McAfee SMEFCE-AI-DA Administration Guide - Page 71
Email Protection | Policies, Attachments, Allowed Attachment Types, Disallow, Max 500 KB, Max 1 MB
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Email Protection Administrator Guide Define an Attachment Filter • The email action that will be used if an email violates any of the file type attachment policies To create a new policy content filter, perform the following steps: 1 Click Email Protection | Policies. 2 Select the policy you want to change. 3 Click Attachments. The Attachments: File Types window is displayed. 4 For each file type in the Allowed Attachment Types section, select one of the following options from the drop-down menu: • Disallow - All email containing this file type are blocked. • A file size, such that an email with a file of this file type that exceeds the file size is blocked. - Max 500 KB - Max 1 MB - 2 MB - 5 MB - 10 MB - 15 MB • Any size - Email with this file type is allowed and delivered. Note: By default, each listed attachment file type is allowed unless you specifically select it to be disallowed, except for the types Executables and Scripts. These two file types are relatively easy to self-invoke from an email, and thus increase the security risk of a self-running virus or worm. The following table lists the file extensions associated with each file type: File Type Microsoft Word Documents Example File Extensions *.doc, *.dot, *.rtf, *.wiz November 2012 Proprietary: Not for use or disclosure outside McAfee without written permission 63