Virus Guard Solution

E-mail has changed the way that companies communicate with employees, customers and suppliers but it has also made networks and PC's incredibly vulnerable to the damage that can be caused by viruses.

E-mail is the single biggest window through which a virus can infect your PC and market trends show that the number of viruses being sent by email is growing rapidly.

• February 2001 - a virus was detected in 1 e-mail for every 1100 sent, by the summer of 2001, this figure had reached 1 virus in every 400 e-mails sent.
• Research shows that 12% of all organisations have to restore their e-mail system as a direct result of a virus infection, and that they experience two infections per year on average.
• It is estimated that Viruses will cost businesses, worldwide, in the region of £190 Billion over the next year.

What is a Virus?
A virus is a computer program that spreads by copying itself onto other programs. Viruses often, but not always, carry instructions to delete or damage data stored on the computer. A virus can spread under it's own steam, from one part of a computer to another, by copying itself onto existing programs as it encounter them.

Once a virus has infected your system it then has the potential to attack your PC commonly deleting or destroying existing programmes or files potentially causing substantial damage to your business.

Protecting your E- mail
E-mail offers an ideal window through which virus's can enter and infect your PC or network. Webexpectations.com offer a Virus Guard Solution that can help to minimise the spread of the viri, by stopping them before they even reach your PC.

When an e-mail is sent is basically travels over three steps:

The Virus Guard system operates at Step 2 of the journey, working to eliminate and stop virus's even before they reach your PC.

The Virus Guard system scans all emails as they pass through the mail server removing infections before they are passed on to your PC. Virus Guard therefore works to stop the threat of infection even before a virus has had the chance to reach your desktop.

Benefits of Virus Guard

• Fully managed e-mail virus protection service - no administrative overhead for your company,
• Constantly checks for new viruses,
• Scans for viruses as e-mails arrive at the mail server, therefore viruses never reach your desktop,
• Real-time detection and removal of infected attachments,
• End Users cannot turn off or remove the protection from their e-mail,
• Scans compressed files and attachments,
• Scalability - from 1 to thousands of mailboxes,

To avoid the very real problems that a Code Red or a NIMDA can cause your organisation, ensure that you have adequate virus protection.

Want to Learn More?
For more information about the Virus Guard service contact Chris Love on 01628 666 399 or by email at chrisl@hostingkit.co.uk.