Anti Spam

EDITORS' PICK: GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP Listing updated: August 13, 2009

GFI MailEssentials for Exchange Server is the most popularly used anti-spam and anti-phishing solution for SMBs that catches over 99% of spam. Used by over 80,000 customers worldwide, GFI MailEssentials has proven itself as the most reliable and cost effective anti-spam solution for Exchange by applying several anti-spam engines.

GFI MailEssentials isn’t just good at eliminating spam, it also ensures false positives are kept to a minimum and allows users to easily review any caught spam. Unlike other spam filters for Exchange Server, GFI MailEssentials immediately provides a high spam capture rate out of the box. Key features: Multiple anti-spam technologies, automatic whitelist management, up to date with the latest types of spam, real-time dashboard to monitor mailflow, disclaimers, autoreplies, reporting and more.

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  • Users' Rating: 3.98 [363 votes] - Vote
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XWall for Microsoft Exchange Listing updated: February 26, 2010

The XWall is a server based spam filter that works. It's that simple. Ask anybody or try it yourself. XWall for Microsoft Exchange (5.5, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010 including SB versions 32/64bit) and standard SMTP mail servers offers a wide variety of filters to combat spam, junk mail, email viruses, dangerous attachments and many other undesired email situations. XWall may attach disclaimers to outgoing email, and can archive all in and outgoing email. XWall keeps a detailed daily log including several informative statistics.

XWall works with Microsoft Server NT4, 2000, 2003, 2008 Standard, Enterprise and Small Business. It also can be placed on a MS Home server, 2000 Pro, XP or Vista workstation. Microsoft may limit the number of connections on some workstation OS. XWall is available in 32 and 64 bit versions.
  • Users' Rating: 4.81 [118 votes] - Vote
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Sophos PureMessage for Microsoft Exchange Listing updated: February 26, 2010

Sophos PureMessage for Windows/Exchange provides integrated gateway and messaging protection from spam, viruses and spyware. It scans all internal, inbound and outbound email messages and Exchange server stores, and includes threat reduction technology to protect against new or unknown email-borne threats.

PureMessage identifies up to 98% of spam and protects against email scams, including phishing attacks. Sophos technology detects, disinfects or quarantines viruses, spyware, Trojans and worms in incoming and outgoing email. PureMessage enforces policies to block unwanted attachments, and unwanted content in attachments and body text. The latest software, virus detection files and new spam rules are downloaded automatically via the internet.
A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) interface allows the straightforward configuration and management of PureMessage. An end-user interface provides an email-based spam digest review for the quick retrieval of legitimate messages. Global organisations are protected from viruses and spam in multiple language message streams.
  • Users' Rating: 4.15 [95 votes] - Vote
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WinDeveloper IMF Tune Listing updated: December 7, 2009

Unleash the full power of the Exchange 2003/2007/2010 built-in anti-spam filtering. The Exchange Intelligent Message Filter (IMF)/Content Filter is bottled in an interface exposing minimal functionality. IMF Tune changes this, rendering it a full featured, commercial grade, anti-spam solution.

Emails may be white/black listed based on various criteria. Each of the IMF SCL ratings is configurable enabling granular email handling. For each SCL one may setup archiving, logging, auto-replies, attachment stripping, insertion of SCL into the email subject and more. The selection of emails handling actions enables SCL based rejection, deletion and rerouting. The ability to setup filtering Rules composed of multiple conditions and exceptions adds further flexibility. In this manner one can simply increment/decrement the SCL rating on finding specific keywords. Otherwise one can fix the SCL rating to some value forcing the email to be deposited to the Junk Email folder.
  • Users' Rating: 5 [2 votes] - Vote
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SpamTitan ISO Listing updated: October 29, 2009

SpamTitan software allows you to create an email appliance for your gateway offering protection from Viruses, Spam, Malware, Phishing and unwanted content.

