Spam accounts for at least 63% of all e-mail traffic. It slows network traffic, spreads viruses, distributes spyware and phishing attacks, and leads unsuspecting users to malicious Web sites where further dangers await. Now you can stop spam and all the dangers it carries cold without compromising performance with this powerful security service.

Key Features and Benefits

• Strong protection - Best service in the industry at distinguishing legitimate communication from spam attacks in real time, blocking up to 97% of unwanted e-mail before it reaches the internal mail server.

• Intuitive management - Managed using WatchGuard® System Manager, the rich, intuitive management software for all Firebox® X Core™ and Peak™ security services.

• Flexible administrator control - IT administrator has the flexibility to:

  • Decide how messages will be processed, and which users and groups can receive bulk mail.
  • Use whitelists and blacklist to allow mail from trusted domains.
  • Block, allow, and tag mail for easy identification and forwarding to dedicated Exchange folders.
  
  

• Optimized for better network performance - Requires minimal bandwidth and CPU power because most of the processing is done outside the Internet gateway.

• Decision making in real time - Provides real-time spam monitoring reports so you have an up-to-the-minute view of all spam blocking activity.

• Cost effective solution - Priced per appliance, one spamBlocker subscription provides network-wide protection for all users configured behind your Firebox X.

Available for all Firebox X Peak appliances, and for Firebox X Core appliances running Fireware or Fireware Pro appliance software.

Next Generation of Spam Prevention

WatchGuard partners with Commtouch® - developer of the ground-breaking Recurrent Pattern Detection (RPD™) technology for real-time anti-spam detection - to provide powerful protection from spam attacks. Rather than evaluating keywords and content, this technology analyzes large volumes of Internet traffic in real time to identify outbreaks as soon as they emerge. spamBlocker utilizes this technology to give you up-to-the-minute protection from spam attacks. Spam is blocked regardless of the language, content, or format of the message.

Get real-time spam blocking through powerful RPD™ Technology
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Unified Threat Management (UTM)

The built-in Zero Day attack prevention of Firebox X provides proactive protection for your network. spamBlocker augments this security capability by stopping unwanted, potentially dangerous e-mail from entering your network. With multiple layers of security working together, you get the best possible protection at a price you can afford for comprehensive Unified Threat Management.

»View the spamBlocker Overview for more information. [153kb PDF]

System Requirements

• WatchGuard Firebox® X Peak, or Firebox® X Core running Fireware or Fireware Pro
• Microsoft® Windows 2000, Windows NT, or XP to support WatchGuard System Manager 8.2 or higher
• Active LiveSecurity® Service subscription for the latest features
• Locally hosted SMTP mail server