Forefront VirusBuster Retired

By Joe Piggee Sr.

10/09/2012

 

Microsoft announced that is retiring one of the engines that are used in Forefront Protection. Forefront Security for Exchange 2010 is generating event log entries:

 

EventID 2109  

Source : GetEngineFiles

Details:  

TheVBuster scan engine is no longer supported. Updates are no longer available for this engine, and therefore the update check for this engine has been disabled. Please review the scan engines chosen for your scan jobs and make another selection to ensure up-to-date protection.

 

You can disable this engine by following the instructions on Microsoft's Site @  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2758276

1. Open Forefront Console
2. Click Policy Management
3. Global Settings
4. Select Advanced Options
5. Scroll down to Engine Management
6. Change management to Manual
7. Select VirusBuster AntiVirus Scan Engine, change the Transport to Disabled
8. Click Save