McAfee GSSCDE-AA-DA User Guide - Page 14

Auto-update of Virus Definitions V2API DATs, ExtraDATs, Anti-Virus engine, Spam

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McAfee® GroupShield™ 7.0 User Guide 1 Introduction GroupShield Features „ McAfee ProtectionPilot version 1.5 and above - to provide security management that simplifies anti-virus management tasks for network administrators who manage up to 500 computers. Management consists of deploying (sending and installing) anti-virus products, configuring product settings, and keeping those products up-to-date. For more information, refer to the chapter Integrating with ProtectionPilot 1.5 on page 77. „ Anti-virus Engine 5200 - to provide improved and latest detections like Packers and Potentially Unwanted Programs, improved emulator with agile methodology. „ Co-existence with: „ McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v 8.0 and above. „ McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Agent. „ Auto-update of Virus Definitions (V2API DATs), ExtraDATs, Anti-Virus engine, Spam engine and Spam rules - McAfee Security regularly provides updated Virus Definition (DAT) files and virus-scanning engine, spam engine and rules to detect and clean the latest threats. GroupShield uses new version of anti-virus DATs and engine (V2API). This provides improved detections of the latest viruses and threats. Note „ Product Update using SuperDAT v 2.2 executable - GroupShield helps you keep your server free from viruses, Trojans, spams, phish, PUPs by regularly updating the product using SuperDAT executable. „ In-product Reports - GroupShield generates status reports and graphical reports to view information about the detected items. „ Anti-Virus Stamping mechanism on a Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 with Edge or Hub server role - McAfee® Transport Scanner assigns a stamp to the header of an email message after scanning. This prevents the message from being re-scanned by VSAPI. „ Direction Based Scanning - GroupShield supports direction-based scanning. It scans inbound, outbound, and internal email messages using McAfee® Transport Scanner. „ User and Server level blacklist and whitelist using McAfee Quarantine Manager version 4.1 - For more information, refer to Upgrading Blacklists and Whitelists on page 42. „ Integration with SuperDAT Manager version 2.2 - SuperDAT Manager 2.2 supports updating of the DAT and Engine for the GroupShield software. 14

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14
McAfee
®
GroupShield
7.0 User Guide
Introduction
GroupShield Features
1
McAfee ProtectionPilot version 1.5 and above
to provide security
management that simplifies anti-virus management tasks for network
administrators who manage up to 500 computers. Management consists of
deploying (sending and installing) anti-virus products, configuring product
settings, and keeping those products up-to-date. For more information, refer to
the chapter
Integrating with ProtectionPilot 1.5
on page 77
.
Anti-virus Engine 5200
to provide improved and latest detections like Packers
and Potentially Unwanted Programs, improved emulator with agile methodology.
Co-existence with:
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v 8.0 and above.
McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Agent.
Auto-update of Virus Definitions (V2API DATs), ExtraDATs, Anti-Virus engine, Spam
engine and Spam rules
McAfee Security regularly provides updated Virus
Definition (DAT) files and virus-scanning engine, spam engine and rules to detect
and clean the latest threats.
Product Update using SuperDAT v 2.2 executable
GroupShield helps you keep
your server free from viruses, Trojans, spams, phish, PUPs by regularly updating the
product using SuperDAT executable.
In-product Reports
GroupShield generates status reports and graphical reports to
view information about the detected items.
Anti-Virus Stamping mechanism on a Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 with Edge
or Hub server role
— McAfee
®
Transport Scanner assigns a stamp to the header of
an email message after scanning. This prevents the message from being
re-scanned by VSAPI.
Direction Based Scanning
GroupShield supports direction-based scanning. It
scans inbound, outbound, and internal email messages using McAfee
®
Transport
Scanner.
User and Server level blacklist and whitelist using McAfee Quarantine Manager
version 4.1
— For more information, refer to
Upgrading Blacklists and Whitelists
on
page 42
.
Integration with SuperDAT Manager version 2.2
SuperDAT Manager 2.2
supports updating of the DAT and Engine for the GroupShield software.
Note
GroupShield uses new version of anti-virus DATs and engine (V2API). This provides
improved detections of the latest viruses and threats.