Advanced settings of Mail Anti-Virus window
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In the Protection scope section you can select the type of email messages to be scanned by Mail Anti-Virus. The default settings in this section depend on the selected level of security.
Incoming and outgoing messages
Mail Anti-Virus scans both incoming and outgoing email.
Incoming messages only
Mail Anti-Virus scans incoming email only.
In the Heuristic Analysis section, you can enable the use of heuristic analysis when scanning messages, as well as specify a level of heuristic analysis. The default settings in this section depend on the selected level of security.
Use Heuristic Analysis
Slider
The slider allows you to adjust the level of heuristic analysis. The heuristic analysis level sets the balance between the thoroughness of searches for threats, the load on the operating system's resources, and the time required for scanning.
The following heuristic analysis levels are available:
- Light scan. Heuristic analyzer performs fewer operations found inside executable files. The probability of threat detection in this mode is somewhat lower. Scanning is faster and less resource-intensive.
- Medium scan. Heuristic analyzer performs the number of actions found within executable files recommended by the experts of Kaspersky.
- Deep scan. Heuristic analyzer performs more operations found inside executable files. The probability of threat detection in this mode is higher. Scanning consumes more system resources and takes longer.
The slider is available if the Use Heuristic Analysis check box is selected.
In the Scan of compound files section, you can configure scan of archives. The default settings in this section depend on the selected level of security.
Skip attached archives
This check box enables / disables the option to scan attached archives in Mail Anti-Virus.
Do not scan archives larger than
This check box enables / disables the option restricting the maximum size of archives which Mail Anti-Virus will scan. This feature can accelerate mail scanning.
The maximum size is specified in megabytes. By default, the value is set to 8 MB.
If this check box is selected, Mail Anti-Virus excludes archives from scanning if their size exceeds the value that you have specified.
If the check box is cleared, Mail Anti-Virus scans archives of any size.
In the Connectivity section, you can select protocols to be scanned and enable integration of Mail Anti-Virus plug-ins into Microsoft Outlook® mail client.
Scan POP3, SMTP, NNTP, and IMAP traffic
If this check box is selected, Mail Anti-Virus scans the stream of email messages coming in via POP3 / SMTP / NNTP / IMAP protocols before they are downloaded to the computer.
If the check box is cleared, Mail Anti-Virus scans email messages only after they arrive on the receiving computer.
Connect Microsoft Outlook plug-in
The check box enables / disables integration of Mail Anti-Virus plug-in with Microsoft Office Outlook. This feature can be used to access the settings of Mail Anti-Virus quickly within Microsoft Office Outlook and configure scanning messages for the presence of dangerous objects.
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