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MailScanner is a complete e-mail security system designed for use on
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e-mail gateways. It protects against viruses, and detects attacks against
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e-mail client packages (such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora). It
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can also detect almost all unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) passing
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through it and respond to all incidents in a wide variety of ways.
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Not only can it scan for known viruses, but it can also protect against
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unknown viruses hidden inside e-mail attachments by refusing entry to
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attachments whose filenames match any given pattern. This can include
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generic patterns that trap filenames attempting to hide the true filename
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extension (e.g. ".txt.vbs").
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It is superior to many commercial packages in its ability to handle
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attacks against itself, such as Denial Of Service attacks caused by
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messages containing the "Zip of Death". It is easy to install into an
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existing e-mail gateway, requiring very little knowledge of sendmail
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and no change to an existing sendmail configuration.
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MailScanner itself is entirely open source, but it uses widely known
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commercial virus scanning packages at its core. The other software it
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uses is all high quality open source software, leading to a system that
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can be trusted for performance and reliability.
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