Symantec 11105111 - SYM MAIL SEC SMTP 5.0 SMS PORT MEDIA CD EN, User Manual

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80 Setting your antivirus policy
Configuring antivirus settings
3 In the Bloodhound sensitivity level to detect new viruses drop-down list,
select one of the following:
■
Off
■
Low
■
Medium
■
High
Medium is the default setting. If you set the Bloodhound sensitivity level to
High, resource demand increases, performance may decrease, and
occasional false positive detections may be generated.
4 Click Save Changes .
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP must be stopped and restarted for
Bloodhound changes to take effect.
Handling infected files
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP can handle infected files in a number of ways.
Scanning must be enabled and files must be specified for scanning in order for
files to be processed.
See “Enabling virus scanning” on page 78.
See “Configuring scan options” on page 60.
To handle infected files
1 On the Symantec Mail Security for SMTP administrative interface, in the
left pane, click
Antivirus Policy .
2
In the Antivirus Settings window, under Infected file handling, in the When
a virus is detected drop-down list, select one of the following:
■
Repair: An attempt is made to repair the virus, and, if successful, the
message is delivered.
■
Delete: The infected file is deleted, and the message is delivered.
■
Log only: An incident of the virus is logged, and the message (and the
infected file) is delivered.
3
In the If unable to repair drop-down list, select one of the following:
■
Delete: The infected file is deleted, and the message is delivered.
■
Log only: An incident of the unrepairable virus is logged, and the
message (with the unrepairable file) is delivered.