McAfee SMEFCE-AI-DA Administration Guide - Page 67

HTML Shield Protection, Options for Low and Medium Setting, Enable spam beacon, and web bug blocking

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Email Protection Administrator Guide Configure a Content Filter 5 Under HTML Shield Protection, select one of the following options: Field Low Medium High None Description Select this option to remove only malicious HTML tags from the email and forward the email to the recipient. Text is added to the email to indicate that HTML content was removed. Select this option to remove the following HTML content from the email and forward the email to the recipient: • Malicious HTML tags • HTML comments and attributes • All Java, Javascript, and ActiveX code Text is added to the email to indicate that HTML content was removed. Select this option to remove all HTML content, including scripts as in the Medium option, from the email and to forward the email to the recipient. Text is added to the email to indicate that HTML content was removed. Select this option to not perform HTML filtering on email. 6 Under Options for Low and Medium Setting, sSelectelect Enable spam "beacon" and web bug blocking to block spam beacons and web bugs. A spam beacon can reveal user activity to spammers while flagging the recipient's address as active. A Web bug is any one of a number of techniques used to track who is reading a Web window or e-mail, when, and from what computer. A Web bug can also be used to see if an e-mail was read or forwarded to someone else, or if a Web window was copied to another Website. Note: This option is available only if you picked the Low or Medium options for HTML filtering. 7 Select Replace all image links with a default transparent image to eliminate objectionable images in email. This option replaces links to images in email with links to an image with one transparent pixel. November 2012 Proprietary: Not for use or disclosure outside McAfee without written permission 59

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Email Protection Administrator Guide
Configure a Content Filter
November 2012
Proprietary:
Not for use or disclosure outside McAfee without written permission
59
5
Under
HTML Shield Protection
,
select one of the following options:
6
Under
Options for Low and Medium Setting
,
sSelectelect
Enable spam “beacon”
and web bug blocking
to block spam beacons and web bugs.
A spam beacon can reveal user activity to spammers while flagging the recipient’s
address as active. A Web bug is any one of a number of techniques used to track who
is reading a Web window or e-mail, when, and from what computer. A Web bug can
also be used to see if an e-mail was read or forwarded to someone else, or if a Web
window was copied to another Website.
Note:
This option is available only if you picked the Low or Medium options for
HTML filtering.
7
Select
Replace all image links with a default transparent image
to eliminate
objectionable images in email.
This option replaces
links to images in email with links to an image with one transparent
pixel.
Field
Description
Low
Select this option to remove only malicious HTML tags from the email
and forward the email to the recipient. Text is added to the email to
indicate that HTML content was removed.
Medium
Select this option to remove the following HTML content from the email
and forward the email to the recipient:
Malicious HTML tags
HTML comments and attributes
All Java, Javascript, and ActiveX code
Text is added to the email to indicate that HTML content was removed.
High
Select this option to remove all HTML content, including scripts as in the
Medium option, from the email and to forward the email to the recipient.
Text is added to the email to indicate that HTML content was removed.
None
Select this option to
not
perform HTML filtering on email.