More than 90 million users count on Novell NetWare to be the technology leader in networking around the world. Novell NetWare file servers are used for storage of data, which needs to be accessed and stored without causing trouble for the users. Its open architecture supports mixed environments that welcome Linux, Mac or even Windows. And with innovative features like Novell iFolder™ and iPrint, you now have secure access to your network services from any connected device, anywhere. To protect this environment against viruses, trojans, and other malicious code in the best possible way, and without giving heavy burden to the performance of the servers, you should use Norman FireBreak for Novell NetWare as you virus protection solution.

What Is Norman FireBreak 4.6 for Novell NetWare

Norman FireBreak is Norman's server based anti-virus program for Novell's NetWare operating system. It ensures that all files stored or accessed from the NetWare server are checked for viruses, trojans, and other malicious code. It works transparent for the users and is designed to work with NetWare in a way that utilizes both products' performance the best possible way.

Product specifications

Norman SandBox v2 NEW!

The unique US patent pending, Norman SandBox v2 has been added to the Norman On-Demand scanner module, with the option to turn it on or off. In its second generation, Norman SandBox is capable of detecting even more new viruses, worms etc. even one-off variants may be detected. The Norman SandBox inserts any suspicious file into a virtual computer, a "sandbox", monitoring the actions of the file in real-time. If virus behaviour is detected, Norman's virus protection technique performs the necessary actions to prevent damage from the virus.

Sending messages over SMTP(Email) NEW!

All messages and alarms can now be sent to selected receivers via email.

Detection of aggressive commercials and security risks NEW!

This feature instructs FireBreak to scan for objects that represent a possible security risk. Some administrators have installed programs like password crackers and remote administrative tools that are perfectly legal and often useful. However, the lack of security features in some of these tools can expose machines to unauthorized users and crackers. FireBreak detects the activity of such tools and will warn against potential security risks. Warnings will report the name of the program, and you can therefore decide if it is a legitimate program or a cracker that triggers the alarm.

Sometimes unwanted programs are attached to programs that you download from the Internet e.g. for evaluation purposes. They do not inform you about their presence, and if you uninstall the original program, the hidden program may still be on your machine. It is hard to find and has no uninstall procedure. At odd intervals these programs will log on to the Internet and download commercials all by themselves. They are not harmful like a traditional virus, but they are annoying and create unnecessary network traffic. FireBreak detects and removes such programs.

Scanning

Norman FireBreak offers two types of scanning:

real-time scanning
on-demand scanning

Real-time scanning is continuous scanning of files accessed on the server. This means that if a user tries to copy an infected file to or from your server, infect a file on the server, or run an infected file from the server, Norman FireBreak will detect the file and repair, quarantine, delete, or ignore it. These actions are all configurable. Both NSS and Classic NetWare volumes are supported.

On-demand scanning gives the possibility of scanning parts of, or the entire server for possible viruses at your request. This can be done with or without Norman SandBox v2.

Multi CPU support

Many large companies uses servers with multiple CPUs to increase performance. This has previously been a problem for many AV vendors. With the latest version of Norman FireBreak this is no longer an issue since servers using multiple CPUs are fully supported.

Clusters

Networks servers are often connected in one or more clusters to ease administration, increase capacity, reduce load, etc. Norman FireBreak supports this set-up as it is now cluster compatible.

Norman FireBreak NetWare WAN

Another strength of Norman FireBreak is Enterprise-wide functioning. If you have two or more NetWare servers running Norman FireBreak, you can configure one of them to be a communications hub. The hub can then operate as a central monitoring station, enabling you to better administer your WAN efficiently.

For configuration purposes, a configuration object for Norman FireBreak is created in your eDirectory (NDS). From this configuration object you can configure all your Norman FireBreak objects from one central location, thus reducing the administrative burden for the administrator.

Exclude list feature

In certain situations there can be a need to exclude certain files or directories from scanning. Norman FireBreak has a configurable exclude list, which is valid for both real-time and on-demand scanner.

Messaging

The new messaging module in Norman FireBreak supports messages and alarms received from Norman Virus Control 5. All messages and alarms can be logged, printed, forwarded as SNMP traps, or broadcasted as a NetWare alert.

Protocol support

Norman FireBreak automatically detects and fully supports the protocol used in your environments. It does not matter whether you are running TCP/IP, IPX or both protocols.

The bottom-line

The latest version of Norman FireBreak is a complete new version of the reputable Norman FireBreak. Norman has been supplying virus control solutions for NetWare servers for the latest 10 years.

Considering Norman's experience in NetWare solutions, tight relationship with Novell and the fact that Norman's virus scanner engine is considered to be among the best in the industry, the new Norman FireBreak should be the ideal solution for any company that wants to protect its Novell NetWare servers from being infected by viruses and other forms of malicious code.

System requirements:

NetWare versions 4.11or later
- NetWare 3.11, 3.12, 3.2 and 4.10 are not supported.
  Users of these older NetWare versions should continue using FireBreak v3.98.
- For NetWare 4, support pack 9 is required.
- For NetWare 5.0, support pack 6 is required
- For NetWare 5.1 and 6.0 the latest support packs are recommended.-
  - On NetWare 5.1 we strongly recommend support pack 6 and on NetWare 6.0 we strongly recommend support pack 3.
    NetWare support packs are available from Novell at http://support.novell.com
NDS v6 or later including eDirectory
ConsoleOne v1.3.x
NseNW v5.40 or later with corresponding virus definition files.