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Exchange Server 2007 SP1 disables Exchange Anti-spam updates

February 6, 2008 By 1 Comment

Here is the anti-spam configuration on an Exchange Server 2007 RTM server:

[PS] C:>Get-AntispamUpdates   

UpdateMode                  : Automatic
LatestContentFilterVersion  : 3.3.4604.600
SpamSignatureUpdatesEnabled : True
LatestSpamSignatureVersion  : 3.3.4604.600
IPReputationUpdatesEnabled  : True
LatestIPReputationVersion   : 3.3.4604.001
MicrosoftUpdate             : NotConfigured

And here is the same Exchange Server 2007 server immediately after upgrading to Service Pack 1:

[PS] C:>Get-AntispamUpdates   

UpdateMode                  : Disabled
LatestContentFilterVersion  : 3.3.4604.600
SpamSignatureUpdatesEnabled : False
LatestSpamSignatureVersion  : 3.3.4604.600
IPReputationUpdatesEnabled  : False
LatestIPReputationVersion   : 3.3.4604.001
MicrosoftUpdate             : NotConfigured

The Service Pack 1 installation disabled the Anti-spam engine updates. This stung me on a production system that I upgraded shortly after the SP1 release. Eventually someone in the office mentioned the ever increasing volume of spam emails to me and I subsequently made this discovery.

Sadly the Release Notes do not seem to include this issue.

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Comments

  1. Jim SPnet says:
    August 3, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    Hi Paul

    I have exchanger server 2007 and forefront server security up running. I try to set to get anti spam updated automatically. The Content Filter and IP Reputation have been updated automatically but not Spam Signature. Below is result from get-antispamupdates and get-transportserver.

    [PS] C:\Windows\System32>get-antispamupdates

    UpdateMode : Automatic
    LatestContentFilterVersion : 3.3.9128.506
    SpamSignatureUpdatesEnabled : True
    LatestSpamSignatureVersion : 3.3.8421.391
    IPReputationUpdatesEnabled : True
    LatestIPReputationVersion : 3.3.9201.038
    MicrosoftUpdate : Configured

    [PS] C:\Windows\System32>get-transportserver | fl name,anti*

    Name : W2K8SVR
    AntispamAgentsEnabled : True
    AntispamUpdatesEnabled : True

    Please help

    Jim

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