[FW-1] stopping viruses at the firewall Was: [FW-1] new virus (?)

[Bob Michael <bob__michael@FW1-NOSPAMHOTMAIL.COM>]

Laz,

There are products that integrate with the firewall and have the capability
that you want. Here goes the link from Check Point site:
http://www.checkpoint.com/opsec/security.html#Content_Security

Bob

> From: "Rodriguez, Laz" <Lrodrigu@MFWW.COM>
> To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST@beethoven.us.checkpoint.com
> Subject: Re: [FW-1] new virus (?)
> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:59:08 -0400
>
> Thanks,   But I would like to stop any virus at the firewall.
>
> Laz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Ferraro [mailto:cferraro@HUBBARDONE.COM]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 1:49 PM
> To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST@beethoven.us.checkpoint.com
> Subject: Re: [FW-1] new virus (?)
>
>
> Obviously this depends on what type of mail server you are running, but
> scanmail for exchange has the functionality you desire.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rodriguez, Laz [mailto:Lrodrigu@MFWW.COM]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:26 AM
> To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST@beethoven.us.checkpoint.com
> Subject: Re: [FW-1] new virus (?)
>
>
> Does any body know How to configure checkpoint to only allow specific email
> attachments in.  Lets say (.doc, .zip, .xls)
> And strip everything else.   New viruses with different attachments than
> the
> ones outline bellow will bypass the SMTP security server and rip havoc on
> our systems, and AV software companies take too long to put new virus
> signatures out.
>
> Any recommendations is greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Laz Rodriguez
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Ward [mailto:mark.ward@APPLICABLE.COM]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:57 AM
> To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST@beethoven.us.checkpoint.com
> Subject: Re: [FW-1] new virus (?)
>
>
> The virus you are seeing is the Goner virus :-
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.goner.a@mm.html
>
> We use the security server and Norton Antivirus for firewalls as the CVP
> server to strip email viruses or as Philip suggested just do it with the
> MIME types on the security server.
>
> Mark


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