• Complete, proactive threat protection - Based on the award-winning McAfee scan engine, WebShield Appliances employs comprehensive "find and fix" solutions to stop all types of viruses and other threats
  
  
• Full coverage of all major protocols - WebShield Appliances scan SMTP, HTTP, FTP, and POP3 traffic
  
  
• Easy, configure-and-forget installation - WebShield Appliances can be installed behind any existing firewall without requiring changes to the network or configuration of client machines
  
  
• Spam blocking and content filtering - Black hole lists and content filtering rules allow administrators to configure rules to stop inappropriate email and  prevent spam from reaching your users
  
  
• Detailed reporting and trend analysis - Integration with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator® provides extensive graphical reporting and analysis on activity at the gateway, including content and virus filtering activity

 

Product Features

Comprehensive, proactive anti-virus protection
The McAfee anti-virus scan engine stops every type of virus and malicious code threat, including macro viruses, Trojans, Internet worms, advanced 32-bit viruses, and even hostile ActiveX and Java objects. Using technology that drills down into compressed data, WebShield is also able to find hidden threats buried in .zip and other compressed file types.

Proactive protection is delivered through advanced heuristics and generic detection, which allow WebShield to protect-in advance-against new, unseen viruses and other threats.

Scans all major messaging protocols
WebShield scans all four major protocols: SMTP, HTTP, FTP, and POP3, providing full protection at the gateway.

• SMTP: Protects email traffic
• HTTP: Protects web traffic (surfing/browsing)
• FTP: Protects file downloads
• POP3: Protects users accessing Web-based email accounts, such as Yahoo mail

Easy installation
The transparent scanning options of the WebShield Appliances do not require configuration at client machines, or redirection of email traffic, to begin scanning SMTP, HTTP, FTP, or POP3 protocols. Because they are firewall independent, WebShield Appliances can be installed in virtually any existing network behind any existing firewall-without making changes to the network (as long as there is an available IP address the appliance can use).

Advanced Content Filtering
WebShield Appliances monitor in- and outbound network traffic, filtering out content with offensive or defamatory words of phrases, and preventing offensive outbound messages from leaving the network. Customizable disclaimers can be inserted into email for added legal and policy protection. Email may also be restricted based on file size, number of attachments, and name extensions. 

Policy-Based Control with extended Policy Support
WebShield provides organizations with policy controls for virus protection, content, and spam-filtering rules, offering administrators the ability to set specific filtering rules for individuals or groups of users across multiple scan types to ensure greater scanning and configuration flexibility.  When defining rules and specifying groups of people, WebShield provides access to Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP, allowing customers to utilize existing directories of users.

Comprehensive reporting and trend analysis and multi-appliance
Integration with McAfee ePO® provides detailed, graphical reports showing virus activity, content filtering policy compliance, and trend analysis, allowing administrators to trace outbreaks to their source and manage ongoing security policies.  Even with multiple appliances, all you need is one Web-based administration interface to stay on top of all content management issues within your organization.

Anti-Phishing
When installed with McAfee SpamKiller the WebShield applicance will  include specific rules which help to identify phishing attacks by looking for certain phishing-specific characteristics that can be present in email

McAfee Dashboard
Providing forensic analysis and system status, the McAfee Dashboard shows the administrator the health and information statistics of the installed appliance in one easy-to-view screen, detailing statistics such as the number of detected viruses, the number of spam messages, or the health of the HTTP traffic. As part of the dashboard functionality, Webshield 3000 Series Appliances provide the ability to collect more-in-depth details on SMTP sessions, such as the number and type of messages that have been seen by the appliances.

High performance, high scalability
WebShield Appliances are built and tuned for performance and reliability. The WebShield 3100 is designed for smaller businesses, the 3200 for medium to large sized businesses and the 3300 for enterprise organizations, businesses with high-performance requirements, or businesses using copper gigabit network infrastructures. Built-in load sharing technology in the WebShield Appliance range allows the use of multiple appliances if greater performance is needed.