Symantec 11281411 Administration Guide - Page 130

Notifying the sender of an infected email message, All Tasks, Symantec AntiVirus

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130 Scanning for viruses and other threats Configuring scan options The message would look as follows to the recipient: Symantec AntiVirus found a virus in an attachment from John.Smith@ mycompany.com. To add an infection warning to an infected email message 1 In the Symantec System Center console, right-click a server group, Symantec AntiVirus server, or client group, and then click All Tasks > Symantec AntiVirus > Client Auto-Protect Options. 2 In the Client Auto-Protect Options dialog box, on either the Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange tab, click Insert warning into email message. 3 Do one of the following: ■ Click OK to accept the default message. ■ Click Warning and customize the text, and then click OK. 4 Click OK until the Client Auto-Protect Options dialog box disappears. Notifying the sender of an infected email message For supported email software, you can configure Auto-Protect to respond automatically to the sender of an email message that contains an infected attachment. Symantec AntiVirus sends a reply email message with the following subject: Virus Found in message "[EmailSubject]" The body of the message informs the sender of the infected attachment: Symantec AntiVirus found a virus in an attachment you ([EmailSender]) sent to [EmailRecipientList]. For each infected file, the following information is also added to the email message: ■ Name of the file attachment ■ Name of the virus ■ Action taken (such as cleaned, moved to the Quarantine, deleted, or left alone) ■ File status (infected or not infected) To notify a sender of an infected email message 1 In the Symantec System Center console, right-click a server group, Symantec AntiVirus server, or client group, and then click All Tasks > Symantec AntiVirus > Client Auto-Protect Options.

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Scanning for viruses and other threats
Configuring scan options
The message would look as follows to the recipient:
Symantec AntiVirus found a virus in an attachment from
To add an infection warning to an infected email message
1
In the Symantec System Center console, right-click a server group,
Symantec AntiVirus server, or client group, and then click
All Tasks
>
Symantec AntiVirus
>
Client Auto-Protect Options
.
2
In the Client Auto-Protect Options dialog box, on either the Lotus Notes or
Microsoft Exchange tab, click
Insert warning into email message
.
3
Do one of the following:
Click
OK
to accept the default message.
Click
Warning
and customize the text, and then click
OK
.
4
Click
OK
until the Client Auto-Protect Options dialog box disappears.
Notifying the sender of an infected email message
For supported email software, you can configure Auto-Protect to respond
automatically to the sender of an email message that contains an infected
attachment.
Symantec AntiVirus sends a reply email message with the following subject:
Virus Found in message “[EmailSubject]”
The body of the message informs the sender of the infected attachment:
Symantec AntiVirus found a virus in an attachment you ([EmailSender]) sent to
[EmailRecipientList].
For each infected file, the following information is also added to the email
message:
Name of the file attachment
Name of the virus
Action taken (such as cleaned, moved to the Quarantine, deleted, or left
alone)
File status (infected or not infected)
To notify a sender of an infected email message
1
In the Symantec System Center console, right-click a server group,
Symantec AntiVirus server, or client group, and then click
All Tasks
>
Symantec AntiVirus
>
Client Auto-Protect Options
.