Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance IB00048039 Data Sheet

Product codes
IB00048039
Page of 2
InterScan™ Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 
offers 
enterprises flexibility in deploying Trend Micro’s secure email gateway solution. The software 
virtual appliance can run optimally as a dedicated software appliance on industry standard 
bare metal hardware or as a virtual appliance running on hypervisor technology such as 
VMware. The deployment choice is made from a custom installer, distributed by Trend Micro 
both electronically and via CD. 
KEY FEATURES
Award-winning Antivirus and Antispyware
• 
Stops virus and spyware downloads, spyware phone home attempts, and malware tunneling 
• 
Offers a real-time customer feedback mechanism that continually enhances Trend Micro’s in-the-
cloud reputation database to protect users from emerging malware sources
Flexible Content Filtering
• 
Scans inbound and outbound emails and attachments for inappropriate content and data leaks 
based on attachment characteristics, lexicons, identifiers and customized data rules
• 
Provides flexible remediation options including company-specific legal disclaimers
• 
Enables policies to target senders or recipients by company, group, or individual
• 
Supports data loss prevention, regulatory compliance and corporate governance
Multi-Tiered Spam and Phishing Defense
• 
Blocks spam before the gateway using in-the-cloud email reputation services and dynamic reputation 
services to stop zombies and botnets as they first emerge
• 
Applies automatic, customer-specific profiling and reputation services to stop spam and 
viruses,creating a firewall against DHA and bounced mail attacks
• 
Stops new spam using multiple protective techniques including patent-pending image spam 
technology and embedded URL reputation
• 
Leverages signatures, heuristics, and reputation services to stop phishing, including corporate 
spear-phishing attacks
Centralized Management
• 
Centralizes the configuration and reporting of multiple instances of the software virtual appliance
• 
Fully supports Trend Micro Control Manager™, a web-based, cross-product management console 
accessible from anywhere on the network 
Flexible Deployment and Integration
• 
Simplifies administration with LDAP integration, delegated administration, and message tracking
• 
Enables end users to manage their own spam using a web-based End-User Quarantine and 
quarantine notifications
SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS
Server Platform Compatibility
Virtual Appliances: Support VMware ESX v3.5
Software Appliances: For the latest Certified by Trend Micro platforms, 
please see: http://www.trendmicro.com/go/certified
Minimum Hardware Requirements
• 
Dual Xeon 2.8 GHz (No IA64bit support)
• 
2GB RAM
• 
80GB of disk space
Recommended Hardware Requirements
• 
Dual Quad-core CPU (No IA64bit support)
• 
4GB RAM
• 
250GB of disk space
INTEGRATED WEB SECURITY SECURITY  
I  ENTERPRISE  I  DATASHEET
Page 2 of 2
TREND MICRO  I
  
INTERSCAN
 
WEB SECURITY VIRTUAL APPLIANCE
©2008 by Trend Micro Incorporated. All rights reserved. Trend Micro, 
the Trend Micro t-ball logo, Trend Micro Control Manager,  InterScan, 
and TrendLabs are trademarks or registered trademarks of Trend 
Micro Incorporated. All other company and/or product names may 
be trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners. Information 
contained in this document is subject to change without notice. 
[DS01_IMSVA_080729GB]
ALTERNATE PRODUCTS
  InterScan™ Messaging Security Suite
  InterScan™ Messaging Hosted Security
  InterScan™ Messaging Security Suite
for Crossbeam Systems
COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS
 Centralized Management
     - Trend Micro Control Manager
• 
Web Security Products
     - InterScan
 Web Security
       Virtual Appliance  
     - InterScan
 Web Security Suite
     - InterScan
 Web Security Suite
       for Crossbeam Systems
• 
Endpoint Security
     - OfficeScan Client/Server Edition
APPLIANCE PLATFORMS CERTIFIED 
BY TREND MICRO
Trend Micro certifies appliance hardware 
platforms for compatibility with Trend 
Micro software virtual appliance solutions 
through extensive testing and validation 
designed to improve support and reduce 
risk for customers.
InterScan Messaging 
Security Virtual Appliance 
Deployment Options
Virtual Appliance
 Provide operational flexibility
 Simplify management
 Optimize IT resources
 Consolidate and reduce costs
Software Appliance
 Mitigate cost of proprietary hardware
 Standardize hardware configurations
 Provide more capacity at lower cost