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 Service Pack 2 and on Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 1. On Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 1, 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 2003 Service Pack 1, 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 enter 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 the Settings button under the Performance group.

3. Change to the Data Execution Prevention tab. 

4. Enable Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select: radio button. 

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

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

7. Click the Apply and OK buttons to apply the changes.

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