iSolation Server v.2.1 Datasheet

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Tests e-mail attachments

iSolation Server® eliminates unknown and rapidly changing e-mail viruses from entering corporate e-mail servers. It tests the actual behavior of incoming e-mail and attachments in a virtual machine and identifies viruses for which there is no known pattern or signature. By testing messages in a virtual machine, iSolation Server eliminates the window of vulnerability between virus outbreak and signature update distribution. iSolation Server v. 2 delivers increased scalability for enterprise-class customers by testing e-mail on multiple servers. In addition, iSolation Server v. 2 also features SMTP stream reporting, which details overall volume and attachment categories of the incoming mail stream.

Outbreak Protection

• Tests e-mail and its attachments in a virtual PC environment prior to end user delivery by opening the e-mail and observing any unusual behavior that indicates potentially malicious intent.
• Functions as the key element of a “layered protection” antivirus strategy. Traditional virus scanners identify threats for which there is a pattern while iSolation Server provides protection from new and unknown viruses.
• Blocks undetected variants and new mutations of prolific outbreak viruses — including 100 percent effectiveness for recent unknown variants of the MyDoom, Mimail, Bagle and Netsky viruses.
• Eliminates the window of vulnerability between virus outbreak and pattern-file availability and distribution.

Attachment Productivity

• Eliminates the need to block all attachments from the network for security purposes because iSolation Server observes executable e-mail attachments in a virtual environment.
• Enables the IT administrator a higher level of attachment filtering, including the ability to disallow specific attachment types instead of all.
• Allows for safe use of the popular .zip file format, as well as non-standard or infrequent file types.

SMTP Stream Profiling and Virtual Delivery

• Provides e-mail content validation by ensuring the attachment MIME-type matches the actual attachment content.
• Unzips .zip files in attachments during simulation to discover malicious activity and allows system administrators the option to block password-protected or encrypted .zip files.

Reporting

• Generates reports on overall volume and categories of attachments in system e-mail flow and allows filtering configuration according to specific network scenarios.
• Produces quarantined message reports detailing the unusual behavior of each quarantined message and how iSolation Server detected it.

Ease-of-use

• Requires no additional client software, thus eliminating installation, configuration, and management of software on individual workstations.
• Enables at-a-glance administrator inspection of e-mail execution status and allows administrator control of quarantined e-mail deletion and forwarding.

Throughput

• Identifies clear-text messages and tags them for immediate delivery with no impact on performance.
• Detects identical messages to limit any impact on performance during the event of possible "e-mail storms."

Scalability

iSolation Server scales to meet the demands of enterprise networks. It directs messages to multiple virtual machines to ensure simultaneous e-mail testing under heavy system loads. Managing the incoming e-mail stream with multiple virtual machines increases message throughput through iSolation Server.

System Requirements

Recommended

• Dedicated server running:
  Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 1
  2.4 GHz+ dual Xeon processors
  2 GB+ RAM
  30 GB disk space
• Ethernet NIC 100 Mb
• CD-ROM

Minimum

• Dedicated server running:
  Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4
  1 GHz Pentium 4 processor
  512 MB RAM
  10 GB disk space
• Ethernet NIC 100 Mb
• CD-ROM