Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 277

Customizing protection features 277 About customizing settings and options Email Protection protects your computer against the threats that you may receive through email attachments. You can use the Email Antivirus Scan option and the Protected Ports Settings option to configure your email program for protection against viruses and other security threats. Email Antivirus Scan protects you from the threats that are sent or received in email attachments. You can use the Email Antivirus Scan options to define how Norton AntiVirus should behave when it scans email messages. Based on the options you choose, Norton AntiVirus automatically scans the email messages that you send or receive. Instant Messenger Scan option lets you customize the scanning of the files the instant messenger programs receive. You can select the supported instant messenger programs from which you may receive files. Norton AntiVirus scans the files that you receive from the selected instant messenger programs. You can use the Protected Ports Settings option to protect the POP3 and SMTP ports that are associated with your email program. Norton AntiVirus automatically protects the