Anti Spam

Sophos PureMessage for Windows/Exchange Listing updated: February 17, 2006

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: 4.1 [72 votes] - Vote
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Sirana SpamCenter Listing updated: December 21, 2005

Sirana SpamCenter works with the Exchange Intelligent Message Filter to provide a solution for spam management. Users can securely browse quarantined messages through a web interface, releasing messages that were blocked incorrectly. Users can also build personal Safe Sender and Blocked Sender lists to manage their quarantines automatically.
  • Users' Rating: 3 [4 votes] - Vote
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McAfee SpamKiller for Mail Servers Listing updated: October 18, 2005

McAfee SpamKiller for Mail Servers offers growing businesses spam protection and performance for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino mail servers.

Product Features include: Rules-based scanning - The SpamKiller product family is powered by the McAfee SpamAssassin engine, which scores or rates emails based on a series of tests; Spam scoring system - Spam scoring is a spam-detection safeguard, as it can differentiate legitimate “gray-area” messages; Integrity Analysis - SpamKiller examines the header, layout and organization of each email message, to identify the common characteristics of spam; Heuristic detection - A series of internal tests determines the likelihood of a message being spam, and each test carries a score to help reduce false positives; Content filtering - This functionality identifies key words or phrases that appear in an email, which could indicate that the message is spam; Black- and whitelists - Set the standards at the server-level to determine spam email by using the global whitelist and blacklist settings. Individuals may supplement the rule set at the desktop by defining their own whitelist and blacklist entries; Bayesian filtering – McAfee SpamKiller provides Bayesian filtering technology to allow email messages to be “intelligently” assessed for spam and non-spam criteria; Self-tuning - SpamAssassin learns the characteristics of the email you receive. It adjusts the overall spam rating for new messages, when sent by a known sender, and more...

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  • Users' Rating: 4.4 [10 votes] - Vote
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MIMEsweeper Listing updated: October 18, 2005

MIMEsweeper covers email-based threats to your organization by combining anti-spam, anti-virus and content security in one solution. MIMEsweeper’s anti-spam solution delivers detection rates of 98%.

Features include: The Engine – screens emails by source, content, destination, attachments and executables, so it can apply your policies; The Filter – combines Bayesian classification, heuristics, textual analysis, Universal Resource Identifiers (URI) Realtime BlockLists (SURBL) and new learning from the Personal Message Manager; The Feed – profiles of thousands of spam mails everyday, collected from our 20 million users and hundreds of seed mail accounts. Accessed up to eight times a day; The Personal Message Manager – allows users to manage their quarantine space – including personal whitelists; Multi-layered Anti-Virus.

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  • Users' Rating: 3.22 [9 votes] - Vote
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MailShield Server Listing updated: October 18, 2005

The Pro feature set is a database-backed anti-spam and anti-relay application that can record SMTP transactions, and offers both administrator-level and end-user filtering controls. MailShield Server Pro is available for Windows, Linux and Solaris. New Pro Features for Administrators: Flexible Data Recording. MailShield Server's Pro feature set uses a SQL database that can record every SMTP session and email message that passes through your mail server. Per-Recipient Address Handling. Administrators can specify how MailShield Server Pro handles inbound email to every recipient email address. Messages to valid addresses can be protected by MailShield's anti-spam filters, while messages to all others—for example, "dictionary attack" addresses that spammers make up—can be rejected outright. MailShield Clustering. Several MailShield servers may be configured as a cluster, providing fallback and scalability. Mailshell Spam Recognition System (MSRS). Redesigned Administrator Web Interface. The Pro feature set includes a completely redesigned graphical user interface.

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  • Users' Rating: 3.5 [2 votes] - Vote
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Sybari Advanced Spam Manager Listing updated: July 21, 2005

Sybari offers Advanced Spam Manager to filter spam and unsolicited content on SMTP Gateway and Microsoft Exchange servers. Advanced Spam Manager delivers an antispam and content-filtering solution with an integrated antispam engine, multiple filtering methods, and optional antivirus integration with Sybari Antigen solutions.

Features include: Integrates with Microsoft Exchange 2003 antispam features and Intelligent Message Filter (IMF); Supports Outlook 2003 Junk E-Mail folder or optional Sybari junk mail folder; Supports Exchange 2000 and 5.5 and other e-mail platforms via Windows SMTP servers; Utilizes Mail-Filters SpamCure engine with automatic updates; Offers filtering options that include Real-Time Black List (RBL) lookup, sender/domain filtering, and rule-based scanning of subject line and message body with prepackaged and customizable rules; Keeps spam out of mail stores with centralized quarantine; Includes the option to add disclaimers to outgoing messages; Permits the creation of trusted sender lists within sender whitelisting.

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  • Users' Rating: 3.83 [6 votes] - Vote
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Cloudmark Exchange Edition Listing updated: June 24, 2005

Cloudmark Exchange Edition (CEE) is a serverside anti-spam solution for the small- to mediumsized business, delivers maintenance-free, instant spam protection, blocking over 98% of spam automatically with zero false criticals. CEE takes advantage of automatic real-time updates from Cloudmark’s SpamNet community of more than one million SpamFighters identifying and blocking spam daily.

Cloudmark Exchange Edition can be installed on the Microsoft Exchange Server, with virtually no IT resources required. CEE can also be installed onto a server inside the SMB firewall that communicates directly with your Exchange Server using Microsoft’s standard messaging APIs (MAPI). Following installation, CEE immediately begins moving incoming spam messages into the end user’s spam folder for enabled users. CEE greatly simplifies administration, requiring no configuration or software installation at the desktop, but allows administrators to provide end-user control if desired, including the ability to review detained spam.
  • Users' Rating: 3.93 [14 votes] - Vote
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bt-MailFilter Listing updated: November 4, 2004

bt-MailFilter is a server-based solution that monitors and controls inbound and outbound email for your enterprise. Trapping spam before it hits employees' inboxes will greatly increase productivity, reduce the risk of exposure to inappropriate content, protect against viruses and worms, and optimize network resources. Content filtering is also critical. Filtering the message by keyword, file type, attachment file type/size will protect against incoming /outgoing proprietary data, audio or video files, executables or sexually explicit words. Combining our self-educating Bayesian with adaptive rules-based engine, and automatic interface with known public blacklists, will ensure comprehensive content filtering for your company. bt-MailFilter is language independent. As with all Burst Technology products, licensing is all inclusive.
  • Users' Rating: 3.7 [80 votes] - Vote
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SPAMfighter for Exchange Listing updated: July 4, 2004

SPAMfighter Exchange Server module (SEM) is an Exchange server module for small and medium businesses. SEM is powered by the SPAMfighter Server, which is updated by the SPAMfighter community of more than 400,000 users from 160 countries. SEM delivers spam protection with no configuration or maintenance to help the small and medium businesses that often operate with little to no IT staff.
  • Users' Rating: 3.95 [81 votes] - Vote
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Exchange Sentry Listing updated: May 23, 2004

Exchange Sentry is an anti-spam and content filter for Exchange 2000/2003 and SBS 2000/2003. It utilizes a native Exchange SMTP transport event sink and doesn't require a front end SMTP service or port redirection. Content scoring system based on key words, and advanced attribute analysis. Logging (CSV file) and archiving of emails (full message as Outlook Express .eml, or body only) available to aid in monitoring users. Content filter to block undesired content from even accepted senders above anti-spam tests.
  • Users' Rating: 3.67 [6 votes] - Vote
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