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On the sidebar of the Policy tab, click
Anti-Virus Options.
The Anti-Virus Options page is
displayed.
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In the Anti-Virus Options table, change any of the
following text boxes as required:
- Enabled: Select this check box to enable virus-scanning using the
Sophos engine.
- Quick Scan: Quick scan analyzes the message for file types (and
areas within those files) that can harbor viruses, thus reducing the
amount of the message that needs to be scanned. Full scan performs the
same tests as quick scan; in addition, it scans each byte of the message
for patterns that match known viruses. Because email message sizes are
generally quite small, full scan is recommended. The Sophos virus engine will stop
scanning the message when a virus is found, regardless of this setting.
This option is enabled by default.
- Run As Service: Specify whether the anti-virus engine should be
run as a service ("daemon") or should be loaded by the PureMessage engine. If run as a
service, the Anti-Virus service can be started and stopped as a separate
component on the Local Services tab of the
PureMessage Manager.
Configure the service's operating parameters on the
Anti-Virus Service Options page.
- On Error: Specify the action that should be performed if the
virus engine fails. Set this value based on whether it is more important
to prevent viruses (Temp Fail) or deliver messages (Pass Through).
- Scan Archives: If this option is enabled, the anti-virus scanner
unpacks and scans all supported archive types. To enable or disable the
scanning of specific archive types, edit the
sophos.conf configuration file.
- Scan Self-Extracting Archives: If this option is enabled, the
anti-virus scanner searches inside PKLite, LZEXE and Diet archives.
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Once you have made the required changes in the Anti-Virus
Options table, click Save.
A message box appears, informing you that your changes have
been saved.
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Click OK
You are returned to the Rules
page.