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ProSecure Web/Email Security Threat Management (STM) Appliance Reference Manual
4-6 Content Filtering and Optimizing Scans
v1.0, September 2009
2. Complete the fields, select the checkboxes, and make your selections from the pull-down
menus as explained in Table 4-3.
Figure 4-2
Table 4-3. E-mail Anti-Virus Action Settings
Setting Description
Action
SMTP From the SMTP pull-down menu, specify one of the following actions when an infected
e-mail is detected:
• Quarantine attachment. The e-mail is not blocked, but the attachment is removed
and placed in the malware quarantine for further research. In addition, a malware
quarantine log entry is created, and depending on the nature of the malware threat,
also a virus log entry or a spyware log entry.
• Delete attachment. The e-mail is not blocked, but the attachment is deleted, and a
virus log entry or a spyware log entry is created.
• Block infected email. This is the default setting. The e-mail is blocked, and a virus
log entry or a spyware log entry is created.
• Quarantine infected email. The e-mail is placed in the malware quarantine for
further research. In addition, a malware quarantine log entry is created, and
depending on the nature of the malware threat, also a virus log entry or a spyware
log entry.
• Log only. Only a virus log entry or a spyware log entry is created. The e-mail is not
blocked and the attachment is not deleted.