McAfee WEBSHIELD SMTP User manual

Data Sheet
McAfee WebShield SMTP
Stop threats at the Internet gateway
Email traffic is the most common transmission route
for viruses and worms. Your email-enabled business
needs effective virus and content filtering protection.
The best place to start is at the Internet gateway.
The growing volume of email traffic poses risks to corporate
security, liability, and employee productivity. Internet
gateway protection is a key component of your overall anti-
virus solution. McAfee®WebShield®SMTP provides multi-
faceted protection against viruses and unwanted email at
the Internet gateway.
WebShield SMTP uses the award-winning McAfee scanning
engine to detect and clean viruses and malicious code,
including macro viruses, Internet email, Trojans, worms,
and hostile ActiveX and Java threats. WebShield SMTP scans
all inbound and outbound email traffic as it passes through
your SMTP gateway.
Ensure your email content is secure
WebShield SMTP knows what is entering and leaving your
network. The solution scans for inappropriate content in
the subject line and message body of emails and blocks files
based on name, type, or size. It also prevents your servers
from hosting spam. Both reduce your legal liability and
make your users happier and more productive.
Proactive threat protection
McAfee Outbreak Manager is included with WebShield
SMTP and acts like a 24/7 administrator that takes pre-
programmed action to help prevent outbreaks. Outbreak
Manager searches for new attacks by looking for email
behavior typical of virus outbreaks. When identified it takes
action to secure your email against the threat.
Easy to install and configure
The firewall-independent WebShield SMTP easily plugs
into your existing network without impacting firewalls or
mail servers. You can start scanning SMTP ports almost
immediately. As a standalone solution, it doesn’t impact
other critical applications.

Data Sheet
Know your email traffic
The Status Monitor within WebShield SMTP provides you
with real-time statistical information about your inbound
and outbound email traffic. It tells you the number of email
messages scanned and infected, as well as the number of
messages that have been filtered for content. The Status
Monitor gives you information regarding your average
email throughput and peak-time utilization.
Automatic updates
Virus security products are only as good as their most recent
updates. With WebShield SMTP, automatic updates ensure
that you are always up to date with the latest McAfee virus-
definition drivers (DAT files).
Learn more
Visit www.mcafee.com, or call us at 888.847.8766, 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
McAfee WebShield SMTP is part of the McAfee family of
business security products and services. McAfee provides a
comprehensive portfolio of dynamic risk management and
mitigation solutions that secure your business advantage.
McAfee Customer Care
McAfee provides expert technology for each type of security
and performance management application. The McAfee
Customer Care program is essential for making the most of
your investment in McAfee System and Network Protection
Solutions.
System requirements
Operating system: Microsoft®Windows®2000 Server,
Windows NT 4.0 SP4 or later, Windows 2000 Advanced
Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Minimum hard drive space: 500MB
Minimum processor type: Intel Pentium 200MHz
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