192804525.674278.23780@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
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> > >> > On Oct 19, 8:28 am, "Lee Derbyshire [MVP]" > > >> > 0.t c.0.m> wrote:
> > >> >> "markm75" wrote in message
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> > >> >>news:1192727069.995482.54610@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
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> > >> >> > On Oct 18, 10:29 am, "Lee Derbyshire [MVP]" > > >> >> > d.
> > >> >> > 0.t c.0.m> wrote:
> > >> >> >> "markm75" wrote in message
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> > >> >> >>news:1192717409.414445.278200@e34g2000pro.googlegroups.com...
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> > >> >> >> >I currently have Forefront Security as our antivirus solution, but
> > >> >> >> >I'm
> > >> >> >> > looking to find an alternative solution.
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> > >> >> >> > We used to use TrendMicro Client Security suite SMB (we still do
> > >> >> >> > on
> > >> >> >> > workstation side, but their exchange portion isnt out for 2007
> > >> >> >> > yet)..
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> > >> >> >> > I tried ScanMail8, but it gave me an installation error...
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> > >> >> >> > I was wondering what everyone thought about Nod32 Enterprise for
> > >> >> >> > Exchange.. or GFI Mailsecurity? Or are there others worth
> > >> >> >> > checking
> > >> >> >> > out?
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> > >> >> >> > Again, these need to be for Exchange 2007.
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> > >> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
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> > >> >> >> NOD32 is working great for me.
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> > >> >> >> Lee.
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> > >> >> >> --
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> > >> >> >> Outlook Web Access For PDA , OWA For WAPwww.leederbyshire.com
> > >> >> >> email a@t leederbyshire d.0.t c.0.m
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> > >> >> > I'm a big nod32 fan, but we may be sticking with GFI mailessentials
> > >> >> > for anti-spam.. was considering their suite pricing with
> > >> >> > anti-virus..
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> > >> >> > Had you ever tried their antivirus product?
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> > >> >> > Cheers
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> > >> >> Yes. It seemed a bit flakey a few years ago, so I gave up on it. It
> > >> >> may
> > >> >> be
> > >> >> better now, though. I don't have any third-party anti-spam - E2007's
> > >> >> built-in content filtering seems to work really well for me. I have
> > >> >> to
> > >> >> say,
> > >> >> though, that Forefront just seemed rather inefficient and clunky for
> > >> >> my
> > >> >> tastes.
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> > >> >> Lee.
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> > >> >> --
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> > >> >> Outlook Web Access For PDA , OWA For WAPwww.leederbyshire.com
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> > >> > How many scanning engines come with nod32 out of curiousity.. or do
> > >> > you know.. the basic gfi one has 2, or for $500 more they give you 4
> > >> > (the same price as forefront)..
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> > >> > With the built in antispam agents.. are you using ip filtering.. with
> > >> > zen.spamhaus.org or similar? I was looking into using this ontop of
> > >> > gfi, but it appears you have to have an edge server. Though i do have
> > >> > the agents installed and the threshold set to 7 ( i didnt add
> > >> > keywords, as gfi does all this for me, but i also turned on recipient
> > >> > filtering and sender filtering).
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> > >> Just the one agent. I'm happy with that, since it's known to be a good
> > >> one.
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> > >> You can set up Content Filtering on a Hub. You don't need
> > >> Edge:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb201691.aspx
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> > >> Lee.
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> > >> --
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> > > Ok.. well we have the antispam agents installed... but i'm still not
> > > clear on where the address zen.spamhaus.org comes into play in these
> > > settings? IE: Connection filtering via its ip address?
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> > Try adding it as a 'IP Block List Provider' in Organization Config/Hub
> > Transport/Anti Spam .
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> Once I add this, does this just make our spam protection that much
> better (than it is right now with say GFI mailessentials, where a user
> or two may get 15 emails a day, slipping into their inbox)? Can i
> just set it and forget it.. if this domain changes names or servers at
> some point, how would i know this.. does exchange 2007 warn me in some
> way?
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Also.. does adding the domain here, mean that messages wont still come
into our server, but will get blocked or bounced? If so.. is there a
way to just have them forced into junk email?