BitDefender configuration

Screenshot 35 - Virus Scanning Engines: BitDefender configuration page (General Tab)

To configure the BitDefender engine:

1. Expand the Virus Scanning Engines node under the Console Root and click on BitDefender.

2. To scan SMTP traffic using this Virus Scanning Engine, check the Enable Gateway Scanning (SMTP) check box. You now need to select whether you want to scan inbound and outbound emails using this Virus Scanning Engine. To scan inbound emails check the Scan Inbound Emails through SMTP Transport Event Sink check box. To scan outbound emails check the Scan Outbound Emails through SMTP Transport Event Sink check box.

3. If you installed GFI MailSecurity on the Microsoft Exchange machine, you will also have the option to scan the Information Store using this Virus Scanning Engine. To scan the Information Store check the Enable Information Store Virus Scanning (VSAPI) check box.

4. BitDefender Control also allows you to block or ignore emails which have attachments that contain macros. This feature can be configured by selecting one of the following options:

Do not check macros - Select this option if you want GFI MailSecurity to ignore macros and only scan emails for viruses.
Block all documents containing macros - Select this option if you want to quarantine all emails that contain a macro (even if the macro is a genuine one).

NOTE: Quarantining of emails depends on the Actions configured in the Virus Scanning Engine. If you select the Delete emails option in the Actions tab of the Antivirus Engine, all emails containing macros will still be DELETED (i.e. they are NOT Quarantined).

5. The configuration settings required in the Actions and Updates tabs are exactly identical for all the installed Virus Scanning Engines. For more information on how to configure these parameters, refer to the `Virus Scanner Actions' section and `Virus Scanner Updates' section in this chapter.

6. After you have configured all the required parameters, click on the Apply button to accept these settings. All changes and configuration settings will take effect immediately.

NOTE: The section at the bottom of the General tab displays information on the scanning engine. This includes the Virus Scanning Engine version and the virus signature count. License details for the current anti-virus engine are also displayed.

BitDefender website

For more information about the virus patterns included in the BitDefender engine, visit the BitDefender website at: http://www.bitdefender.com