Panda Security for File Servers

Overview:

Panda Security for File Servers is designed for companies that need to protect their file servers. It guarantees exhaustive protection of all information stored and shared by employees on the corporate network. It is the ideal high-performance solution for protecting Windows with a minimal use of system resources, providing both permanent and on-demand scanning.

The included TruPrevent Technologies (HIPS) offer proactive, preventive protection against all types of malware.

This prevents the spread of massive virus attacks, spyware, adware, worms, Trojans, hoaxes… when computers access shared network resources.

How to protect file servers from attacks and threats before they wreak havoc among users

Information is the most important asset in any organization as it is essential to all decision-making. When this information is shared in a server, to enable collaboration between members of a team, there is a serious risk factor: loss or theft of information or even inability to continue working if the server is attacked or infected.

Enforce security policies in your servers and prevent crashes due to malware

Panda FileSecure ensures the corporate information shared on the network is safe from attacks and other threats. This low-impact, high-performance antimalware solution for Windows and Novell NetWare file and print servers also detects vulnerabilities, hacking tools and other threats.

FileSecure combines the fastest and most advanced technologies for detecting known malware with the new TruPrevent Technologies. These exclusive Panda Software technologies include network intelligence to detect denial of service (DoS) attacks and can seek out and analyze open communication ports, privilege-stealing processes and the malicious behavior of programs that cannot be detected by antivirus products.

This prevents the spread of massive virus attacks, spyware worms, Trojans...when computers access shared network resources.

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Features and Benefits:

Benefits:

• Ease-of-use Management
  Allows simple and centralized management, deployment, monitoring and definition of security policies.
   
• Protects file servers at all levels.
   
• User Behavior Control
  Controls user behavior that could lead to network infections.
   
• Improvement of productivity
  Boosts administrator and end-user productivity.

Features:

• Preventive Protection
  Preempts unknown viruses, intruders and other unknown threats (HIPS).
   
• Automatic Signature Update
  Checks for signature file updates every hour as well as for new behavioral detection patterns.
   
• Secure communications and flexible policy management
  Monitors infection channels and guarantees compliance with rules for accessing system resources.
   
• High performance and Low Resource Consumption
  High performance and low impact, thanks to it server-based technologies.
   
• State of the Art Anti-Malware Engine
  Complete antimalware engine detects suspicious files even when opened in exclusive mode. Scans compressed files on servers.
   
• Centralized Administration
  Centralized and remote administration of networks with multiple server views to facilitate administration tasks.
   
• Detection of rootkits
  In-memory scanning of processes detects hidden processes and scans the files and traces of these processes. If these files or traces contain malware, they will be disinfected.
   
• Identification of the source of the infection
   
• Optimized performance
  Both reactive and proactive protection.

Key Differentiators:

Complete latest-generation antimalware engine

Panda for File Servers offers unrivalled protection against viruses, worms, Trojans, rootkits, spyware, tracking cookies, adware, hacking tools, dialers and security threats fro file servers. Its featurs includes resident HTTP protection and the ability to inspect files opened in exclusive mode. Its powerful Genetic Heuristic Engine (GHE) is also able to block the majority of unidentifiable new threats.

Flexible policy management and secure communications

To anticipate the actions of hackers and intruders, Panda for File Servers monitors the communications and the memory and prevents buffer overflows. It also exhaustively analyzes communication packets to detect practices such as attempts to identify the operating system, denial of service attacks, IP Spoofing, MAC Spoofing, network viruses...

To complement the default security policies, user and application access to system resources cna be customized (files, registry entries, etc.) to reinforce security in the event of threats such as pharming. Finally, it prevents server infection and data leaks due to access by external personnel who do not have protection on their computers as well as employees without the necessary physical credentials -MAC address-.

Interception of unknown threats

In addition to its powerful antimalware engine, Panda for File Servers also includes TruPrevent Technologies (HIPS), which monitor running processes to block malicious behavior of the new malware or intruders.

This system doesn't just detect unknown malware, it prevents it from running (leaving the file in quarantine), warns the other network computers of the attack, requests the antidote from Panda to disinfect it and thanks to the SmartClean2 technology, repairs the system automatically. This mechanism reduces the risk window and prvents damage to your company reputation.

Hourly automatic updates

Panda for File Server can be configured so that it checks for new signature files hourly without user intervention, and updates automatically. Incremental updates of malware signature files contribute to the reduction of total bandwidth usage and to mitigate communication peaks.

Optimum performance

Panda for File Servers provides high-performance protection for the biggest companies' file and print servers. The antivirus kernel is multi-threaded fro parallel scanning and, server hardware permitting, can distribute loads across various processors.

It includes a powerful cache and AutoTuning system to ensure smooth operation, both under independent and cluster server configurations or in 64-bit operating system versions.

Centralized and remote administration

Panda for File Servers is managed remotely and centrally through a single interface: Panda AdminSecure. Through this tool all protection is installed, and a security dashboard provides information on the server protection level.

AdminSecure includes views, graphic reports, warnings, etc. The console lets you control the centralized quarantine so you can manage suspicious files awaiting disinfection. It also lets you identify the users that are the source of infection.

Technical Requirements:
 

Screenshots:

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Documentation:

Download the Panda Security for File Servers Datasheet (PDF).