We are using Symantec Mail Security (SMSME) 5.0 on our Exchange 2003 server to perform the following: - scan mails and attachments for viruses. - filter/quarantine encrypted zip files (encrtyped file rule) . - filter/quarantine disallowed file types (exe, bat, etc) in attachments (content filtering engine). The problem we are having is that SMSME5.0 does not appear to support scanning for disallowed file types within a zip file. With this being the case it doesn't mean much to have a "Content filtering" engine as a sender can simply put the disallowed file type in a zip file attachment and send it through. to our internal users. Can anyone recommend a workaround or alternative solution (other application, etc) to prevent disallowed file types in a zip file. Sadly, the Symantec forums are not very responsive. Appreciate any assistance.
> - filter/quarantine disallowed file types (exe, bat, etc) in attachments 1. Can you add your file type zip her in above filter in Symantec? 2. Have you looked into the Exchange IMF solution (Exchange Intelligent Message Filter) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/bb288484.aspx The IMF solution should give you what you want to do here if it can not be done in Symantec. "barkley bees" wrote: > We are using Symantec Mail Security (SMSME) 5.0 on our Exchange 2003 server > to perform the following: > > - scan mails and attachments for viruses. > - filter/quarantine encrypted zip files (encrtyped file rule) . > - filter/quarantine disallowed file types (exe, bat, etc) in attachments > (content filtering engine). > > The problem we are having is that SMSME5.0 does not appear to support > scanning for disallowed file types within a zip file. With this being the > case it doesn't mean much to have a "Content filtering" engine as a sender > can simply put the disallowed file type in a zip file attachment and send it > through. to our internal users. > > Can anyone recommend a workaround or alternative solution (other > application, etc) to prevent disallowed file types in a zip file. Sadly, the > Symantec forums are not very responsive. Appreciate any assistance. > > >
Thanks for your reply Austin. Sure, we can add *.zip as a disallowed file type but we do not want to block zip files altogether. We simply want zip files to be scanned to block any that contain disallowed file types. Unfortunately this will require us upgrading to SP2 which is not in our current scope. None the less, we will investigate about Exchange IMF as an alternative. Thank you again. "Austin Chen" wrote in message news:0FF4FC28-104D-4658-BA64-88D2E0421423@microsoft.com... >> - filter/quarantine disallowed file types (exe, bat, etc) in attachments > > 1. Can you add your file type zip her in above filter in Symantec? > 2. Have you looked into the Exchange IMF solution (Exchange Intelligent > Message Filter) > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/bb288484.aspx > > The IMF solution should give you what you want to do here if it can not be > done in Symantec. > > "barkley bees" wrote: > >> We are using Symantec Mail Security (SMSME) 5.0 on our Exchange 2003 >> server >> to perform the following: >> >> - scan mails and attachments for viruses. >> - filter/quarantine encrypted zip files (encrtyped file rule) . >> - filter/quarantine disallowed file types (exe, bat, etc) in attachments >> (content filtering engine). >> >> The problem we are having is that SMSME5.0 does not appear to support >> scanning for disallowed file types within a zip file. With this being the >> case it doesn't mean much to have a "Content filtering" engine as a >> sender >> can simply put the disallowed file type in a zip file attachment and send >> it >> through. to our internal users. >> >> Can anyone recommend a workaround or alternative solution (other >> application, etc) to prevent disallowed file types in a zip file. Sadly, >> the >> Symantec forums are not very responsive. Appreciate any assistance. >> >> >>
