Malware scanner vs IPS network

Hello

I confused these days about the difference between network malware scanner and IP addresses.

For example - Cisco has no built-in malware scanner in him will END, but some sellers have. What is the purpose of having at the same time the IPS and malware? The only thing I can think of is to malware scanners may fix infected files (e.g. IronPort ESA) and IPS directly falls traffic.

An IPS scans the packages while a malware scanner scans the files. The Cisco IPS, you can configure in a promiscuous or inline modes. In inline mode, the IPS can identify and remove malicious packets before they were unleashed on the network. "Promiscuous", a copy of each packet is sent to the IPS mode and dangerous packages are identified after arrival at destination. This means viruses, malware, etc. can potentially be activated on the network.

The network analysis anti-malware already installed malware scanner. For example, if a new flavor of malware is sent as an attachment to an email address on your network, IP addresses will not pick up it because it doesn't have a signature for her. If the attachment is opened, it has triggered. If you have regular scans with your network malware scanner, it's something that it will pick up.

Jason

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