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PureMessage for UNIXAdvanced security and flexible control

Sophos PureMessage for UNIX combines proactive spam and malware protection with advanced content control and highly flexible policy management.

Industry-leading anti-spam protection

PureMessage for UNIX eliminates more than 99% of spam with a range of anti-spam technologies including Sender Genotype detection, heuristics, attachment fingerprinting, true file type detection and more.

SXL, the real-time anti-spam intelligence service powered by SophosLabs™, enables instant protection against fast-moving spam campaigns.

Powerful anti-virus protection

Award-winning technology detects, disinfects or quarantines viruses, spyware, Trojans and worms in incoming and outgoing email.

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Customized email policy enforcement

PureMessage incorporates a highly flexible policy environment to support complex security or regulatory compliance requirements.

Sophos PureMessage for UNIX has been awarded the West Coast Labs Checkmark for email filtering.

Delegated administration

Adapting to your infrastructural logic, PureMessage can extend administrative privileges to sub-groups (department, subsidiary, customer or other designation) for better control and efficiency.

Connection-level defense

PureMessage for UNIX maximizes the performance of your email gateway with powerful connection-level filtering that eliminates more than 90% of spam before it even enters your network.

Sender Genotype and reputation filtering reduce scanning requirements and accelerate the delivery of clean mail.

Content security

Powerful scanning of message and attachment content protects against confidential data leakage and tailors filtering to enforce your organization's specific acceptable email use policies.

End-to-end message forensics

Reduce internal helpdesk workload with PureMessage's innovative search interface. Centralized access to logs, queues and quarantine allows you to trace messages quickly and easily.

Multi-language filtering

Global organizations are protected from viruses and spam in multiple languages.

Automatic updates

The latest virus and spam identities and Genotypes, known spammer IP ranges, true file types and software updates are downloaded automatically via the internet.

Easy configuration and management

A web-based interface allows the straightforward configuration and management of PureMessage.

Allow list/block list capabilities

Enterprise and end-user preferences are established through global and end-user allow lists and block lists.

End-user quarantine

End-user interfaces provide customizable quarantine features for the quick retrieval of legitimate messages.

Message routing

Messages can be routed based on policy to third-party encryption and archiving solutions.

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PureMessage for UNIX has flexible APIs and deployment options for integrating into your own solution.

 
 

HIPS technology

Behavioral Genotype® Protection (HIPS) automatically guards against unknown threats by analyzing behavior before code executes.

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Buying criteria for email security

Faced with the growing volume and complexity of threats, organizations are looking for security solutions that offer better protection. Find out how to make an informed buying decision.

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