Installation manual

ManualsBrandsESET ManualsSoftwareMAIL SECURITY 4 - FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER 2000-2003-2008

Contents

..................................................5

Introduction1.

........................................................................5What's new in version 4.5 ?1.1

........................................................................5System requirements1.2

........................................................................6Methods used1.3

.........................................................................6Mailbox scanning via VSAPI1.3.1

.........................................................................6Message filtering on the SMTP server level1.3.2

........................................................................6Types of protection1.4

.........................................................................6Antivirus protection1.4.1

.........................................................................6Antispam protection1.4.2

.........................................................................7Application of user-defined rules1.4.3

........................................................................7User interface1.5

..................................................8

Installation2.

........................................................................8Typical Installation2.1

........................................................................9Custom Installation2.2

........................................................................11Terminal Server2.3

........................................................................11Upgrading to a newer version2.4

........................................................................12Exchange Server Roles - Edge vs Hub2.5

........................................................................13Exchange Server 2013 Roles2.6

........................................................................13Installation in a clustered environment2.7

........................................................................15License2.8

........................................................................17Post-Installation Configuration2.9

..................................................19

ESET Mail Security - Microsoft Exchange

Server protection

........................................................................19General settings3.1

.........................................................................19Microsoft Exchange Server3.1.1

........................................................................19

VSAPI (Virus-Scanning Application Programming

Interface)

3.1.1.1

........................................................................19Transport Agent3.1.1.2

.........................................................................20Rules3.1.2

........................................................................21Adding new rules3.1.2.1

........................................................................22Actions taken when applying rules3.1.2.2

.........................................................................23Log files3.1.3

.........................................................................24Message quarantine3.1.4

........................................................................25Adding a new quarantine rule3.1.4.1

.........................................................................25Performance3.1.5

........................................................................26Antivirus and antispyware settings3.2

.........................................................................26Microsoft Exchange Server3.2.1

........................................................................27

Virus-Scanning Application Programming

Interface (VSAPI)

3.2.1.1

..........................................................................27Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 (VSAPI 1.0)3.2.1.1.1

.........................................................................27Actions3.2.1.1.1.1

.........................................................................27Performance3.2.1.1.1.2

..........................................................................27Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 (VSAPI 2.0)3.2.1.1.2

.........................................................................28Actions3.2.1.1.2.1

.........................................................................28Performance3.2.1.1.2.2

..........................................................................29Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (VSAPI 2.5)3.2.1.1.3

.........................................................................29Actions3.2.1.1.3.1

.........................................................................30Performance3.2.1.1.3.2

..........................................................................30Microsoft Exchange Server 2007/2010 (VSAPI 2.6)3.2.1.1.4

.........................................................................31Actions3.2.1.1.4.1

.........................................................................31Performance3.2.1.1.4.2

..........................................................................32Transport Agent3.2.1.1.5

.........................................................................33Actions3.2.2

.........................................................................33Alerts and notifications3.2.3

.........................................................................34Automatic exclusions3.2.4

........................................................................35Antispam protection3.3

.........................................................................36Microsoft Exchange Server3.3.1

........................................................................36Transport Agent3.3.1.1

........................................................................37POP3 Connector and antispam3.3.1.2

.........................................................................38Antispam engine3.3.2

........................................................................38Antispam engine parameter setup3.3.2.1

..........................................................................38Analysis3.3.2.1.1

.........................................................................39Samples3.3.2.1.1.1

.........................................................................39SpamCompiler3.3.2.1.1.2

.........................................................................39List of cache memory files3.3.2.1.1.1

..........................................................................39Training3.3.2.1.2

..........................................................................40Rules3.3.2.1.3

.........................................................................40Rule weight3.3.2.1.3.1

.........................................................................41Add rule weight3.3.2.1.3.1

.........................................................................41List of downloaded rule files3.3.2.1.3.2

.........................................................................41Category weight3.3.2.1.3.3

.........................................................................41Add category weight3.3.2.1.3.1

.........................................................................41Custom rules list3.3.2.1.3.4

..........................................................................41Filtering3.3.2.1.4

.........................................................................42Allowed senders3.3.2.1.4.1

.........................................................................42Blocked senders3.3.2.1.4.2

.........................................................................42Allowed IP addresses3.3.2.1.4.3

.........................................................................42Ignored IP addresses3.3.2.1.4.4

.........................................................................42Blocked IP addresses3.3.2.1.4.5

.........................................................................42Allowed domains3.3.2.1.4.6

.........................................................................43Ignored domains3.3.2.1.4.7

.........................................................................43Blocked domains3.3.2.1.4.8

.........................................................................43Spoofed senders3.3.2.1.4.9

..........................................................................43Verification3.3.2.1.5

.........................................................................43RBL (Realtime Blackhole List)3.3.2.1.5.1

.........................................................................43List of RBL servers3.3.2.1.5.1

.........................................................................44LBL (Last Blackhole List)3.3.2.1.5.2

.........................................................................44List of LBL servers3.3.2.1.5.1

.........................................................................44List of skipped IP addresses3.3.2.1.5.2

.........................................................................44DNSBL (DNS Block List)3.3.2.1.5.3

.........................................................................44List of DNSBL servers3.3.2.1.5.1

..........................................................................44DNS3.3.2.1.6

..........................................................................45Score3.3.2.1.7

..........................................................................45Spambait3.3.2.1.8

.........................................................................45Spambait addresses3.3.2.1.8.1

.........................................................................45Addresses regarded as nonexistent3.3.2.1.8.2

..........................................................................45Communication3.3.2.1.9

..........................................................................46Performance3.3.2.1.10

..........................................................................46Regional settings3.3.2.1.11

.........................................................................46List of home languages3.3.2.1.11.1

.........................................................................48List of home countries3.3.2.1.11.2

.........................................................................52List of blocked countries3.3.2.1.11.3

.........................................................................52List of blocked charsets3.3.2.1.11.4

..........................................................................52Log files3.3.2.1.12

..........................................................................52Statistics3.3.2.1.13

..........................................................................52Options3.3.2.1.14

.........................................................................53Alerts and notifications3.3.3

........................................................................53FAQ3.4

..................................................56

ESET Mail Security - Server protection4.

........................................................................56Antivirus and antispyware protection4.1

.........................................................................56Real-time file system protection4.1.1

........................................................................56Control setup4.1.1.1

..........................................................................57Media to scan4.1.1.1.1

..........................................................................57Scan on (Event-triggered scanning)4.1.1.1.2

..........................................................................57Advanced scan options4.1.1.1.3

........................................................................57Cleaning levels4.1.1.2

........................................................................58

When to modify real-time protection

configuration

4.1.1.3

........................................................................58Checking real-time protection4.1.1.4

........................................................................58What to do if real-time protection does not work4.1.1.5

.........................................................................59Email client protection4.1.2

........................................................................59POP3 checking4.1.2.1

..........................................................................60Compatibility4.1.2.1.1

........................................................................61Integration with email clients4.1.2.2

..........................................................................62Appending tag messages to email body4.1.2.2.1

........................................................................62Removing infiltrations4.1.2.3

.........................................................................63Web access protection4.1.3

........................................................................63HTTP, HTTPs4.1.3.1

..........................................................................64Address management4.1.3.1.1

..........................................................................65Active mode4.1.3.1.2