Scanning compound files attached to email messages

To configure scanning of compound files attached to email messages:

  1. Open the application settings window.
  2. In the left part of the window, in the Anti-Virus protection section, select the Mail Anti-Virus subsection.

    In the right part of the window, the settings of the Mail Anti-Virus component are displayed.

  3. Click the Settings button.

    The Mail Anti-Virus window opens.

  4. Select the General tab.
  5. Perform the following in the Scan of compound files section:
    • If you want Mail Anti-Virus to skip archives that are attached to messages, clear the Scan attached archives check box.
    • If you want Mail Anti-Virus to skip message attachments that are larger than N megabytes in size, select the Do not scan archives larger than N MB check box. If you select this check box, specify the maximum archive size in the field that is opposite the name of the check box.
    • If you want Mail Anti-Virus to scan message attachments that take more than N seconds to scan, clear the Do not scan archives for more than N sec check box.
  6. Click OK.
  7. To save changes, click the Save button.

     

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