Secure email communication on UNIX with Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite

Tue, 06 March 2007

Real-time gateway protection with virus scanner and check sum analysis
   
Tettnang, 6 March 2007 – Avira is expanding its portfolio for Linux-based environments with another security solution: the Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite for Unix provides fully comprehensive protection against spam mails in addition to the classic detection of viruses and malware. The software scans the incoming and outgoing SMTP data traffic, including attachments, in real time and intercepts infected messages on the server. Additional security is provided by outbreak detection – a new security function which detects unknown digital malware at an early stage. Compared to purely signature-based virus and malware detection, businesses can thus gain a time advantage of up to 12 hours to defend themselves against attacks.

The electronic mail traffic on UNIX also represents a permanent source of danger: firstly, spam messages push up operating costs due to the load on network connections and memory as well as lost working time, and secondly they frequently serve as a means of transport for infected attachments that force their way into the company in this way and can also cause damage. The Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite effectively puts a stop to both sources of danger with the new anti-spam functionality.

The integrated anti-spam technology of the software for UNIX platforms is based on a new method and achieves a detection rate of over 98 per cent. Unwanted messages are now reliably put out of circulation based on their propagation features and not as up to now on an analysis of their contents. The software uses checksum algorithms that compare emails and their attachments with each other and classify them. With these checksums it can be clearly determined whether a message or an attachment has been sent en masse. Using so-called blacklists and whitelists, businesses can also individually control their digital communication: certain email addresses can therefore be put on a blacklist and are never let through. Conversely, contact addresses can be placed on the list of wanted mails. Messages from these senders are automatically classified as trustworthy and are excepted from scanning, so that they reach the recipients more quickly.

“Today it is efficient business communication practically impossible without trouble-free mail traffic”, explains Tjark Auerbach, founder and CEO of Avira. “This is exactly where the Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite comes in: it optimizes the data traffic in advance so that users can concentrate on the essentials, namely on their relevant and wanted emails.”

The Avira malware research center ensures fast reactions to new definitions. As the virus definitions, search algorithms and repair functions are automatically updated, users are guaranteed a consistently high level of security without system crashes. The Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite can be managed by a user-friendly graphical user interface or via the AntiVir Security Management Center.

Avira is premiering the Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite at the CeBIT in hall 7, stand B14. The Suite will then be available from Avira and certified partners from 10 April. The solution can be ordered individually according to the number of users in the company with the flexible Avira license models. The basic package consists of ten user licenses and is available from a net price of EUR 568.80 Euro. All updates and upgrades are included in the price during the license period. In addition, free installation support from Avira security experts is available for the first 30 days. A test key can also be requested for this period. More: http://www.avira.com/de/downloads/avira_mailgate_suite.html

Information for the press:
Avira is holding a press conference at the CeBIT fair on 16 March from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in CC room 108/109. In addition to current security trends and other new products, the Avira AntiVir MailGate Suite will also be demonstrated.


About Avira

Avira is a worldwide leading supplier of self-developed security solutions for professional and private use. With more than twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field.

The security expert has several locations in Germany and partnerships in Europe, Asia and America. At its headquarters in Tettnang near Lake Constance, Avira is one of the region’s largest employers with more than 180 employees. Worldwide more than 250 persons are employed and their work regularly wins awards. Avira AntiVir
Personal, used by millions of private users, represents a significant contribution to security.

Avira’s national and international customers include renowned corporations listed on the stock exchange but also educational institutions and public authorities. In addition to protection of the virtual environment, Avira also provides for more protection and security in the real world by supporting the Auerbach Foundation. Established
by the founder of the company, the Auerbach Foundation promotes charitable and social projects as well as the arts, culture and science.


Contact:

Adela Kohl
Avira GmbH
Lindauer Str. 21
D-88069 Tettnang
Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 7542-500 284
Fax: +49 (0) 7542-525 10
Email: presse@avira.de


Contact for the press:

Jacklin Montag/Elisabeth Rothbart
Lewis Global PR
Baierbrunner Str. 15
D-81379 München
Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 89 1730 19 19
Fax: +49 (0) 89 1730 19 99
Email: avira@lewispr.com

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