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700-280 · Question #43

Which of the following vendors produce Anti-Virus engines for the C-Series? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is D. Sophos E. MCAfee. Sophos and McAfee (D, E) are the two licensed anti-virus scanning engines integrated into Cisco's IronPort C-Series Email Security Appliances. Cisco specifically partnered with these two vendors to provide dual-engine AV scanning, allowing administrators to run one or both…

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Question

Which of the following vendors produce Anti-Virus engines for the C-Series? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ASymantec
  • BTrendMicro
  • CBrightMail
  • DSophos
  • EMCAfee

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    88% (23)

Explanation

Sophos and McAfee (D, E) are the two licensed anti-virus scanning engines integrated into Cisco's IronPort C-Series Email Security Appliances. Cisco specifically partnered with these two vendors to provide dual-engine AV scanning, allowing administrators to run one or both engines simultaneously for layered protection.

Why the distractors are wrong:

  • Symantec (A) - Symantec has its own email security products but is not an integrated AV engine option on the C-Series.
  • TrendMicro (B) - A major AV vendor, but not a supported engine on the C-Series platform.
  • BrightMail (C) - BrightMail (now Symantec Brightmail) is an anti-spam technology, not an anti-virus engine - a classic category confusion trap.

Memory tip: Think "Sophos and McAfee = SMArt mail security" - the two engines Cisco chose for its C-Series. Also remember that BrightMail is always about spam, not viruses, which eliminates C immediately.

Topics

#Anti-Virus Engines#C-Series Appliances#Vendor Integration#Email Security Components

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