In each of the following tabs:
- Default Actions
- Custom Malware
- Packers
- PUPs
You can select a primary action and one or more secondary actions.
Primary actions for On-Access scan include:
- Replace item with an alert: To replace a detected item, such as an attachment, with an alert message.
- Delete embedded item: To delete the detected item. For example, to delete an attachment that triggers a detection rule.
- Delete message: To delete the email message.
- Allow through: To allow the item to continue to the next scanning phase or on to its final destination.
Primary actions for On-Demand (Default), On-Demand (Find Viruses), On-Demand (Remove Viruses), and On-Demand (Full Scan) scan include:
- Replace item with an alert: To replace a detected item, such as an attachment, with an alert message.
- Delete message: To delete the email message.
- Allow through: To allow the item to continue to the next scanning phase or on to its final destination.
Secondary actions for On-Access and On-Demand (Default) scan include:
- Log: To record the detection in a log.
- Quarantine: To take a copy of the item and store it in the quarantine database.
- Notify administrator: To send an alert message to the email administrator.
- Notify sender: To send an alert message to the sender, when the original email message does not originate in the same domain as
the server.
- Notify recipient: To send an alert message to the recipient, when the recipient is not in the same domain as the server.
Secondary actions for On-Demand (Find Viruses), On-Demand (Remove Viruses), and On-Demand (Full Scan) scan include:
- Log: To record the detection in a log.
- Quarantine: To take a copy of the item and store it in the quarantine database.
- Notify administrator: To send an alert message to the email administrator.
If you want the detected item to be replaced with an alert message, you can select an existing alert message, or create a new one.
You can use:
- Select alert document: To select an existing alert message.
- Create: To create a new alert message.
- Edit: To edit an existing alert message. You cannot edit the default alert message.
Note: In the Custom Malware tab, you can see the custom malware categories that you have selected while creating a new set of anti-virus scanner options (Advanced tab).