Symantec 10067161 - 10PK NORTON ANTIVIRUS Product Manual page 277

Customizing protection features 277
About customizing settings and options
Email Protection protects your
computer against the threats
that you may receive through
email attachments. You can use
the Email Antivirus Scan option
and the Protected Ports
Settings option to configure
your email program for
protection against viruses and
other security threats.
Email Antivirus Scan protects
you from the threats that are
sent or received in email
attachments.
You can use the Email Antivirus
Scan options to define how
Norton AntiVirus should behave
when it scans email messages.
Based on the options you
choose, Norton AntiVirus
automatically scans the email
messages that you send or
receive.
Instant Messenger Scan option
lets you customize the scanning
of the files the instant
messenger programs receive.
You can select the supported
instant messenger programs
from which you may receive files.
Norton AntiVirus scans the files
that you receive from the
selected instant messenger
programs.
You can use the Protected Ports
Settings option to protect the
POP3 and SMTP ports that are
associated with your email
program. Norton AntiVirus
automatically protects the