Configuring Anti-Virus scan restrictions and exclusions

To configure restrictions and exclusions during Anti-Virus scanning for a rule:

In the main window of the application web interface, open the management console tree and select the Rules section.
In the list of rules, click the link with the name of the rule to open the rule for which you want to configure restrictions and exclusions from Anti-Virus scanning of messages.
Select the Anti-Virus section.
Flip on the toggle switch next to the name of the Anti-Virus settings group if it is off.
If you want to exclude archives from Anti-Virus scanning, in the Exclusions from scanning settings group select the Do not scan archives check box.
To exclude message attachments of a certain size from Anti-Virus scanning, do the following in the Exclusions from scanning settings group:
1. Click the link on the right of the Do not scan objects larger than: setting to open the Attachment size scan limit window.
2. In the field under the window name, enter the maximum size of objects to be scanned in the range from 0 KB to 1048576 KB (1 GB).
  If the value is set to 0 KB, no restrictions apply to the size of objects.
3. Click OK.
  The Attachment size scan limit window closes.
To exclude message attachments with certain names from Anti-Virus scanning, do the following in the Exclusions from scanning settings group:
1. Click the link on the right of the name of the Do not scan attachments by name masks setting to open the Forbidden names window.
2. In the field under the window name, enter the masks of names of attachments that you want to exclude from Anti-Virus scanning.
  Masks can contain any symbols. Separate masks with the ";" symbol.
3. Click OK.
  The Forbidden names window closes.
To exclude message attachments of a certain format from Anti-Virus scanning, do the following in the Exclusions from scanning settings group:
1. Click the link on the right of the name of the Do not scan attachments by file types setting to open the Forbidden attachment types window.
2. Select check boxes next to the formats of attachments that you want to exclude from Anti-Virus scanning.
3. Click the Close button.
  The Forbidden attachment types window closes.
Click the Apply button in the lower part of the workspace.

In order for the settings you have configured to be used during operation of Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway, make sure that Anti-Virus scanning of messages is enabled for the rule and the rule for which you have configured settings is enabled.