This article applies to:

• MailMarshal (SEG)
• MailMarshal ECM/MailMarshal Exchange

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Information:

Some of the advantages that an integrated anti-virus scanner has over a command line scanner:

• Using integrated scanners offers a significant increase in message throughput. Integrated scanners do not require initialization for each use, and are generally at least 10 times faster returning a result.
• Integrated scanners can provide the virus name for reporting purposes. Command line scanners are unable to provide this information as they simply return a "yes" or "no" for virus scans.
• An integrated scanner is more stable since MailMarshal is designed to work closely with the integrated scanner.
• Some integrated scanners provide a custom updater tool that helps to ensure up-to-date protection.

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