2.10	Adding GFI MailSecurity to the Windows DEP Exception List

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a set of hardware and software technologies that perform memory checks to help prevent malicious code from running on a system.

The DEP technology is available only on Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x32 Edition) with Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition). On Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x32 Edition) with Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition), DEP is by default turned on for all programs and services except those that the administrator selects.

If you installed GFI MailSecurity on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x32 Edition) with Service Pack 1 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition), you will need to add the GFI MailSecurity scanning engine executable (GFiScanM.exe) and the Kaspersky Virus Scanning Engine executable (kavss.exe) to the Windows Data Execution Prevention (DEP) exception list.

To add the GFI executables in the DEP exception list follow these steps:

1. From the Start menu load the Control Panel and choose the System applet.

2. From the Advanced tab, click Settings under the Performance area.

3. Click the Data Execution Prevention tab.

4. Click Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select.

5. Click Add and from the dialog box browse to the GFI MailSecurity installation folder, <GFI\ContentSecurity\MailSecurity>, and choose GFiScanM.exe.

6. Click Add and from the dialog box browse to the GFI MailSecurity installation folder, <GFI\ContentSecurity\AntiVirus\Kaspersky\>, and choose kavss.exe.

7. Click Apply and OK to apply the changes.

8. Restart the "GFI Content Security Auto-Updater Service" and the "GFI MailSecurity Scan Engine" services.