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It took ages to find some decent information, so this is what I found out .. Forefront Security for Exchange Server integrates and ships with industry-leading antivirus scan engines from: Figure 1: Forefront for Exchange Antivirus Engines Each scan job in Forefront Security for Exchange Server can run up to five engines simultaneously ...

I have been wanting to post this for a while, but you know how things are … comments and views please .. Message flow within an Exchange Server 2007 organization is based on the server roles. In a single AD site, all messages flow between the Mailbox and Hub Transport server roles. 1.1.1 How messages flow within a single site When a user ...

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So thats it, summer is over and the clock go back very soon.  And from today you it's only 113 days until St. Nic visits your house! #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available in August 2008 Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Protocol ...

Interesting but Oooops! .. I like the note at the end ''Microsoft will not be providing any hotfixes, engine updates, or program fixes to automatically correct this issue.'' Source: http://blogs.technet.com/fss/archive/2008/08/28/microsoft-av-scan-engine-updating-issue.aspx Microsoft is aware of an issue with the Microsoft AV engine not ...

Just found this up on the Forefront blog http://blogs.technet.com/fss/archive/2008/08/11/forefront-for-exchange-sp1-rollup-3-has-been-released.aspx   Forefront for Exchange SP1 Rollup3 has been released.  The fixes that are included with in Forefront for Exchange SP1 Rollup3 are as follows. Prior to full publication of Forefront for ...

This makes an interesting read .. Found it up on the Security Vulnerability Research & Defense Blog Today we released MS08-039 which addressed several XSS vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange’s Outlook Web Access component.  While this is an update to be applied to the Exchange server, the clients who use OWA are the computers ...

So we have a KB, Download and a Security Bulletin ;-)  NOTE: This also affects Exchange 2007, but is included in RU3 for Exchange 2007 SP1 and RU7 for Exchange 2007 RTM Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e099c1d1-5af6-4d6c-b735-9599412b3131&DisplayLang=en This update addresses the Microsoft Exchange ...

Just an update from my previous blog. Computer Says no, well it actually still says Could not start the Microsoft Exchange Transport service on Local Computer. Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. I have opened a case with Microsoft and will keep you updated 

Doh, looks like the an old antigen issue has crept in. Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939365 Anyway, you should try an get this fix, as it's a FULL installation, all 30ish MB It gives you version 10.0.0701.0, which is later than rollup 1 Also looks like it might have fixed my issue with the Microsoft Exchange Transport service ...

This is another product I have been playing .. found two great things. First was this error my Hub Transport Server.  It looks very much like Forefront caused this .. don't know what or why, but still it's a bit scarey! This is my favorite.  In the Forefront Server Security administrator I have specified the following under Scanner ...

Interesting .. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-026.mspxThis update resolves several newly discovered, privately reported vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability is documented in its own subsection in the Vulnerability Details section of this bulletin.An attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these ...

I have been asked this a few times recently and Greg found this link: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/bettertogether/BT_ISAFP1.mspx Better Together: Using ISA Server 2004 with Exchange Server 2003 Attacks against IT networks are on the rise and becoming increasingly complex. Traditional firewalls are often inadequate to protect ...

About time Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-06AntigenPR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. — June 6, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of Microsoft® Antigen e-mail security products — including Antigen for Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, Antigen Spam Manager and Antigen Enterprise ...

This is an interesting Hotfix for Exchange 2000/2003 that you should be aware off especially if you use Outlook Web Access (OWA)   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911829   When you access Microsoft Outlook Web Access by using Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or a later version of Internet Explorer, you experience one of the following ...

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2005/jun05/06-21nash.mspx REDMOND, Wash., June 21, 2005 — Enterprise customers looking to implement powerful and flexible security solutions will benefit from Microsoft's recent acquisition of Sybari Software Inc., which was completed today. Sybari's security products currently provide ...

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-jun.mspx CRITCAL UPDATES:Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-025: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (883939)Vulnerabilities exist in Internet Explorer, the most sever of these could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system. Microsoft Security ...

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-029.mspx <-READ THIS FIRST Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=08435b77-9f3a-40f5-b13a-a7019cb1c244&displaylang=en We recommend that you install this update on all Microsoft Exchange 5.5 servers in your organization. Installation ...

Cool Source: http://www.sybari.com/portal/alias__Rainbow/lang__en-US/tabID__70003627/DesktopDefault.aspx The Sybari Antigen Management Pack for MOM 2005 is a powerful new module that enables Antigen for Microsoft Exchange, Antigen for SMTP Gateways, and Advanced Spam Manager to provide critical security management data to Microsoft ...

This looks good! It's an add-in to the Exchange 2003 Intelliegent Message Filter Source: http://www.windeveloper.com/imftune/ Ability to setup granular email handling configurations - With IMF Tune each SPAM SCL rating can be configured with a unique set of options. Tight integration with MS Exchange Intelligent Message Filter - IMF Tune ...