Re: AVG for Exchange

From: <paul_lemonidis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 01:32:02 -0000

Hi Carl

I agree but since Symantec and Trend provide the functionality included as part
of their suites for free which one would you honestly purchase? It can also be
bought as part of the suite with Sybari. AVG do not even mention it at all by
comparison! I thus know which product I would prefer. Then again I guess you
get what you pay for to be fair as it much cheaper as you rightly mention.

Regards,

Paul Lemonidis.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Houseman
To: [ExchangeList]
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:35 PM
Subject: [exchangelist] Re: AVG for Exchange

http://www.MSExchange.org/

An anti-virus program is not required to be an anti-spam program. And
vice-versa.

Likewise, a stereo tuner is not required to contain an amplifier, and
vice-versa.

It is too bad there's no option to quarantine messages with certain
attachment types, but really, considering this is dirt-cheap Server+Exchange
AV, I'm not all that surprised.

Carl

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From: paul_lemonidis@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:paul_lemonidis@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:17 AM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] Re: AVG for Exchange

http://www.MSExchange.org/

Hi Carl

I stand corrected. I do apologise. Please find the manual for AVG 7.1 for
Exchange 2000/2003. This is part of the AVG for Email servers suite as detailed
in the manual available the Grisoft web site at
http://download.grisoft.cz/softw/70/filedir/doc/AVG_Email_Server/AVG_MS_Exchange2K/User_manual/avg_e2k_uma_en_71_1.pdf

One thing I do note though is that it appear to have no spam filtering
options?

Once again please accept my apologies for my mistake.

Regards,

Paul Lemonidis.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Houseman
To: [ExchangeList]
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:15 AM
Subject: [exchangelist] Re: AVG for Exchange

http://www.MSExchange.org/

You're not looking at the correct product page. And they don't call it
"AVG for Exchange". It's "AVG for Mail Servers".

You have to read the FAQ to find written proof that they plug into the AV
API provided by MS for Exchange:

AVG for MS Exchange 2000/2003
04203 Is it possible to delete the whole messages which are detected as
infected?
Unfortunately this option is only available in MS Exchange Server 2003,
where Microsoft Virus API 2.5 support has been implemented. The setting is
available in the Microsoft Exchange System Manager.

The scanning of emails in MS Exchange 2000 is done by the Virus Scanning
API 2.0, which is used for email scanning by many Antivirus systems.

In the case of VSAPI2.0 is the email scanned part by part (there isn't
another solution in MS Exchange - to be exact the API doesn't support that).
This is the reason why the whole message can't be deleted or moved.

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From: paul_lemonidis@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:paul_lemonidis@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 9:03 PM
To: [ExchangeList]
Subject: [exchangelist] Re: AVG for Exchange

Hi all

They might call it AVG for Exchange but it is not a proper Exchange
database virus scanning application. In other words it cannot scan inside the
actual Exchange database. Check their web site. It only scans Exchange accounts
through Outlook at the desktop. Have a look at Sybari Antigen or Trend
ScanMail. The quotes below are directly off their web site.

Certifies mail as virus free (except MS Exchange Server 2000/2003).

a.. AVG E-mail Scanner (EMS)
E-mail checking is supported either directly by plug-ins for certain
applications (Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, The Bat!) or by Personal E-mail
scanner - AVG EMS works at POP3 and SMTP protocol level. EMS can also protect
e-mail communication of all other E-mail clients (for example Outlook Express).
Each E-mail client plug-in can be individually configured to have its own
testing configuration including the language definition for certification
texts.

a.. With AVG EMS, it is possible to filter attachments by their
extensions or by their content
b.. The solution at POP3/SMTP protocol level is independent of the E-mail
client used
c.. It is possible to protect multiple e-mail accounts and to check
multiple e-mail servers
d.. SMTP authentication is supported
Regards,

Paul Lemonidis.
----- Original Message -----
From: EIS Lists
To: [ExchangeList]
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:30 AM
Subject: [exchangelist] AVG for Exchange

http://www.MSExchange.org/

Hello:

Is anyone running AVG for Exchange? If so, how do you like it? Anything
to look out for? Compared to Symantec?

Any thoughts welcome.

--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.4/176 - Release Date: 11/20/2005

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