Secure Web ( Webwasher ) combines web filtering with web reputation services and the latest malware scanning techniques to allow you to enforce web usage policy and protect your organisation against malware that users may accidentally download . Webwasher protects your organization's networks from known, unknown, and small-scale targeted attacks (in terms of scope, but could be large-scale in damages to an organization), including viruses, Trojans, spyware, and the loss of confidential information. Webwasher anti-malware protects all Web traffic, including encrypted HTTPS traffic, if used with the Webwasher SSL Scanner module.

Unlike traditional anti-virus engines that rely only on signatures, Secure Anti-Malware uses a combination of several proactive filters to stop threats. Webwasher's Proactive Security filters detect blended or yet unknown malware, while its signature-based anti-malware engine is used to detect known threats.

Better than any other Gateway Anti-Malware solution
Webwasher Anti-Malware has undergone independent testing commissioned by numerous online and print publications, always earning highest ranks.

Key Benefits

One solution for web filtering and anti malware scanning - Provides a single solution for web gateway security allowing you to implement web filtering policies and web download scanning.

Proactive filter technology - Provides immediate protection by blocking unknown malicious code, day-zero attacks, and exploits already at the gateway and neutralizes suspicious script code. This is critical for organizations targeted by small-scale malicious attacks that would not garner the attention of traditional anti-virus vendors.

Reputation based filtering - Provides immediate protection by blocking connections  to and from sites with known bad or unknown/undefined reputation.

Signature-based blocking - Webwasher Anti-Malware provides fast signature- based blocking of known viruses and other potentially unwanted applications/programs, many of which turn out to be spyware or adware-related programs such as keystroke loggers.

Tested and certified - Webwasher Anti-Malware was tested by industry leading ICSA Labs, a division of Cybertrust, Inc. In a rigorous gateway virus coverage certification. The ICSA Labs seal is a well respected proof that an anti-virus solution meets or exceeds industry standards.

Comprehensive content filters - The efficiency of the security filters is augmented with an array of filters that provide rule-based filtering protection against all types of Web and email-borne threats.

• Archive Handler for .zip, .gzip, .tar, .arj, and other archives.
• Document Inspector scans Word, XML Excel, Powerpoint, and PDF documents recursively for unwanted content.
• Embedded Objects Filter scans for objects embedded in other files and Web pages.
• Macro Filter for potentially harmful macros in Microsoft® Office documents.
• ActiveX, media-type, and upload filters.
• Advertising, privacy, and cookie filter.

High-Performance - Anti-virus PreScan™ filtering technology radically improves performance by reducing the load sent to the anti-virus engine.

Easy to manage - Webwasher allows unlimited and flexible policies that are specifically tailored to your organization’s unique structure and requirements.

Full proxy - Webwasher is an enterprise strong® proxy for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and SMTP traffic. Flexible authentication and routing features, as well as built-in clustering support and availability on an ultra-secure appliance make Webwasher an ideal choice for perimeter protection.

ICAP support - Webwasher uses the industry-standard ICAP (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol) to communicate efficiently with other security appliances, as well as an array of industry-standard proxy/caching devices.

WCCP support - Webwasher products can be used with Cisco devices using  the WCCP (Web Cache Communication Protocol) standard, thereby allowing  extremely easy deployment.