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Introducing Trend Micro ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange
Trend Micro has pioneered a new approach to handling the volume of threats that aims
to make Trend Micro customers immune to the threat of virus/malware volume. The
technology and architecture used in this pioneering effort leverage technology that
offloads the storage of virus/malware signatures and patterns to the cloud. By
offloading the storage of these virus/malware signatures to the cloud, Trend Micro is
able to provide better protection to customers against the future volume of emerging
security risks.
Smart Protection Services
Smart protection includes services that provide anti-malware signatures, web
reputations, and threat databases that are stored in-the-cloud.
Smart protection services include:
• File Reputation Services: File Reputation Services offloads a large number of
anti-malware signatures that were previously stored on endpoint computers to smart
protection sources. For details, see File Reputation Services on page 1-19.
• Web Reputation Services: Web Reputation Services allows local smart protection
sources to host URL reputation data that were previously available only on the
Trend Micro Smart Protection Network. Both technologies ensure smaller
bandwidth consumption when updating patterns or checking a URL’s validity. For
details, see Web Reputation Services on page 1-20.
File Reputation Services
File Reputation Services checks the reputation of each file against an extensive
in-the-cloud database. Since the malware information is stored in the cloud, it is
available instantly to all users. High performance content delivery networks and local
caching servers ensure minimum latency during the checking process. The cloud-client
architecture offers more immediate protection and eliminates the burden of pattern
deployment besides significantly reducing the overall client footprint.
ScanMail must be in smart scan mode to use File Reputation Services.
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