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Antispam and Antivirus Integration

Powerful antispam and antivirus functionality is included with every copy of SmarterMail. However, some users may need extra protection or have fixed infrastructures. The solutions listed on this page have been tested with SmarterMail, but you can integrate almost any command-line scanner or real-time scanner with SmarterMail.

Message Sniffer

Message Sniffer complements SmarterMail's built-in antispam and antivirus features and accurately captures more than 99% of spam, viruses, and malware right out of the box. It learns about your environment automatically to optimize its performance and accuracy without your intervention; and it can be easily customized to meet your requirements. Because Message Sniffer runs all of its signatures locally, it doesn't need to communicate with any services outside of the mail server, making it quicker and more efficient. Furthermore, the database is regularly and automatically updated to protect against new spam and malware attacks. The Message Sniffer solution is available as an integrated add-on to SmarterMail from the SmarterTools website and authorized SmarterTools resellers.

Cyren Premium Antispam

When coupled with SmarterMail, Cyren Premium Spam protection delivers upwards of 99% spam protection. Cyren technology complements SmarterMail's out-of-the-box antispam features by adding email transmission pattern recognition. The Cyren Premium Antispam solution is available as an optional add-on to SmarterMail from the SmarterTools website and authorized SmarterTools resellers.

Cyren Zero-hour Outbreak Detection

The Cyren Zero-hour Outbreak Detection uses Recurrent Pattern Detection to identify viruses based on their unique distribution patterns and provides a complementary shield to conventional AV technology. Cyren Zero-hour Outbreak Detection is available as an optional add-on to SmarterMail through the SmarterTools website and authorized SmarterTools resellers.

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Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender (formerly Windows Defender) uses machine learning, big-data analysis, in-depth threat resistance research, and the Microsoft cloud infrastructure to protect devices (or endpoints) in an organization. It comes pre-installed on most versions of Windows desktop and Windows Server. For integration instructions, please search the SmarterTools Knowledge Base .

ClamAV

ClamAV is an open-source project that provides mail servers with decent protection from viruses at no cost. SmarterTools has found ClamAV to be a valuable scanner to use, especially in lower-volume environments. For integration instructions, please search the SmarterTools Knowledge Base .

Declude

Declude is a third-party product that fills the role of antivirus, antispam, and email threat elimination. Declude offers complete integration with SmarterMail and has been optimized for high-load environments. Declude can use multiple scanners, reducing your exposure to new virus outbreaks. Note: As of January 2019, Mail's Best Friend -- the company managing and maintaining Declude -- announced they were working on a new, updated version of Declude to replace the previous version. See their website for more information.