Product guide
Scan Items tab
Configure detection options for the email scanner.
Option definitions
DefinitionOption
Select Workstation or Server from the drop-down list.
NOTE: This option is only available via ePolicy Orchestrator.
Settings for
Enable scanning of on-delivery email.
NOTE: This option is only available via ePolicy Orchestrator.
Scanning of email
Attachments to scan • All file types — Scan all types of files, regardless of extension.
• Default + additional file types — Scan the default list of extensions plus any
additions you specify. The default list is defined by the current DAT file. Select
Default + additional file types, then enter file extensions separated by spaces
in the text box.
Also scan for macros in all attachments— If you selected Default +
additional file types, you can also search for known macro threats in all files.
• Specified file types — Create a list of user-specified extensions to be scanned.
You can also remove any extensions you added previously.
Select Specified file types, then enter file extensions separated by spaces in the
text box.
Artemis (Heuristic
network check for
suspicious files)
• Find unknown program threats and trojans — Use Artemis scanning to detect
executable files that have code resembling malware.
• Find unknown macro threats — Use Artemis scanning to detect unknown macro
viruses.
• Find attachments with multiple extensions — Treat attachments with multiple
extensions as a threat.
When you select this option, an Email Scan Warning dialog box appears. Click
OK to confirm your selection.
CAUTION: Failure to enable Artemis leaves your system unprotected from numerous
malware attacks.
Compressed files • Scan inside archives — Examine archive (compressed) files and their contents.
Although it provides better protection, scanning compressed files can increase the
time required to perform a scan.
• Decode MIME encoded files — Detect, decode, and scan Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions (MIME) encoded files.
Detect unwanted programs — Enables the on-delivery email scanner to detect
potentially unwanted programs. The email scanner uses the information you configured
in the Unwanted Programs Policy to detect potentially unwanted programs.
See
Restricting potentially unwanted programs
for more information.
Unwanted programs
detection
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