Intego VirusBarrier Server 3 Academic - Single server license - 1 year protection included (EDUVBSERV3-SU)

System administrators are well aware of the threat of viruses and malware on a server. While malware on a client computer can damage files on that computer, and eventually propagate throughout a network via files that are emailed or sent over a network, a virus on a server could damage all the computers on the network. Viruses on a file server that don't affect the server itself, if it is running a different operating system from client computers, can still propagate as users copy files to their computers. Beyond viruses, many types of malware, such as worms and Trojan horses, can infect servers, potentially granting remote access to malicious users.

VirusBarrier Server 3 protects Mac OS X servers, ensuring that infected files that get onto them don't go any further. VirusBarrier Server 3 protects against not only Mac viruses, but also Windows viruses, Word and Excel macro viruses, and Unix and Linux viruses. VirusBarrier Server 3 also provides network protection, with a powerful two-way firewall, and contains features that block network attacks.

VirusBarrier Server 3 automatically scans every file that is copied to a Mac OS X Server computer where it is installed, as well as any files that are launched on the server. If it finds viruses, the infected files are quarantined, and administrators can determine which actions to take. VirusBarrier Server 3 can also be set to run scheduled scans of both local and network volumes.

VirusBarrier Server 3 also offers full protection for all e-mail that is sent or received via Mac OS X Server's built-in e-mail server. It automatically scans all e-mail messages that pass through the server, checking e-mails for infected attachments. If it finds malware, the e-mails carrying them are quarantined, and notifications can be sent to administrators informing them of this activity.

VirusBarrier Server 3's Antivandal offers a number of powerful tools to prevent network attacks, such as ping floods, intrusion attempts, port scans and more. Administrators can use the program's Blocked Address and Trusted Addresses lists to blacklist and whitelist specific IP addresses or ranges.

Scan Settings
VirusBarrier Server 3 gives you a number of options to tell the program how it should scan your server, what types of files it should scan, and what types of malware it should look for.

Mail Gateway
The Mail Gateway tab allows you to control settings for virus scans of e-mail messages and attachments.

Antivandal Protection
VirusBarrier Server 3's Antivandal watches over data entering your server and filters it, looking for signs of intrusion. This filtering is transparent: the only time you'll see signs of it working is if it detects suspicious data, in which case an alert displays. Otherwise, Antivandal silently monitors your server's network activity at all times.

Malware Log
The malware log shows a record of malware activity that VirusBarrier Server 3 has observed, including all manual and scheduled scans and the results of these scans. As with the network log, you can filter it to highlight issues of interest.

Features of VirusBarrier Server 3

New and improved features

In addition to being the best defense against viruses and malware for Macs, VirusBarrier Server 3 adds more than 100 new features that provide hardened security and help protect against the latest threats. Here are some of them:

• Remote GUI administration: VirusBarrier Server 3 allows administrators to manage the program remotely, with full access to all settings and configurations. Administrators can manage multiple servers from a single GUI console and the program can also be administered locally. With VirusBarrier Server Admin, administrators get a bird’s-eye view of all the servers they are responsible for.
• Two-way firewall: VirusBarrier Server 3 now includes a powerful two-way firewall, extending the program’s protection beyond detecting and eradicating malware. This firewall offers preset configurations, for basic situations, and customizable, rule-based settings for advanced users, to protect Mac OS X servers from dangerous network traffic.
• Antivandal: VirusBarrier Server 3 protects servers from intrusions and network attacks. A full range of features is included to protect against the many new types of threats facing Internet users.
• New types of malware detected: VirusBarrier Server 3 detects a wide range of new types of malware, such as scareware (software that tries to trick users into thinking their Mac is infected, in order to get them to pay for software), spyware (including commercial software used as keyloggers or monitoring tools), hacking tools, dialers (software that initiates phone calls to premium-rate phone numbers), proof-of-concept malware (software designed to show how to exploit a vulnerability, which is not circulating “in the wild”), and more.
• E-mail server protection: VirusBarrier Server 3 integrates with the Mac OS X Server’s e-mail server to scan incoming and outgoing e-mails for malicious attachments. When infected e-mails are found, they are quarantined until an administrator can check them.
  Fine-tuned scanning and security policies: users can choose from a number of detailed options to determine exactly what is scanned and when, and the type of threats that VirusBarrier Server 3 scans for.

System requirements
VirusBarrier Server 3 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later, or Mac OS X Server 10.5 or later, running on an Xserve or any other Mac configured as a server. E-mail scanning is only available on Mac OS X Server's built-in e-mail server.