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exposure to attacks via e-mail. Companies usually use corporate e-mail accounts and
employ anti-spam filters etc, to reduce the risk.
8.7.1. E-mail Scanner Principles
The
E-mail Scanner
component scans incoming/outgoing e-mails automatically. You
can use it with e-mail clients that do not have their own plug-in in AVG (
e.g. Outlook
Express, Mozilla, Incredimail, etc.
).
During AVG
installation
AVG there are automatic servers created for e-mail control:
one for checking incoming e-mails and the second one for checking outgoing e-mails.
Using these two servers e-mails are automatically checked on ports 110 and 25 (
standard ports for sending/receiving e-mails
).
E-mail Scanner
works as an interface between e-mail client and e-mail servers on the
Internet.
·
Incoming mail:
While receiving a message from the server, the
Scanner
component tests it for viruses, removes infected attachments, and
adds certification. When detected, viruses are quarantined in
Virus Vault
immediately. Then the message is passed to the e-mail client.
·
Outgoing mail:
Message is sent from e-mail client to E-mail Scanner; it tests
the message and its attachments for viruses and then sends the message to
the SMTP server (
scanning of outgoing e-mails is disabled by default, and can
be set up manually
).
Note:
AVG E-mail Scanner is not intended for server platforms!
