Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0

Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0: Critical Fix 2 (build 3.0.278.4)

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2012 Jan 23

On August 2, 2007 Kaspersky Labs announces release of Critical Fix 2 (CF2) for Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 (version 3.0.278.4)

What's new?

The following improvements have been introduced since Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0.255.0:

Methods for fighting the so-called "graphic" spam, i.e. tools used to analyze graphic attachments. New algorithms have been introduced for processing and identification of similar images with textual content as well as the GSG-8 and GSG-9 technologies.
FreeBSD 6.2 platform has been added to the list of supported platforms.
FreeBSD 4.11 platform is no longer supported.
The uds-rtts.sh utility now has additional functionality (a new '-a' option) for testing of proper UDS functioning.

Fixed Problems

The following problems have been fixed as compared to Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 MP1 CF1 (3.0.274.0):

Possible termination or freezing of filtering processes when a list of protected domains is used.

Accidental setting of incorrect access rights for the files of application components in case if they have been updated earlier using a package of modified application files for previous product versions.

The following problems have been fixed as compared to Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 MP1 (3.0.255.0):

Possible termination with an error caused by invalid configuration settings has been fixed for kas-pipe (the component for integration with postfix and exim).

Unauthorized users could access some directories of the web-based product configuration system.

The list of protected domains could sometimes be ignored if recorded in uppercase style.

Problems occurring during work with DNSBL servers have been fixed.

Detailed logging in the kas-qmail component for integration with qmail has been improved.

In the component for integration with Communigate Pro mail system (kas-cgpro) processing of configuration settings has been improved and correct behaviour in case of anti-spam engine errors ensured.

Contact information of Kaspersky Lab Technical Support has been updated.

Product integration with postfix mail systems has been improved.

Product installation and upgrade

Application installation "from the scratch" is described in the user’s guide in the file release_notes.

In order to upgrade from the earlier version Kaspersky Anti-Spam 2.0:

1. remove Kaspersky Anti-Spam 2.0 integration from the host mail system;

2. uninstall Kaspersky Anti-Spam 2.0 (following the recommendations in the user’s guide Kaspersky Anti-Spam 2.0)

3. install Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 MP1 in the system (as described in the user’s guide or in the file release_notes).

To update from earlier builds of Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 (3.0.242.0, 3.0.255.0, 3.0.274.0):

install updating packages of the modified executable files (the file kas-3.0.278.4-upgrade.tgz).

If you use this package, the product installed on your computer have identical features with Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 MP1 CF2 except that the records in the system log of installed software will contain information about the build of Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 installed earlier.

In order to use the update package, unpack archive kas-3.0.278.4-upgrade.tgz using command

tar xfz kas-3.0.278.4-upgrade.tgz

and run update script upgrade.sh in folder kas-3.0.278.4-upgrade that will be created.

If the scrip is executed successfully, all modified executable files will be saved and a backup copy of all modified files will be saved to the current folder as archive kas3-backup.tgz.

If you are using a Communigate Pro e-mail system, it has to be restarted after completion of the upgrade script.

Uninstalling the previous build and installing the new version. For it:

remove Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 from the host mail system

If no changes have been added since the original integration, you can deintegrate Kaspersky Anti-Spam by running the following script:

/usr/local/ap-mailfilter3/bin/MTA-unconfig.pl

If the configuration files of the host mail system have been modified, you should reverse integration manually in accordance with the Administrator's Guide of the installed Kaspersky Anti-Spam build.

delete the package kas-3 by the OS means.

For FreeBSD run one of the following commands

pkg_delete kas-3-3.0.242

or

pkg_delete kas-3-3.0.255

or

pkg_delete kas-3-3.0.274

For Linux distributives based on RPM:

rpm -e kas-3-3.0.242

or

rpm -e kas-3-3.0.255

or

rpm -e kas-3-3.0.274

For Debian:

aptitude purge kas-3

manually delete the folder /usr/local/ap-mailfilter3 (if it has not been deleted):

rm -rf /usr/local/ap-mailfilter3

install Kaspersky Anti-Spam build 3.0.278.4 in the system (following the recommendations in the user’s guide or the file release_notes).

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Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0

Status: Supported

Database Update	Yes
Support	Yes
Error fix	Yes

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Release of antivirus database updates (required to protect your computer/server/mobile device).
Support
Limited technical support is provided over phone and web for commercially licensed customers.
Error fix
Release of patches for the application (addressing detected bugs).

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Product Certificates:

VMware Ready

This logo is to testify that Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 has been successfully tested and is fully functional in VMware-based virtual environments.

Virus Bulletin Spam Verified Certification

This logo is to confirm that Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 has been awarded with the Spam Verified certificate of a respected British Virus Bulletin issue. This certificate testifies that the application filters out at least 98.39% of spam messages with less than 0.63% of false positives. Virus Bulletin do note not only better-than-average test results, but also the ease of operating and administering the Kaspersky Lab solution. You can find a complete VBSpam test report on Virus Bulletin web site.

Virus Bulletin Spam Certification

This logo is to confirm that Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 has been awarded with the Gold certificate of a respected British Virus Bulletin issue. This certificate testifies that the application filters out at least 98.39% of spam messages with less than 0.63% of false positives. Virus Bulletin do note not only better-than-average test results, but also the ease of operating and administering the Kaspersky Lab solution. You can find a complete VBSpam test report on Virus Bulletin web site.

Red Hat Ready Certification

This logotype confirms that Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 is optimizied to run on Red Hat Linux platforms.

ICSA Anti-Spam Certification

This certification proves that Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 has passed ICSALabs tests successfully. This certification attests that the product filters minimum 95% of spam with less than 0,001% false positives. The anti-spam application has also been certified from the point of view of administration capabilities, efficiency capacity, security and logging levels.

Novell Ready Certification

This logotype confirms that Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 was tested and runs fine on Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 platform.

Checkmark Anti-Spam Premium Certification

Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 successfully passed three-level certification tests conducted by research center West Coast Labs, confirming a high quality of programming.

Checkmark certification attests to the fact that software and hardware security systems meet stringent quality standards. The independent test laboratory of West Coast Labs, a British scientific research centre, determines criteria and carries out testing.

Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0 has successfully passed Anti-Spam Premium and demonstrated high level of spam detection with minimum false alarms.

Kaspersky Lab's Certificates:

Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status shows that Kaspersky Lab has the highest qualification level in developing software compatible with Microsoft software and is a reliable, experienced, pioneer company in its field.

The status of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Security Solutions is reserved for Microsoft Certified Partners who have demonstrated significant success in providing information security solutions based on Microsoft technologies.

Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status gives priorities among other companies recommended by Microsoft Company for partnership.

Red Hat Ready Partner Status

Kaspersky Lab has been granted Red Hat Ready partner status. Red Hat Company is a vendor of the most popular and commercially successful distributive of the Linux operating system. Red Hat Ready partner status attests to the fact that Kaspersky Labs products are optimized for Red Hat Enterprise Linux platforms. Membership offers a range of benefits, including the inclusion of Kaspersky Labs in the list of companies which Red Hat recommends to current and potential clients.

SUSE Technology Partner Status

Kaspersky Labs has recently been awarded SUSE Technology Partner status. This partnership program offers a range of benefits: dedicated information and professional support in developing and optimizing new Linux products; the opportunity to exchange information with other Linux developers; exclusive training courses; and new marketing opportunities in the form of the SUSE Linux Solution Map. Participation in the program will enable Kaspersky Labs to further improve its award-winning products for systems running under Linux.

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