Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers Components

For UNIX Internet gateways protection, the following anti-virus components are provided:

Dr.Web MailD

The component for scanning of emails. Analyzes the messages of email protocols, sorts out emails and prepares them for scanning for threats. It can operate in two modes:

As a filter for mail servers(Sendmail, Postfix, etc.) connected via the interface Milter, Spamd or Rspamd.

As a transparent proxy of mail protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP). In this mode, it uses SpIDer Gate.

Dr.Web Anti-Spam Engine

The component for checking of emails for spam. It is used by Dr.Web MailD, can be excluded from Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers on the station.

SpIDer Gate

The component which works in resident mode and monitors all network connections. Can be used by Dr.Web MailD in order to scan SMTP, POP3 and IMAP email connections.

Dr.Web Console Scanner (can be managed on station only)

Provides detection and neutralisation of viruses on the local machine. Managed via the console command line.

Dr.Web ClamD

Component emulating interface of the anti-virus daemon clamd, which is a component of ClamAV® anti-virus. Allows all applications that support ClamAV® to transparently use Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers for anti-virus scanning.

Quarantine

Isolates malicious and suspicious objects in the special folder.

info

Files on the workstation can be quarantined by Console Scanner only.

 

Description of how to manage Quarantine via the Control Center you can find in the Administrator Manual.

Auxiliary Components

Dr.Web Agent for UNIX

The component is used for interaction between Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers installed on the station and Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite.

File Checker

The component is used by Console Scanner for checking files in Scanning Engine and for managing Quarantine.

Network Checker

The component is used to send data to the Scanning Engine for actual scanning. It is used by general components to check data transmitted over the network.

Scanning Engine

The component is used by File Checker and Network Checker for anti-virus scan and virus databases managing.

SNMP Agent

The component is designed for integration of Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers with external monitoring systems over the SNMP protocol.

Dr.Web ConfigD

The component that coordinates operation of all Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers components.

Dr.Web CloudD

The component that sends the following information to the Dr.Web Cloud service: visited URLs and information about the scanned files, to check them for threats not yet described in virus databases.

Dr.Web LookupD

Component retrieving data from external data sources (directory services, such as Active Directory) using LDAP protocol. The data are used in rules of traffic monitoring.

Dr.Web HTTPD

Web server for managing Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers components. It provides the management web interface for product installed on the station.