McAfee Security for Microsoft Exchange 8.6.0

Core scanners and filters

Determine the types of scanners and filters that can be applied when creating policies.

Core scanners

View and configure settings for these scanners from Policy Manager | Shared Resource.

Scanner Definition
Anti-Virus Scanner Configure settings to detect threats such as viruses, trojans, worms, packers, spyware, adware, and more.
DLP and Compliance Scanner Create or configure DLP and Compliance Rules to meet your Exchange organization's confidential and compliance policies with the addition of 60 new DLP and Compliance Dictionaries.
File Filtering Create new file filtering rules to meet the Exchange organization needs. Configure these settings based on file name, file category, or file size.
Mail URL Reputation Configure settings to detect URLs that contain unwanted links, phishing links, and malware.
Anti-Spam Configure settings to detect email messages that are categorized as spam, based on spam score, size, rules, and mailing lists.
Anti-Phishing Configure report settings for email messages that are categorized as phish.

The Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing options are available only if you have installed the McAfee Anti-Spam add-on.

Filters

Enable or disable these filters and specify actions to take when there is a detection, based on your Exchange organization needs.
You can enable or disable some filters, but cannot configure the customized settings. Those filters do not appear under Shared Resource | Scanners & Alerts | Scanners | Category drop-down list.
Filter Definition
Corrupt Content Configure settings to act on email messages that are detected as corrupt content.
Protected Content Configure settings to act on email messages that are detected as protected content.
Encrypted Content Configure settings to act on email messages that are detected as encrypted content.
Signed Content Configure settings to act on email messages that are detected as signed content.
Password-Protected Files Configure settings to act on email messages that contain password protected files.

You can override the file filtering policy to allow through emails that contain password-protected files attachments as required.

For more information, see Configure password-protected file settings.

Mail Size Filtering Create or configure settings to act on email messages that exceed the mail size filtering options. Configure settings to quarantine email messages based on the overall mail size, attachment size, and number of attachments.
Scanner Control Create or configure core scanner settings to act on email messages based on the nesting level, expanded file size, and scanning time.
MIME Mail Settings Create or configure settings to detect threats that are categorized as MIME message.
HTML Files Create or configure settings to act on email messages containing HTML elements such as comments, URLs, metadata, and scripts.

Miscellaneous

Configure miscellaneous settings such as alerts and disclaimers that are sent to end users, if there is a detection.

Miscellaneous Definition
Alert Settings Create or configure settings for an email alert if there is a detection. Configure settings such as the alert email format (HTML or text), encoding, file name, header, and footer.
Disclaimer Text Create or configure the disclaimer text that has to appear in the email sent to end user, if there is a detection.