Eight e-mail virus scanners tested

Specifications

Product eTrust Secure Content Manager MAILsweeper for SMTP F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange GFI MailSecurity V8.1
Vendor Computer Associates Clearswift F-Secure Corporation GFI Software Ltd
Phone 1800 22 4636 02 9424 1200 02 6261 4900 1800 22 55 43
Web www.ca.com/eTrust www.clearswift.com.au www.opensystems.com.au www.gfi.com
RRP inc GST US$55 per user (approx $75 per user) From AU$,2423 for 50 users (approx $48 per user) AU$4,257 for 100 users (approx $42 per user) AU$520 for 25 users, $3,555 for 500 users, $6195 for unlimited users (approx <$7 to $20 per user)
Update subscription cost Included for duration of license $606 per year From second year, $2128 for 100 users (approx $21 per user) Per year, $150 for 25 users, $880 for 500 users, $1495 for unlimited users
Warranty and support Included Included Included 3 months free support. Optional maintenance agreement 20 percent of RRP per year.
On demand/on access scanning Yes Yes Yes Yes
Antivirus actions Cure, rename, move, delete, report Scan, block, remove, delete Remove/delete, disinfect Delete entire e-mail, delete infected part, quarantine (with or without notifications)
Automatic virus data files and engine updates Daily Depends on partner products Hourly Yes
Method of deployment (SMTP gateway or mail server plugin) Gateway or server Gateway Server Gateway or server
Operating systems supported Windows 2000, 2003 Windows 2000, 2003 Windows 2000, 2003 Windows 2000, 2003
Supported mail servers Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes/Domino Any SMTP server Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003 Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003 or any SMTP server in gateway mode

Product NetBox Micro MailMarshal MailMonitor for Exchange 1.7.1 ScanMail Version 6.2
Vendor Oxcoda NetIQ Sophos Trend Micro
Phone 1300 737 060 02 9959 2313 02 9409 9100 02 9870 4888
Web www.netbox.biz www.netiq.com www.sophos.com.au www.trendmicro.com
RRP inc GST AU$3,276 (maximum of 150 users per appliance) From US$1295 for 75 users. (approx $22 per user) AU$34.65 per user for 100-199 users; $29.26 per user for 200-499 users Approx AU$15 per user for 100 users
Update subscription cost Included in first year, from second year $429 per year for automatic firmware updates or $869 per year for automatic firmware updates and replacement hardware warranty Included Included 25 percent of base price per year
Warranty and support 12-month replacement warranty, can be extended annually Variety of maintence level options Included Included
On demand/on access scanning? N/A Yes Yes Yes
Antivirus actions Block, quarantine, alert Delete, quarantine, clean Report, disinfect, delete attachment, delete message, quarantine message, disinfect and quarantine message Quarantine, clean, delete, block
Automatic virus data files and engine updates Yes Yes Yes Yes
Method of deployment (SMTP gateway or mail server plugin) Gateway Gateway or server Server Gateway or server
Operating systems supported N/A Windows 2000, 2003 Windows 2000, 2003 Windows 2000, 2003
Supported mail servers N/A Any SMTP server Microsoft Exchange 2000, 2003 All versions of Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino
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    Unfortunately mailmarshal's re ...Anonymous -- 22/06/04

    Unfortunately mailmarshal's reporting of problems to the sender leaves a lot to be desired. It's reports are amongst the least useful of any mail gateway software on the market, failing to include the headers of the original message, and typically misidentifying or not identifying the sender and recipients.

    As someone who sees a lot of bounces from mailing list traffic, I'm sick of not knowing which addresses are supposed to be removed from the list.

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