Quick NAV CE 7.6 Question

[DoubleS]

I am setting up a new MS SBS install and want to get centralized anti-virus administration, especially for my Exchange Server. At the risk of asking a really stupid questions: does NAV CE with Exchange protection stop viruses at the Exchange server so my users don't even have a chance to open an infected file? I need to implement a system that keeps my users from even having the opportunity to open infected files, so I want everything that goes through the server scanned. I understand floppies, etc are vunerable, but we are getting a number of viruses through e-mail that need to be stopped. I'd like my users to never be asked to make decisions about virus protection as all of the stand-alone AV packages do now.

TIA,
SS

 

[yizhar]

HI.

When you purchase NAVCE - You should ask for the version with Exchange AV module. There are separate products with or without NAVMSE.

Yes, with the Exchange module (NAVMSE) you can block known virusses at the server before they get to clients.

However you should also consider blocking attachments by extension (EXE, VBS, etc) in addition to known virusses.
NAVMSE has this capability also but with a poor (none) interface.
Some other AV products for exchange have better management for email filters.
Take a look here for some good articles and references:

http://www.slipstick.com

If you're going to block attachments with NAVMSE, you'll find a free GUI for that in my site (signature).

Bye
Yizhar Hurwitz

http://come.to/yizhar

http://teachers.sivan.co.il/yizhar

 

[DoubleS]

Thanks for your help, I'll check out those links.

-SS

 

[KBMCO]

I'm using NAV for MS Exchange in a SBS 4.5 server working fine. I configure it in this way:
To Check ALL the attachments no matter what extension is.
Action when virus found: DELETE (no quarentine, no clean, no repair ... just DELETE).
Also increase the number of levels for more than 5 when the attachments are nested.
In this way my users don't need to decide what to do. They just receive a notification that NAVMSE detected a virus from Sender:X in Attachment: Y and it was DELETED.
I think that is what you want too.
Regards.

 

[yizhar]

HI KBMCO.

If you do not also block attachments by extension, you have no protection agains new unknown virusses and other malicious code.

Scan all attachments for known virusses, and in addition block dangerous attachments by extension, or better use a more sophisticated 3rd party programs.
Take a look here:

http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest

Applying security patches for client applications (IE, Office, WMP, and other including OS itself) is also important for protection agains new and unknown virusses.

Bye
Yizhar Hurwitz

http://come.to/yizhar

http://teachers.sivan.co.il/yizhar

 

[KBMCO]

May be I didn't explain well. I said Scan ALL the attachments, that means all the extensions names. Sorry for the confusion.