MailScan For Linux

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www.escanav.comData Sheet: MailScan for Linux v5.x-240914


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MailScan for Linux is a powerful Real-Time mail scanning Software for Mail Servers running on

Linux operating systems that offer's complete protection against Viruses, Worms, Trojans,

Spammers, Phishers and Other malware. It provides a comprehensive Security Solution for e-

communications at the Mail Gateway level.

How it works?MailScan for Linux works on SMTP Port 25 and receives mails on behalf of the actual mail server.

It thoroughly scans all mails for malware and spam and subsequently quarantines or deletesinfected or spam mails. This ensures that MailScan protects the Mail Server in a proactive and

preventive manner.MailScan for Linux acts as a Content-Security and Anti-Virus Software for

your Corporate Mail Server. It scans and cleans e-mails.

Key Features

Real-time Anti-Virus at the Mail Gateway

Powerful Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing

Advanced Content Scanning Options

Automated Threat Notifications

Compression and Decompression

MailScan comes with the world's fastest and earliest updating Anti-Virus system that

detects Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Backdoors, Rootkits, Spywares, Adwares, Bots, Porn

Dialers, Trojan Clickers and all other kinds of malicious programs at the Mail Server.

MailScan stops Spamming and Phishing using a combination of technologies like,

Gray Listing, Real-time Black List (RBL), SURBL, General Header Tests, MX/A DNS

Record Verification, Reverse DNS, X-Spam Rules Check and more.

Content Control options allow you to specify restricted words or phrases in e-mails

that should be detected by MailScan. E-mails with such words anywhere in the

subject, body or tags can be deleted or quarantined.

When a virus is detected in an e-mail or attachment, or when restricted words and

phrases are found in the mail content, the mail can be deleted, quarantined or

disinfected. MailScan provides you the option to send a customized notification to

the sender, the intended recipient or others, informing them about

Oversized files are compressed using standard file compressors with options for

automatic decompression. MailScan can be configured to create 'EXE' files or self-

extracting zip files that are automatically decompressed at the recipient's machine.

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Comprehensive Reports

Self Diagnosis / Troubleshooting

This feature provides a report of MailScan activity for a period. There are five tab

pages that provide reports about different MailScan tasks. The tabs are: Mails Sent

from Local Domains, Mail Details, Alt.

When the software encounters any problem in functioning, 'Send Debug

Information' of eScan generates a file called 'debugs. zip'. eScan gives an option to

send that Self Analysis along with a small description of the problem keyed in by the

user to the MicroWorld support team, who identifies the cause of the issue and helps

resolve it.

Various Deployment Scenarios

Scenario IMailScan for Linux Mailserver can act as a Mail Gateway (Mail Transport Agent MTA), wherein

MailServer is on a different system. All mails shall be scanned and passed through MailScan and

then forwarded to the MailServer located on a different system.

Incoming Mail

MailScan for Linux on a

different system

Mail forwarded to themail server

Postfix MailServer

Relay / RBL

/ Graylist

check

MailScanActions

Spam

Check

Anti-Virus

Check

Mails being scanned

Scanned Mails


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Scenario IIMailScan for Linux Mailserver is installed on the same system where a Mailserver is running.

MailScan will be running on Port 25 and the MailServer SMTP service should be made to run on

a different unused port eg. Port 26. Incoming mails will be accepted on port 25 & scanned by

MailScan and then forwarded to the MailServer SMTP port 26.

Incoming Mail

MailScan for Linux and

Postfix on same system

Relay / RBL

/ Graylistcheck

MailScanActions

Spam

Check

Anti-Virus

Check

Mails being scanned

Scanned Mails

MailScan

Using Port 25

Postfilx serviceusing post 26


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Scenario IIIMailScan for Linux Mailserver can also act as a Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) for locally

configured mail users.

Incoming Mail

MailScan for Linux as mail

delivery agent for local user

Relay / RBL

/ Graylistcheck

MailScanActions

Spam

Check

Anti-Virus

Check

Mails being scanned

Scanned Mails

MailScan

Using Port 25

Local User Mailbox

Feature Compliance

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Server Control

MailScan for Linux provides list of services that can be running or that have been shut down.

You can restart the services you want. MailScan for Linux has the Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus

engine. They should be always running.

