Forefront Server Security Support Blog

A place for CSS to share experiences supporting Forefront Server Security and Antigen

Why can´t I enter the License Agreement Number ?

After the first installation or an upgrade to a licensed version from an Evaluation installation...

Author: FSS SME Date: 01/15/2010

URGENT FOR SPAMCURE USERS - Retirement of SpamCure engine

We have already announced the changes of engines availability due on the 1st of December, it´s...

Author: FSS SME Date: 10/02/2009

Troubleshooting blocked file transfers when Forefront Server for OCS returns no errors

This blog explains a problem with file transfers in Office Communications Server. The symptoms are...

Author: FSS SME Date: 08/26/2009

Spamhaus Update

Although Microsoft doesn’t recommended any particular RBL (Realtime Block List) provider for use...

Author: FSS SME Date: 07/06/2009

Now Available – Antigen and Forefront server security service packs!

Microsoft announced today the release of four service packs from the Antigen and Forefront product...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/01/2009

No or limited data written to Programlog.txt

Ever seen the programlog.txt just stop logging? Me neither until the last couple of days. To...

Author: FSS SME Date: 06/11/2009

File Filtering for Specific Users in FSE

Good day everybody, some weeks ago I dealt with a request that took me quite sometimes and lots of...

Author: FSS SME Date: 06/05/2009

Updating Scan Engines in FSE, FSSP, FSOCS and Antigen 9 – what are my options?

Customers often ask us the best way to update their scan engines in their specific environment, so...

Author: FSS SME Date: 04/21/2009

Some links to useful information about Antigen/Forefront Server Security Official MS pages: starts...

Author: FSS SME Date: 04/15/2009

Latest versions of Antigen /Forefront Security Server products

As of today 9th of march 2010, here are the latest versions of Antigen and Forefront Server Security...

Author: FSS SME Date: 04/10/2009

How do Exchange IMF and Antigen Advanced Spam Manager work together?

Following article explains how Exchange Intelligent Message Filtering (IMF) and Antigen Advanced...

Author: FSS SME Date: 02/25/2009

Notes on the new Antigen Cluster Resource (Antigen 9 SP1 RU5 and above)

Microsoft recently released Rollup 5 for Antigen 9 SP1, which contains a particularly important fix...

Author: FSS SME Date: 02/18/2009

How to determine if Antigen or Forefront Server catch specific malware without paying for a support incident

Hello, my name is Robert McCarthy and I am a support engineer for the Antigen and Forefront Server...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 02/09/2009

Licensing in Antigen 9 and Forefront Server Security 10 Products

This blog entry gives you an overview of licensing for Antigen 9 and Forefront Server Security...

Author: FSS SME Date: 01/29/2009

The ‘Illegal Mime Header’ Feature – what you need to know

‘Illegal Mime Header’ is an important feature in Antigen/Forefront. This blog entry describes the...

Author: FSS SME Date: 01/29/2009

Where’s my worm gone?

As I’m writing this blog, the Antigen/Forefront Worm List was last updated over 3 months ago. Don’t...

Author: FSS SME Date: 01/29/2009

What would Customer Support need to start troubleshooting an Antigen/Forefront Server issue?

My name is Joe Anderson, and I work with the CSS Security Support Team. Having firsthand experience...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/21/2008

Log Purge Tool for FSSMC

I wanted to introduce you to a handy, but little-known tool that we have for FSSMC (Forefront Server...

Author: FSS SME Date: 11/21/2008

Required Accounts and Permissions for Installing Forefront Server products

There are several different accounts and permissions that are required for successful installation...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/14/2008

How to use the Forefront Server Security Management Console diagnostic tool

Diagnostic logging is helpful information that can be used by Microsoft support technicians to help...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 10/08/2008

Welcome to the FSS Support Blog

The CSS Security Support Team will be posting to this blog to inform FSS customers about common...

Author: shainw Date: 09/24/2008