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| <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Quarantine Infected Files [Default]</b>: Select this option if you want Mail Anti-Virus to quarantine infected emails or attachments. The default path for storing quarantined emails or attachments is –<br> | <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Quarantine Infected Files [Default]</b>: Select this option if you want Mail Anti-Virus to quarantine infected emails or attachments. The default path for storing quarantined emails or attachments is –<br> | ||
| <b>C:\Program Files\eScan\QUARANT</b><br> | <b>C:\Program Files\eScan\QUARANT</b><br> | ||
| - | However, you can specify a different path for storing quarantined files, if required.</li></ul> | + | However, you can specify a different path for storing quarantined files, if required.</li></ul><br> |
| <p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Port Settings for email</b><br> | <p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Port Settings for email</b><br> | ||
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Mail Antivirus
Mail Anti-Virus is a part of the Protection feature of eScan. This module scans all incoming and outgoing emails for viruses, spyware, adware, and other malicious objects. It lets you send virus warnings to client computers on the Mail Anti-Virus activities. By default, Mail Anti-Virus scans only the incoming emails and attachments, but you can configure it to scan outgoing emails and attachments as well. Moreover, it lets you notify the sender or system administrator whenever you receive an infected email or attachment. This page provides you with options for configuring the module.
Scan Options
This tab lets you select the emails to be scanned and action that should be performed when a security threat is encountered during a scan operation. This tab lets you configure following settings:
Block Attachments Types
This section provides you with a predefined list of file types that are often used by virus writers to embed viruses. Any email attachment having an extension included in this list will be blocked or deleted by eScan at the gateway level. You can add file extensions to this list as per your requirements. As a best practice, you should avoid deleting the file extensions that are present in the Block Attachments Types list by default. You can also configure advanced settings required to scan emails for malicious code.
Action
This section lets you configure the actions to be performed on infected emails. These operations are as follows:
- Disinfect [Default]: Select this option if you want Mail Anti-Virus to disinfect infected emails or attachments.
- Delete: Select this option if you want Mail Anti-Virus to delete infected emails or attachments.
- Quarantine Infected Files [Default]: Select this option if you want Mail Anti-Virus to quarantine infected emails or attachments. The default path for storing quarantined emails or attachments is –
C:\Program Files\eScan\QUARANT
However, you can specify a different path for storing quarantined files, if required.
Port Settings for email
You can also specify the ports for incoming and outgoing emails so that eScan can scan the emails sent or received through those ports.
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) [Default: 25]
You need to specify a port number for SMTP.
Incoming Mail (POP3) [Default: 110]
You need to specify a port number for POP3.
Scan Outgoing Mails
Select this option if you want Mail Anti-Virus to scan outgoing emails as well.
Advanced
Clicking Advanced displays Advanced Scan Options dialog box. This dialog box lets you configure the following advanced scanning options:
Delete all Attachment in email if disinfection is not possible
Select this option to delete all the email attachments that cannot be cleaned.
Delete entire email if disinfection is not possible [Default]
Select this option to delete the entire email if any attachment cannot be cleaned.
Delete entire email if any virus is found
Select this option to delete the entire email if any virus is found in the email or the attachment is infected.
Quarantine blocked Attachments [Default]
Select this option to quarantine the attachment if it bears extension blocked by eScan.
Delete entire email if any blocked attachment is found [Default]
Select this option to delete an email if it contains an attachment with an extension type blocked by eScan.
Quarantine email if attachments are not scanned
Select this check box to quarantine an entire email if it contains an attachment not scanned by Mail Anti-Virus.
Quarantine Attachments if they are scanned
Select this check box if you want eScan to quarantine attachments that are scanned by Mail Anti-Virus.
Exclude Attachments (White List)
This list is empty by default. You can add file names and file extensions that should not be blocked by eScan. You can also configure eScan to allow specific files even though if the file type is blocked. For example, if you have listed *.PIF in the list of blocked attachments and you need to allow an attachment with the name ABC, you can add abcd.pif to the Exclude Attachments list. Add D.PIFing *.PIF files in this section will allow all *.PIF to be delivered. MicroWorld recommends you to add the entire file name like ABCD.PIF.
