[CentOS] can I use CentOS as a antivirus / spam filter / HTTP AV gateway?

[Rudi Ahlers]

Johnny Hughes wrote:
> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I've been thinking about using CentOS on a Dell R200 server and turn 
>> it into a firewall / network monitor / traffic shaper in our 
>> datacentre, instead of using a dedicated firewall device.
>>
>> One of the devices that I have been looking at, with my limited 
>> budget, is the D-Link DFL 860 - 
>> http://www.netdefend.eu/Product.aspx?m=15&ref=DFL-860
>>
>> It provides AV, SPI, VPN, DOS, P2P, etc protection. Most of this can 
>> be done with Linux as well, but I'm not 100% sure about the AV part.
>>
>> How will I use / setup CentOS to check all traffic coming in & out 
>> (HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, etc) for virusses and clean them? We host 
>> both Windows & Linux servers, and I'm not too worried about the Linux 
>> servers, but Windows needs a lot of extra protection.
>>
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> ssshhh!!!  Don't tell Trend Micro you are scanning for viruses at the 
> gateway ... they don't like that term :-D
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> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2219926/breakthrough-trend-micro-patent-barracuda 
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Are you saying I'm not allowed todo this, and will be violating a patent 
right for building my own network level virus scanner / anti-virus gateway?

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