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  • 1.  Outgoing E-mail and HTML malware

    Posted Jan 04, 2012 09:09 AM

    Using the SEP12 ru1 client, what protection is available from HTML malware in outgoing e-mail if any.

    This is for both internet and Outlook e-mail.

    Thanks



  • 2.  RE: Outgoing E-mail and HTML malware

    Trusted Advisor
    Posted Jan 04, 2012 09:47 AM

    Hello,

    In Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1, Auto-Protect Email Protection is available which includes

    • POP3/SMTP Scanner

    • Microsoft Outlook Scanner

    • Lotus Notes Scanner

    Symantec Endpoint Protection provides protection against all Malwares.

    For Exchange and Outlook, we would recommend you to use mail security programs like Symantec Mail Security for MS Exchange (SMSMSE) on the company's Exchange server. This would protect you against any threats or other unwanted contents which could be cleaned long before the messages reach the end users.  

     

    Hope that helps!!



  • 3.  RE: Outgoing E-mail and HTML malware

    Posted Jan 04, 2012 09:53 AM

    This is to protect from sending malware. If a user (or a bounce from outside) creates an e-mail with an Html malware as the message will SEP stop this from going out prior to our Exchange server security



  • 4.  RE: Outgoing E-mail and HTML malware

    Trusted Advisor
    Posted Jan 04, 2012 10:02 AM

    Hello,

    Yes, If a user creates an e-mail from your Internal Environment (secured with SEP) with an Html malware as the message, SEP would stop this from going out prior to our Exchange server security.

    Only condition is that the SEP with Outlook protection feature has to be Installed and Enabled.

    NOTE: Symantec Excludes the Exchange Folders from Scanning.

    Symantec Endpoint Protection would block against any malicious activity which gets performed on your Environment which is Protected.



  • 5.  RE: Outgoing E-mail and HTML malware

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jan 04, 2012 10:55 AM

    from desktop level, the email plugin will scan the outgoing emails for threat. Can you explain what do you mean by HTML malware ? Is it just a link?



  • 6.  RE: Outgoing E-mail and HTML malware

    Posted Jan 04, 2012 02:55 PM

    If a userwrites the entire message in HTML just like a web page !!



  • 7.  RE: Outgoing E-mail and HTML malware

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jan 04, 2012 11:18 PM

    the email AP scans for the attachments , if it's just link than I'm afraid it will not scan as it's just text. However of user access the link and some malware is going to be downloaded the Auto Protect will catch the malware.