ePrism User Guide - EdgeWave

Anti-Virus
Configuring Anti-Virus Scanning
Select Mail Delivery -> Anti-Virus from the menu to configure virus scanning.
• Enable Kaspersky virus scanning — Enable or disable virus scanning by selecting the check
box.
• Quarantine unopenable attachments — This option is enabled by default to quarantine
attachments that are password-protected and flag them in the logs as "suspicious". This feature
prevents password-protected zip files that contain viruses or worms from being passed through
the system.
It is recommended that customers use Attachment Control for similar protection against
encrypted files, such as S/MIME, and PGP. For example, for S/MIME encrypted attachments
you should add the "application/x-pkcs7-mime" MIME type to the list of attachment types and
set the action to Quarantine mail. See “Attachment Control” on page 85 for more detailed
information.
Note: This option will only take effect if the Anti-Virus action is set to Quarantine mail.
• Action — Configure the action to take for both inbound and outbound mail. Possible actions
include:
Just log: Log the event and take no further action.
Quarantine mail: The message is placed into quarantine.
Reject mail: The message is rejected with notification to the sending system.
Discard mail: The message is discarded without notification to the sending system.
• Notification — A notification email can be sent to the recipients and sender of an email, and
also the mail system administrator. Select the required check box for both inbound and
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