McAfee MIS08EMB3RUA User Guide - Page 133

Chapter 26 McAfee Internet Security 131 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click E-mail & IM. 2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure. 3. On the E-mail & IM Configuration pane, under Spam protection, click Advanced. 2 On the Spam Protection pane, click Filtering Options. 3 Under Filtering Options, move the slider to the appropriate level and then click OK. Level Low Medium-Low Medium Medium-High High Description Most e-mail is accepted. Only obvious spam messages are filtered. E-mail is filtered at the recommended level. Any e-mail that resembles spam is filtered. Only messages from senders in your friends list are accepted. Disable a special filter Special filters are enabled by default because they filter messages that spammers typically send. For example, e-mail messages that contain embedded images are usually spam; however, if you often receive legitimate e-mail with embedded images, disable the special image filter. 1 Open the Spam Protection pane. How? 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click E-mail & IM. 2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure. 3. On the E-mail & IM Configuration pane, under Spam protection, click Advanced. 2 On the Spam Protection pane, click Filtering Options. 3 Under Special Filters, select or clear the appropriate check boxes and then click OK. Filter Description Filter messages that Looks for hidden text because messages with contain hidden text hidden text are often used by spammers to avoid detection. Filter messages that Looks for embedded images because contain certain messages with embedded images are usually ratios of images spam. versus text