Superior Virus Filtering Methods
The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, Barracuda Web Filter, and Barracuda IM Firewall provide complete virus protection. All three products operate at the gateway and will eliminate all emails and file transfers that contain any viruses.

The Energize Updates provided by Barracuda Central update the latest virus definitions every hour ensuring that your organization is completely protected.

Technique	Description
Dual Layer Virus Blocking	The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, Barracuda Web Filter, and Barracuda IM Firewall use virus scanners to maximize protection.
Decompression of Archives	The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, Barracuda Web Filter, and Barracuda IM Firewall unpack and examine every individual file within 17 different types of archives.
File type attachment blocking	The Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, Barracuda Web Filter, and Barracuda IM Firewall allow you to block certain types of files. Many of the commonly blocked file types frequently contain viruses, such as VB script (.vbs files).