58 Configuring email settings
Configuring scanning settings
sidelining large attachments and cleaning them. There is a presumption that
such a file can be a zip bomb and should not be allowed to deplete system
resources. The file is sidelined for cleaning only because of its size, not because
of any indication that it contains a virus.
You can specify this size threshold and the maximum extraction level that
Symantec Mail Security for SMTP will process in memory, as well as a time limit
for scanning containers. If the configured limits are reached, Symantec Mail
Security for SMTP will automatically perform the action designated for the
“unscannable” category in the Group Policies settings.
To configure container settings
1
In the Control Center, click
Settings
>
Scanning
.
2
Under Container Settings, specify a number in the
Maximum container
scan depth
box.
A container is unscannable for viruses if the nested depth in a container file
(such as a .zip file or email message) exceeds the number specified. Do not
set this value too high or you could be vulnerable to denial of service attacks
or zip bombs, in which huge amounts of data are zipped into very small files.
3
Specify a number in the
Maximum time to open container
box and click
Seconds
,
Minutes
, or
Hours
.
A container is unscannable for viruses if the specified time elapses when
scanning containers (such as .zip files). Use this setting to detect containers
that don’t exceed the other container settings, but yet include container
nesting, many files, large files, or a combination of these.
4
Specify a number in the
Maximum individual file size when opened
box
and click
KB
,
MB
, or
GB
.
A container is unscannable for viruses if any individual component of the
container when unpacked exceeds the size specified.
5
Specify a number in the
Maximum accumulated file size when opened
box
and click
KB
,
MB
, or
GB
.
A container is unscannable for viruses if the total size of all the files in a
container when unpacked exceeds the size specified.
6
Click
Save
.
Configuring content filtering settings
In addition for checking plain text files against words as defined in content-
related policies, Symantec Mail Security for SMTP can check attachments
against these dictionaries that are not plain-text files. While such checking
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