McAfee VLF09E002RAA - VirusScan Professional 2005 User Manual page 16

Using McAfee VirusScan
Inbound e-mail
If an inbound e-mail message or attachment is infected, ActiveShield performs the
following steps:
Outbound e-mail
If an outbound e-mail message or attachment is infected, ActiveShield performs
the following steps:
Disabling e-mail scanning
By default, ActiveShield scans both inbound and outbound e-mail. However, for
enhanced control, you can set ActiveShield to scan only inbound or outbound
e-mail.
To disable scanning of inbound or outbound e-mail:
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NOTE
E-mail scanning is not supported for these e-mail clients:
Web-based, IMAP, AOL, POP3 SSL, and Lotus Notes.
However, ActiveShield scans e-mail attachments when they
are opened.
If you disable the
E-mail Scan options and the WormStopper options
on page 17) are automatically disabled. If you disable
outbound e-mail scanning, the WormStopper options are
automatically disabled.
If you change your e-mail scanning options, you must restart
your e-mail program to complete the changes.
Tries to clean the infected e-mail
Tries to quarantine or delete an uncleanable e-mail
Includes an alert file in the inbound e-mail that contains information about the
actions performed to remove the possible threat
Tries to clean the infected e-mail
Tries to quarantine or delete an uncleanable e-mail
NOTE
For details about outbound e-mail scanning errors, see the
online help.
Right-click the McAfee icon, point to
Click , then click the
Advanced
Deselect
Inbound e-mail messages
Scan e-mail and attachments
VirusScan
tab
E-mail Scan
or
Outbound e-mail messages
option, the
(Figure 2-2
, and then click
Options
(Figure 2-2).
, then click
.
.
OK