NetShield for NetWare

NetShield for NetWare provides the most powerful protection for viruses and malicious code at the NetWare server level. Certified and approved by Novell, NetShield for NetWare is specifically designed to protect the more than 4 million NetWare servers around the world. Using the award-winning McAfee virus-scanning engine, NetShield helps prevent macro viruses, polymorphic viruses and all other malicious code threats-including Internet worms, Web attacks and infected emails. Intuitive management tools save IT personnel administration time, and advanced alerting helps system administrators contain virus outbreaks. As part of the McAfee Active Virus Defense suite, NetShield for NetWare is backed by the McAfee Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team (AVERT) and the full spectrum of McAfee Support and Services.
For seamless operation within NetWare environments, NetShield NetWare runs as an NLM module. Use your familiar NDS screens to access user accounts you can apply to NetShield virus scanning.

Features

• Lower Cost of Ownership
As a virus spreads throughout your enterprise, the costs to your organization grow exponentially-especially when customers are exposed. NetShield helps you detect, clean and remove viruses and malicious code with enterprise level manageability. This comprehensive solution lowers your costs, continues your secure information flow, and allows your technical staff to focus on their primary work tasks.

• Virus Defense at Critical NetWare Server Points
NetShield for NetWare is designed to scan NetWare server file formats, stopping viruses before they run rampant through your network. NetShield's instant quarantine and automated tool sets help administrators contain viruses locally, saving companies lost productivity and the high expense of damaged applications and irreplaceable information.

• Quick and Easy Protection for Novell Servers
NetShield for NetWare runs as a series of NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs), requiring no complicated set up or administration. NetShield is ready instantly to detect and clean upwards of 50,000 current viruses. Using McAfee's award-winning ViruLogic heuristic scanning technology, NetShield can catch and clean previously undiscovered viruses Macro viruses, polymorphic viruses, Internet worms and all other forms of malicious code before they can damage your Novell server.
Choose what files NetShield to scans, including compressed executable files like PKZIP and ARJ. Use the convenient Exclusions settings to skip areas of your server you know are clean, saving you time and network bandwidth.


• Time-Saving Remote Manageability
NetShield features a powerful management console that gives administrators complete monitoring and configuration control over all protected NetWare servers from any NetShield server or any Windows 95, 98 or NT workstation. NetShield saves the headache of implementation logistics as well as the time it takes to individually reconfigure each server.
Advanced alerting in NetShield includes the ability to alert recipient as well as sender about virus infections. Choose centralized alerting with a quick mouse click, or prioritize your messages sent during an alert. Choose alert notification by email, fax, pager, and a variety of other methods that find you fast when a virus breaks out.


• SNMP Alerting with Flexible Virus Notification
NetShield's detailed AlertManager capabilities make sure virus information reaches key personnel quickly and clearly. Choose from a range of alerting methods, including email, pager, fax, and printer. Customize messages, build advanced rules for notification, and plug into a third party SNMP management tool. NetShield for NetWare's superior flexibility in alerting makes enterprise-wide virus defense more customized and more efficient.

• Automated Internet Updates for the Latest Virus Signature Files
NetShield for NetWare, automatically receives updated virus signature files to protect against the very latest virus threats. With a user-friendly scheduler built into the NetShield console, administrators can automatically keep protection current on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. An optional Enterprise SecureCast feature also sends administrators an Internet alert the minute new DAT files are available.

• Novell Yes Tested and Approved
NetShield for NetWare is tested and approved for NetWare 4.2, NetWare 5.0 and NDS version 8 and has earned the Novell Yes Logo certification. McAfee is also a strategic Novell Partner, which means faster, easier, and more integrated virus defense for customers in Novell environments or mixed NetWare/NT networks. NetShield supports Novell Directory Services (NDS), allowing administrators to receive automatic notification of virus detection. And NetShield for NetWare also supports NetWare storage services (NSS) for NetWare 5.0. Only NetShield for NetWare has been approved for use with the latest Novell technologies, matching industry-leading McAfee security with Novell's expertise in directory services.

• Best virus detection and cleaning with the McAfee scanning engine
Includes ViruLogic double heuristic virus detection to prevent new virus strain infections
Variant detection to find and clean virus mutations
Recursive decompression scanning for multi-layer zip and archive file cleaning
Decryption engine to detect advanced polymorphic viruses
Detection and cleaning for malicious code including Java, ActiveX, JavaScript, and DDoS attacks
AVERT (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team) DAT file updating


• More NetShield for NetWare Features
Scans NetWare server files for viruses, worms, remote access Trojans, and other dangerous threats
Scans customized files, renamed documents, and compressed files in addition to regular file scans
Stops virus proliferation with automated quarantine process
Automates server virus defense with centralized alerting, reporting, & cross-platform NT/NetWare management tools
Minimizes scan time with scan exception list
Sweeps all server files immediately with on-demand scanner
Avoids bugs and problematic sites with centrally controlled IP address blocking
Saves admin time with remote installation & configuration from any workstation or server
Offers customizable warning messages and context-sensitive alerts
Works easily with McAfee Total Virus Defense desktop, groupware, and Internet gateway solutions

System Requirements

Administrator Console
Windows 95 or NT
Storage: 4 MB


NetWare Loadable Module
NetWare 3.x, 4.x, 5
Storage: 3 MB minimum