Modules of Mail Anti-Virus in Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 integrated into Microsoft Office Outlook and The Bat!

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The Mail Anti-Virus integration into the system is understood as the plug-in installation in the Microsoft Office Outlook and The Bat! e-mail client applications.

The plug-in of the Mail Anti-Virus component from Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 can be embedded only in MS Office Outlook 2003, 2007!

Mail Anti-Virus plug-in integration into Microsoft Office Outlook

A special plug-in is installed in Microsoft Office Outlook, if you are using the application, when you install Kaspersky Internet Security 2011. It allows you to configure Mail Anti-Virus settings quickly from the e-mail client application. The plug-in comes in the form of a special Email protection tab. In order to open the tab, perform the following actions:

1. open the Microsoft Office Outlook main window
2. in the application menu select Tools
3. in the drop-down menu click Options



4. go to the Email protection tab and configure the required settings

Mail Anti-Virus plug-in intergration into The Bat!

If you are using The Bat! e-mail client application, then actions performed on infected objects are determined by The Bat!. The Mail Anti-Virus options are only for attached archives.

Incoming email messages are first scanned by Mail Anti-Virus and only after that – by the The Bat! mail client plug-in. That's why, if you select the Disinfect (Delete) action in the notification window of Mail Anti-Virus, actions aimed at eliminating the threat will be performed by Mail Anti-Virus. If you select the Skip action in the notification window, the object will be disinfected by The Bat! plug-in.

When sending email messages, the scan is first performed by The Bat! plug-in, then by Mail Anti-Virus.

In order to go to the The Bat! settings, perform the following actions:

1. open the main The Bat! window
2. click Options
3. in the drop-down menu select Preferences



4. in the left part of the window select Anti-Virus

How to disable the Mail Anti-Virus plug-in integration into Microsoft Office Outlook or The Bat!?

In order to disable the Mail Anti-Virus plug-in integration into Microsoft Office Outlook or The Bat!, perform the following actions:

1. open the main application window
2. in the left part of the main application window, select Protection Center
3. in the right upper corner of the main application window, click the Settings link
4. in the left part of the Settings window, select Mail Anti-Virus
5. in the right part of the Settings window, click the Settings button
6. in the Mail Anti-virus window, go to the Additional tab
7. clear the box Additional: Microsoft Office Outlook plug-in, if you use Microsoft Office Outlook
8. clear the box Additional: The Bat! plug-in, if you use The Bat!
9. in the lower part of the Mail Anti-Virus window, click the OK button
10. click the OK button in the Settings window
11. close the main application window.

Useful references

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