Interpreting Statistics
This will tell you how to interpret statistics.
- Clean: If an item being scanned does not trigger a scanning rule, it is defines as "clean". For example, if an email is scanned for viruses and no virus was detected or if it is scanned for potential spam, and no spam was detected.
- The first column displays the number of emails that were detected with a virus or spam.
- The second column displays the percentage of detected items.
- Spam: Is an unwanted email message, specifically unsolicited bulk email messages. Typically, an email message is sent to multiple recipients who did not ask to receive it. Email messages are not considered as spam if a user has signed up to receive
them.
- The first column displays the number of emails that were detected as spam.
- The second column displays the percentage of emails that were detected as spam.
- Click the info_popup icon
to view additional information regarding spam. The popup displays how many emails were scanned, how many were detected with spam, and how many emails were blocked on
being detected as spam.
- Click the icon
to determine whether spam statistics should be displayed on the bar graph or pie chart.
- Phish: Is a method of fraudulently obtaining personal information, such as passwords, social security numbers, and credit card details, by sending spoofed email messages that look like they come from trusted sources. Typically, these email message request
you to click on a link in the email to verify or update contact details or credit card details.
- The first column displays the number of emails that were detected as phishing emails.
- The second column displays the percentage of emails that were detected as phishing emails.
- Click the info_popup icon
to view additional information regarding phish. The popup displays how many emails were detected phish, and how many emails were blocked on
being detected as phishing emails.
- Click the icon
to determine whether phish statistics should be displayed on the bar graph or pie chart.
- Viruses: Are programs or codes that replicate and infect another program, the boot sector, partition sector, or documents that support macros, by attaching itself to that medium.
- The first column displays the number of viruses detected.
- The second column displays the number of detected viruses as a percentage value.
- Click the info_popup icon
to view additional information regarding viruses. The popup displays how many viruses were detected, and how many viruses were cleaned.
- Click the icon
to determine whether phish statistics should be displayed on the bar graph or pie chart.
- Potentially Unwanted Programs: Are programs written by trusted sources that may alter the security state or the privacy posture of the computer on which they are installed. This software could include spyware, adware and dialers and could be downloaded
in conjunction with a program that the user wants.
- The first column displays the number of Potentially Unwanted Programs detected.
- The second column displays the number of detected Potentially Unwanted Programs as a percentage value.
- Click the info_popup icon
to view additional information regarding Potentially Unwanted Programs. The popup displays how many Potentially Unwanted Programs were detected, and how many
Potentially Unwanted Programs were cleaned.
- Click the icon
to determine whether Potentially Unwanted Programs statistics should be displayed on the bar graph or pie chart.
- Banned File Types/Messages: McAfee Security for Microsoft Exchange not only performs virus scanning, but also manages file attachment policies. Certain types of file attachments are prone to viruses. You can select which file extensions should be
banned from going through your mail system. Both internal and external mails are scanned for banned content.
- The first column displays the number of emails detected with banned content according to the policies defined.
- The second column displays the number of emails detected with banned content as a percentage value.
- Click the info_popup icon
to view additional information regarding Banned File Types/Messages. The popup displays how many emails were detected with Banned File Types, and how many
emails were detected with Banned Messages.
- Click the icon
to determine whether Banned File Types/Messages statistics should be displayed on the bar graph or pie chart.
- Unwanted Content: This is any content that triggers a content scanning rule.
- The first column displays the number of emails detected with unwanted content according to the policies defined.
- The second column displays the number of emails detected with unwanted content as a percentage value.
- Click the info_popup icon
to view additional information regarding Banned File Types/Messages. The popup displays the various filters and triggered scanners, and how many
emails were detected with each type of unwanted content.
- Click the icon
to determine whether Unwanted Content statistics should be displayed on the bar graph or pie chart.