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IMSS can use the following components:
Component Description
Cloud Pre-Filter
Provides message approved and blocked list filters and scanning for spam, viruses, and other threats before the messages reach your network.
Trend Micro Antivirus and Content Filter
Basic scanning and filtering functionality. You can think of this product as the IMSS program itself.
Spam Prevention Solution (SPS)
A built-in filter that helps IMSS identify content typically found in spam.
IP Filtering Service
Automatically blocks known spam senders. IP Filtering includes the following:
Email reputation
Trend Micro Email reputation technology was designed to be used to identify and block spam before it enters a computer network by routing Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of incoming mail connections to Trend Micro Smart Protection Network server for verification against extensive reputation databases.
IP Profiler
IP Profiler allows you to configure threshold settings and determine the action IMSS performs when it detects any of the four potential Internet threats:
  • Spam: Messages with unwanted advertising content.
  • Viruses: Various virus threats, including Trojan programs.
  • Directory Harvest Attack (DHA): A method spammers use to add your user's email addresses to spam databases.
  • Bounced Mail: Messages returned to the sender because the messages were sent with the sender’s domain in the sender address.