WatchGuard
spamBlocker
Real-time spam and virus detection
for immediate protection
Stop spam and the viral payload it carries cold by adding spamBlocker, our powerful anti-spam subscription with virus outbreak detection, to your Firebox® X. Spam accounts for up to 95% of global email traffic, bogging down the network and leading unsuspecting users to malicious web sites designed to steal sensitive personal or company data. It remains the most common method of spreading viruses. WatchGuard offers an effective and efficient solution to protect your network against spam and all the dangers it carries.
- Recurrent Pattern Detection (RPD™) technology monitors the Internet for distinct patterns in global email traffic. RPD works quickly to effectively identify spam and virus attacks as they emerge for safe handling of email and malware prevention.
- Real-time spam monitoring reports provide an up-to-the-minute view of all spam-blocking activity, allowing IT administrators to make important networking decisions immediately.
Key Features and Benefits:
- Virus outbreak detection - New! A powerful layer of real-time anti-virus protection employs RPD technology to recognize and stop malware with excellent accuracy.
- Strong protection - Best in the industry at distinguishing legitimate communication from spam outbreaks in real time, blocking nearly 100% of unwanted email before it reaches the internal mail server.
- Spam quarantine* - Users can create a safe, full-featured quarantine for spam, bulk mail, and suspect email messages. Granular control allows for custom configuration.
- Intuitive management - Easy-to-use interface makes deployment and ongoing management simple and straightforward, even for novice network administrators.
- Flexible administrator control - IT administrator
has the flexibility to:
- Decide how messages will be processed, and which users and groups can receive bulk mail.
- Use whitelists and blacklist to allow mail from trusted domains.
- Block, allow, and tag mail for easy identification and forwarding to dedicated Exchange folders.
- Optimized for better network performance - Requires minimal bandwidth and CPU power because most of the processing is done outside the Internet gateway.
- Cost effective solution - Priced per appliance, one spamBlocker subscription provides network-wide protection for all users configured behind your Firebox X.
| spamBlocker System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Firebox X Edge Series: | |
| Application Software: | Edge v10 |
| Administration: | Windows 2000,Windows NT,Windows XP, or Windows Vista to support WatchGuard System Manager or Web UI |
| Support: | Active LiveSecurity Service subscription |
| Firebox X Peak or Core Series: | |
| Application Software: | Fireware® 10 |
| Administration: | Windows 2000,Windows NT,Windows XP, or Windows Vista to support WatchGuard System Manager |
| Support: | Active LiveSecurity Service subscription |
Documentation:
Download the WatchGuard spamBlocker Datasheet (PDF).