If your MTA happens to be Sendmail or Postfix, now you can use a new anti-spam filter called NEWT : Neutralize Email-Web Threats. Avinti's NEWT is very efficient against blended threat emails which make over 22% of all malware attacks.
Blended threat emails launch their attack by displaying the URL of a website which hosts malware. This way the classic antivirus email filters are bypassed and you, the user reading the poison - carrier email are still at risk.
Recent blended threat attacks have resulted in high malware infection levels. Preventing blended threat emails from reaching users stops these attacks. However, no product on the market has been effective at stopping these attacks until now.
NEWT is a new Freeware filter from Avinti designed to stop blended threat attacks. NEWT blocks web-based malware attacks from reaching users systems. It uses Avinti’s knowledge of known malware distributing websites to stop email-based attacks from getting through. NEWT plugs into the most popular MTAs (Mail Transfer Agents) including Sendmail, and Postfix (Exim is coming soon) and is easy to install, use, and monitor.
Newt’s Benefits:
Stops blended threat attacks, including malicious forms of spam
Uses a unique URL-based blocking technique
Utilizes a unique database of known malware websites
Blacklisting/Whitelisting allows you to block or allow specific URLs
Updates regularly for new attacks
Stops attacks that are missed by AV gateways and web filters
