Topic: Anti spam and antivirus protection for SME SERVER Ver 5.1.2

[siddaramesh]

I am Linux novice, i have installed SME server Ver 5.1.2 (unsupported version), but it frequently goes down due to virus attack. I would like to install antivirus and spam control can anybody guide me.

[raem]

You are crazy to run that version of sme OS as it will have a lot of security holes. Get rid of it immediately.
Upgrade to v6.0 or v6.0.1 downloadable for free from here
ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/smeserver/

and then instal clamavis-ng from www.pagefault.org, follow the online instructions there,

and configure rbl blocking using these 2 HOWTOS

ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/smeserver/

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/Spam%20blocking%20HOWTO%20using%20smtpfront-qmail%20for%20sme%20server.htm

Regs
Ray

[raem]

Sorry the other HOWTO URL got lost

See
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/Virus%20and%20file%20blocking%20HOWTO%20using%20smtpfront-qmail%20for%20sme%20server.htm

Regs
Ray

[Nic]

HI Ray,

 Thanks for your help. I'm so confusing(New to this sorry) with Anti Virus and Spam filtering. Because i already install Antivirus calmav . And also now i install above file and Spam filtering.

 But some outside users complain still we are sending viruses "Netsky" or similer. Can SME server spread viruses? In side network runing trend couldn't find anything.

 Is there any GUI Interface for Spam or how do i clean all the virus and spam logs?

 Now my front line mail server (SME) is very slow and not sending mail at all.I port forwad 25 to Exchange server.

Please Help

[guest]

Yes, sounds as though your old 5.1.2 server is severely compromised.  So do a FRESH install of 6.0.1-01, NOT AN UPGRADE, and rejoin the community of happy & secure users.

[guest]

I will go farther ... it is IRRESPONSIBLE and a disservice to the Internet community to continue to run a known-insecure distribution of ANY OS directly facing the Internet.  Which is why I STRONGLY urge my clients, friends & family to put their vulnerable Windoze boxes behind hardware firewalls (=cheap, off-the-shelf routers) if they have broadband, and at the very least to use XP's built-in firewall or another software firewall on their dialup connections.

One fellow I know connected his XP box to a dialup for *three minutes* ... it had been happy and content behind a broadband firewall before he took it on the road ... and within three minutes Sasser nabbed it.

Back to the subject at hand ... DITCH that 5.1.2, pull files from it if you need to, but WIPE IT OUT!