Mail Antimalware
The antivirus system scans mail messages as they pass through your mail server.
Installation
If you did not select this module to be included during the installation process, you must first install the module.
Menu
You can find this feature in the menu system at the following location:
Antimalware Updates and ClearSDN
The open source ClamAV solution is the antimalware engine used in ClearOS Enterprise. This software automatically checks for updates several times a day for new antimalware signatures. This is already included in ClearOS Enterprise for free!
In addition, the ClearSDN Antimalware Updates service provides additional daily signature updates to improve the effectiveness of the antimalware system. These signatures are compiled from third party organizations as well as internal engineering resources from ClearCenter. We keep tabs on the latest available updates and fine tune the system so you can focus on more important things.
Configuration
Mail Policies
When configuring the antivirus system, you must make some mail policy decisions. There are three types of policies available:
- Bounce bounce the e-mail
- Discard - silently discard the e-mail
- Pass Through - send e-mail with warning (original sent as an attachment)
Virus Detected Policy
When a virus is detected, you can choose to either discard the message, or pass the message through. We recommend discard mode for most installations.
Banned File Extension Policy
The antivirus software not only performs virus scanning, but also manages file attachment policies. Certain types of file attachments are prone to viruses. The ability to block attachments by file extension is another layer of security for your mail system.
Banned File Extensions
Select the file extensions that you wish to ban from going through your mail system. Both internal and external mail are checked.
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