Dual antivirus protection

It is critically important to ensure that all traffic coming into a local network is protected against viruses and spyware. UserGate Proxy incorporates two antivirus engines – from Kaspersky and Panda – to provide optional dual-antivirus control, and check all inbound and outbound traffic on HTTP, FTP, SMTP and POP3.

It is important to note that using one or two antivirus engines on UserGate is not enough to completely secure your network against viruses unless you have completely blocked all removable media on all PCs in your network – the second most important source of virus threats. The good news is that our approach eliminates the primary source of threats and you don’t have to spend money on buying expensive “Internet” antivirus software; a standard version will be just fine when your network is already thoroughly protected by UserGate. However, it is recommended to use a different antivirus vendor for user PCs – to be sure you have the most diversified virus databases.

The two antivirus partners of Entensys

Kaspersky Labs was the first vendor to partner with Entensys to provide this type of security software. Over a decade of Kaspersky’s expertise ensures rapid responses to new risks, providing users with virus removal tools and software to proactively combat threats. The Kaspersky Labs’ Virus Lab has one of the largest collections of virus definitions in the world, with over 200,000 definitions and counting. Implemented in the core of UserGate, it works as a filter for all data transferred through all major Internet protocols. It monitors all Internet traffic, selects potentially threatening objects, and analyzes them for viruses and spyware.

Meeting the requests of our customers in early 2007, Entensys partnered with another powerful antivirus vendor – Panda Security. Equally as powerful as Kaspersky Antivirus engine, Panda Antivirus engine added an important security feature to UserGate: dual-antivirus threat protection for customers that require the highest possible level of protection.

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