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V A L I D A T I N G K A S P E R S K Y A N T I - V I R U S S E T T I N G S
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TESTING THE SMTP TRAFFIC PROTECTION
In order to detect viruses in data streams transferred using SMTP protocol, you must use an email system that uses this
protocol to transfer data.
We recommend that you test how the Anti-Virus handles outgoing email messages, including both the body of the
message and attachments. To test detection of viruses in the body of the message, copy the text of the standard test
"virus" or of the modified "virus" into the body of the message.
To do this:
1. Create a Plain text format message using an email client installed on your computer.
A message that contains a test virus will not be scanned if it is created in RTF or HTML format!
2. Copy the text of the standard or modified "virus" at the beginning of the message, or attach a file containing the
test "virus" to the message.
3. Send the message to the administrator.
The application will detect the object, identify it as infected, and block the message.
VALIDATING FILE ANTI-VIRUS SETTINGS
In order to verify that the File Anti-Virus configuration is correct:
1. Create a folder on the disk. Copy into this folder the test "virus" downloaded from the official EICAR website
(http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm), as well as all the test "virus" modifications you have created.
2. Allow all events to be logged so the report file retains data on corrupted objects or objects skipped due to
errors.
3. Run the test "virus" or one of its modified versions.
The File Anti-Virus will intercept the call to execute the file, scan it, and perform the action specified in the settings for
objects of that status. By selecting different actions to be performed with the detected object, you can perform a full check
of the component's operation.
You can view information about the results of the File Anti-Virus operation in the report about the component's operation.