In the screen, when a service is running, it is identified by a green flag. When a service is not

running, it is identified by a red flag. To restart a service, click on the single white arrow. To stop

a service, click the red square.

Should have auto update facility of antivirus and anti-spam signature database atscheduled intervals ?

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SettingseScan allows you to specify Server Settings to schedule the download of updates for MWAV

for Linux and MWCAV for Linux. You can access these updates which are available as free

downloads on our mirror download.

Should have Web based administration console for management for configurationand reporting

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Mailscan for Linux administration console can be accessed using a web-browser, thus enablingremote administration of the Mailscan.

To login to the Web-Administration from the web-browser:

MailScan will scan all incoming and outgoing mails on a real time basis for viruses and other

malwares, offensive contents and malicious attachments. MailScan uses content scanning for

detection of SPAM mails. It will restrict emails with certain words or phrases that are not usefulto an organization. Thus MailScan will scan for Viruses and content scanning and deliver the

mail to the Mail Server.

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Should support User defined / approved whitelist / blacklists and third partyopensource black list device.

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MailScan for Linux has a powerful Spam control that allows you to check content based on key words. Most

Spam mails have words like 'chance of a life time', 'get rich', etc. You can run a check for such key words and

identify mails that are Spam. Another key feature allows you to apply Spam level to phrases. This feature

allows you to control how Spam is identified.

You can also create a white list of genuine domains and users. Mails from them can be regarded as legitimate.

Names and IPs of known domains and users who spread Spam can be added to the black list. Mails from such

IDs are automatically blocked.

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The number of mails that are identified as Spam or infected or banned is displayed in this field. To view the details,

click on the link showing the number of the respective category. Details of the infected mails, Spam Mails and

Banned Mails are displayed in popups. In the popup window, you can select the number of records per page. You

can filter the records according to email-ids and strings appearing in the columns Date, ArrivalTime, Subject,Reason etc. You can also view the mail content of individual mails by clicking on View in

the View column. You can delete the mail(s) by clicking on the checkbox and then by clickingDelete Selected.

This page allows you to create custom alerts that are sent, when viruses are found in the mails. You can send

alerts to the mail sender, recipient and the administrator. Infected mails can be quarantined and placed in a

quarantine folder or sent to a mailbox.

Various Options:

Quarantine Infected Mails to:

When an infected mail is detected, you can quarantine it. The mail is encrypted and moved to a quarantine

folder.

Folder (location)

Shows the path of the location, where mails should be quarantinedInfected Mails to:

Send Notifications To Users

Check this option to send notification to users under following conditions:

When the number of mails in Quarantine exceeds the no. of mails given in the box.Hostname/IP address in URL Enter Hostname or IP where this mail is to be sent

Send Virus Alerts To

When infected mails are detected, virus alerts can be sent to the mail sender, mail recipient or the mail

admin.TheEmail ID of the mail admin needs to be specified in the given text box.

Virus Alert to Sender

This editable box displays an alert template used to send alerts to mail senders, who have sent infected

mails. Modify the alert if needed.

Virus Alert to Admin

This editable box displays an alert template used to send alerts to administrator. Modify the alert if needed.


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Virus Alert to Recipient

This editable box displays an alert template used to send alerts to recipients, who had been sent infected

mails. Modify the alert if needed.

Ability to Scan email traffic and block malicious content in the form of :6.

In-Line Content

Attachment as compressed files and multi packed files must be extracted and scanned regardless of the

archive nesting depth - eScan can scan compressed files upto 40 level of depth.

Attachments of true file types, compressed executable should be scanned.

This page allows you to configure anti virus settings. You can specify the white list domains and users that are

reputed to be secure against viruses. You can also specify files types that should be blocked from entering or

leaving your server. These file types are normally considered as virus carrier files. You can even use this feature to

stop confidential data from being mailed.

RHEL 4 & above ( 32 & 64 bit )

CentOS 5.10 & above ( 32 & 64 bit )

SLES 10 SP3 & above ( 32 & 64 bit )

Debian 4.0 & above ( 32 & 64 bit )

openSuSe 10.1 & above ( 32 & 64 bit )

Fedora 5.0 & above ( 32 & 64 bit )

Ubuntu 6.06 & above ( 32 & 64 bit )

Platforms SupportedSystem Requirement

Intel Pentium III 700 MHz or Higher with 2 GB RAM or

Higher min 4 GB of free hdd space.


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