Available as a free 30 day download, SpamTitan blocks in excess of 98.5% of spam. It includes Kaspersky Labs and Clam Anti Virus. Features include end user quarantine reports, in and out bound scanning, disclaimers, and a full reporting suite. All updating is automated ensuring the lowest possible management overhead. SpamTitan ISO is a complete operating system and antispam application bundled to offer a simply deployed gateway solution. It allows the customer all the benefits associated with a traditional hardware gateway appliance but with the further advantage of the control of their own hardware.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.67 [15 votes] - Vote
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Symantec Mail Security for Exchange Listing updated: April 29, 2009

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange provides integrated mail protection against virus threats, spam, and other unwanted content for Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 servers. Symantec’s NAVEXTM antivirus technology defends against new and known viruses. Attachment and subject line blocking capabilities provide responses against, and support for hourly definition updates enables organizations to respond quickly to, emerging threats. In addition, a Mass-Mailer Cleanup feature eliminates worm-infected viruses. With integrated LiveUpdate functionality, virus definitions can be deployed enterprise-wide without stopping scan services or incurring server downtime. Basic spam tools include heuristics-based detection, custom filtering rules, and real-time blacklists and whitelisting.

Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange provides full support for Exchange 2003, including the VS API 2.5 and SCL functionality. It can be centrally managed through a multi-server console.

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  • Users' Rating: 3.89 [123 votes] - Vote
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Trend Micro ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange Listing updated: April 29, 2009

Trend Micro ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange guards against viruses, Trojans, worms, and other malicious code hidden in email attachments. By filtering inbound/outbound SMTP connector-level traffic, it blocks threats before they can enter or leave the mail server. For additional security, Trend Micro ScanMail Suite for Microsoft Exchange combines virus protection with new anti-spam and advanced content filtering technology. A centralized management console makes it easy to deploy group configurations, scan settings, notifications, and automatic updates—across all Exchange servers.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.24 [141 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 4 comments - View / Post

SpamTitan for VMware Listing updated: April 21, 2009

SpamTitan software allows you to create a certified virtual email appliance for your gateway offering protection from Viruses, Spam, Malware, Phishing and unwanted content.

Available as a free 30 day download, SpamTitan blocks in excess of 98.5% of spam. It includes Kaspersky Labs and Clam AV. Features include end user quarantine reports, in and out bound scanning, disclaimers, and a full reporting suite. All updating is automated ensuring the lowest possible management overhead. SpamTitan for VMware is one of the first Virtual Appliances on the market. It allows the customer all the benefits associated with a traditional hardware gateway appliance but even further advantages of virtualization including ease of deployment, back up and redundancy and cost savings. SpamTitan is a certified VMware Appliance.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.43 [28 votes] - Vote
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GFI MailDefense Suite Listing updated: April 8, 2009

Anti-virus, anti-spam & anti-phishing suite for Exchange server and other mail servers. Email is a primary means of communication but it is also used to commit fraud, sell products and services and cause damage to networks. Dealing with the huge amount of junk email hitting mail servers and email threats such as viruses and malware can be a nightmare. An effective way to do so would be to install GFI MailDefense Suite, comprising two of GFI’s award-winning solutions, to filter spam, stop viruses and malware in a single downloadable package.

GFI MailDefense Suite makes use of multiple technologies, such as Bayesian filtering to remove spam and up to five anti-virus engines to clean email of viruses. It is easy to install, configure and run while it ships at a price that is the lowest on the market. GFI MailDefense offers the highest spam detection rate (over 98%) and very low rate of false positives. It supports the industry leading messaging platforms including Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003, 2007 and Lotus Domino.

If you are looking for a holistic way to handle spam and viruses, then GFI MailDefense is the right tool, at the right price, for you. A free 30-day trial is available for download from our website.
  • Users' Rating: 3.75 [4 votes] - Vote
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ORF Enterprise Edition Listing updated: June 25, 2008

ORF Enterprise Edition is an anti-spam solution that helps you to block spam before it reaches your network. ORF uses a combination of anti-spam technologies and custom filtering options to stop the spam on SMTP protocol level. ORF can be used with Microsoft Exchange Servers and the IIS SMTP Service shipped with Microsoft Windows.
  • Users' Rating: 4.24 [215 votes] - Vote
  • Comments: 19 comments - View / Post

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