>The new Pro version of Declude Virus sound like it adds some Declude
>Hijack capability
No, it does not. Declude Virus handles dangerous E-mail (viruses, worms,
trojan horses, ...), whereas Declude JunkMail and Declude Hijack handle
non-dangerous E-mail (spam).
Declude Virus handles virus protection. Declude JunkMail is designed
primarily to catch spam being sent to local users. Declude Hijack is
designed to prevent unauthorized bulk mailings (such as spammers using an
open relay, or customers who send spam).
>Is this what is added in the Pro version of Virus?
No. It's a completely new feature we have been developing.
The new feature being added to Declude Virus Pro was created to handle the
scenario where a new virus comes out, and spreads very quickly before the
AV companies come out with new virus definitions. These viruses will
normally slip past any SMTP virus scanning, and slip past any desktop virus
scanning.
Many people are now blocking all .exe files, .com files, .scr files, .htm
files, .hta files, etc. (the BANEXT option in Declude Virus makes this easy
to do). However, there are often legitimate reasons to send those file
types. The new feature in Declude Virus Pro will allow users to receive
these attachments, while making it nearly impossible for a new virus to
spread through these attachments. It will be slightly less convenient for
the users, but only when they are receiving potentially dangerous
attachments. Whereas before you might have completely blocked .PIF files,
they can go straight through now (but a virus disguising as a .PIF file
won't get through).
-Scott
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