Endpoint Protection

Hello!

I'm a bit lost in Symantec products, so I hope this is right place to ask.

The task is to set up Symantec Antivirus on our mail server.

OS: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
Mail Server: IceWarp

Mail Server software allows to check e-mails with external antivirus program by using command line, but Symantec is not oficially supported, so would be good to test before purchase.

Only command line antivirus is necessary. No real time protection, so kernel should not be recompiled. Updating with command line and crontab would be ok.

After browsing Symantec page I assume Symantec Antivirus for Linux (SAVL) is right product for this task, but I'm not sure. So questions are:

1) Is SVAL right product to use?
2) Is there trial version available, so we would be able to test if it's even possible to use it with IceWarp?
3) Is there any price comparison tables for Symantec products/versions (was not able to find, but maybe missed)?
4) How ofthen antivirus signatures are being updated?
5) Are there any other alternatives beside SAVL to use on mail servers?

Thanks for help in advance!

Hi T.S,

Thanks for the post.  SAV for Linux and the newer, managed SEP for Linux can protect the OS of a Linux box.  These are not designed to scan mail for threats, though.  I recommend a dedicated mail security product, like a real or virtual Symantec Messaging Gateway appliance.  More details: https://www.symantec.com/products/messaging-gateway 

SEP for Linux comes with Symantec Endpoint Protection.

Hope this helps!   

Hello!

Thank you for answer! I will check Symantec Messaging Gateway. Does not look very simple, but I'll check closer. Also I'm not sure yet if it's possible to use it within IceWarp mail server...

Meanwhile I was trying to find SEP tiral version for Linux. As I'm not sure if it's possible to use it from IceWarp server, it would be good to test it. I found download page, but it asks for serial, which I don't have yet of course.

So, is there a SEP tiral version available for linux? And also, is there any manual on how to install SEP commandline only on linux, without real time protection. Probably it's easy, but can't test it without trial.

Tahank you!