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If the e-mail messages should be scanned for viruses.
o If certification text should be added to the end of each message to state
that it contains no viruses. The text can be adjusted in the
Certification
dialog.
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If the certification text should be only added to messages with
attachments.
To Modify subject of virus infected messages , check the box and type the
desired value in the text field. It will then be added to the subject field of each
infected e-mail message for easier identification and filtering. The default value is
***VIRUS*** which we recommend to keep.
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Scanning properties - in this section, you can specify how the e-mail
messages will be scanned:
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Use Heuristics – check to use heuristics detection method when
scanning e-mail messages. When this option is on, you can filter e-mail
attachments not only by extension but also the actual contents of the
attachment will be considered. The filtering can be set in the
Mail
Filtering dialog.
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Report Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats - ( on
by default ): check to activate the Anti-Spyware engine, and scan for
spyware as well as for viruses. Spyware represents a questionable
malware category: even though it usually represents a security risk,
some of these programs can be installed intentionally. We recommend to
keep this feature activated as it increases your computer security.
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Report enhanced set of Potentially Unwanted Programs - mark to
detect extended package of spyware : programs that are perfectly ok and
harmless when acquired from the manufacturer directly, but can be
misused for malicious purposes later. This is an additional measure that
increases your computer security even more, however it can possibly
block legal programs, and is therefore switched off by default.
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Scan inside archives – check to scan contents of archives attached to
e-mail messages.
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E-mail attachments reporting - in this section, you can set additional
reports about potentially dangerous or suspicious files. Please note that no
warning dialog will be displayed, only a certification text will be added to the
end of the e-mail message, and all such reports will be listed in the
E-mail
Scanner detection dialog:
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Report password protected archives – archives (ZIP, RAR etc.) that
are protected by password are not possible to scan for viruses; check
the box to report these as potentially dangerous.
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Report password protected documents – documents protected by