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EX series technical information

When the EX series receives an email, it issues an alert and notifies the administrator as soon as possible. Discover unknown threats not found in signatures by using a virtual analysis engine. Additionally, by working with the NX Series, it prepares for user access with local feedback. Callback information is always shared worldwide based on global feedback and detected with extremely high accuracy.

Main function

  • Real-time attachment parsing
  • Real-time URL analysis
  • Do not deliver problematic messages (in MTA mode)

Attachment Detection: Replay with VxE (Virtual Analysis Engine)

If the attachment is determined to be malware

  1. Do not send alert notifications or emails to administrators
  2. Execute the attached file with VxE, copy the determined malicious URL to the CM series, and prepare for user access

If the attached file is determined to be normal

  1. Recipient receives original email
Attachment detection

URL Detection: See MPC Cloud

If the URL is determined to be a known bad URL

  1. Notification of alerts to administrators or suspension of mail delivery

If the URL is unknown and cannot be determined

  1. Copy URL to CM series
  2. Recipient receives original email
URL detection

EX series configuration example

SPAN/TAP mode

  • Receive mirror packets from switches, etc., and analyze only SMTP communication. A deployment method that does not affect live traffic.
  • Alert notification to administrator, discard after analysis

Bcc mode

  • All emails are BCC forwarded from the previous stage MTA and analyzed. A deployment method that does not affect live traffic.
  • Discard after parsing

MTA mode

  • Works as an MTA. Receive and parse emails.
  • After analysis, if there is a possibility of infection, an alert is sent to the administrator, blocked or quarantined
  • If the mail is normal, forward it to the latter MTA

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