Selecting a protected e-mail group

By default, Active Virus Shield protects e-mail in accordance with the Recommended protection level, which means that both incoming and outgoing mail is scanned. When you first begin using Active Virus Shield, it is recommended that you scan outgoing mail, since there may be worms on your computer that use e-mail as a channel for distributing themselves.

If you are certain that the e-mails that you are sending cannot contain dangerous objects, you can disable the outgoing mail scan. To do so:

Click on the Customize button in the E-mail Anti-Virus configuration window.

In the

Mail Anti-Virus settings window that opens, select

Incoming mail in the Scope section.

In addition to selecting an e-mail group, you can specify whether archived attachments should be scanned and also set the maximum amount of time for scanning one e-mail object. These settings are configured in the Do not scan section of the General tab.

If your computer is not protected by any local network software, and you do not use a proxy server or a firewall when connecting to the Internet, it is recommended that you do not disable the archived attachment scan and that you do not to set a time limit on scanning.

If you are working in a protected environment, you can change the time restrictions on scanning to increasing the e-mail scan speed.

You can configure the filtration conditions for objects connected to an e-mail in the Attachment filter section:

Disable filtering - When this is set, Active Virus Shield will not use additional filtration for attachments.

Rename selected file types - When this is selected, Active Virus Shield will filter out a certain attachments and replace the last character of the file name with an underscore. You can select the file type by clicking the File types button.

Delete selected file types - When this is selected, Active Virus Shield will filter out and delete a certain attachments based on the file type. You can select the file type by clicking the File types button.

You add security to your computer by using a filter, since malicious programs spread through mail most frequently as attachments. By renaming or deleting certain attachment types, you protect your computer from automatically opening attachments when a message is received and also from other potential hazards.