Protect Against Other Threats - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

Protect against other threats

Configure supported 32-bit and 64-bit computers that are running the
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Symantec AntiVirus client to scan email body text and attachments that are
sent or received using the POP3 or SMTP protocols.
Enable outbound email heuristics scanning, which uses Bloodhound Virus
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Detection to identify threats that may be contained in outgoing messages.
Scanning outgoing email messages helps to prevent the spread of threats
such as worms that can use email clients to replicate and distribute
themselves across a network.
Configure computers that are running Symantec AntiVirus to automatically
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forward unrepaired infected files to a Central Quarantine Server.
Perform a threat trend analysis. You can use the results to improve security,
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for example, by changing configuration options for higher risk clients or
disallowing trackware to run on computers. Threat History and Event Log
data also can be exported to many third-party reporting systems.
Symantec AntiVirus client users may be allowed to do the following:
Create and save startup scans that run automatically when the computer
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starts.
Create custom scans that run manually on the client.
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Schedule scans of specific drives, folders, and files to run automatically at a
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specific time and date.
Symantec AntiVirus can expand the types of threats for which it scans to
include the following categories:
Spyware
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Adware
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Dialers
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Joke programs
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Remote access programs
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Hack tools
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Trackware
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