Actions Page

On this page, you can configure reactions of SpIDer Mail to various virus events.

For different types of compromised objects, actions are assigned separately from the respective drop-down lists:

•Messages infected with known and (supposedly) curable viruses

•Messages infected with incurable viruses

•Supposedly infected (suspicious) messages

•Messages containing various malicious software

You can configure SpIDer Mail reaction to detected objects of each type. Set of actions available for selection depend on the type of the virus event.

SpIDer Mail Settings

For details on a certain option, click the corresponding item in the picture.
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By default, SpIDer Mail attempts to cure messages infected with a known and (supposedly) curable virus and moves incurable and suspicious messages as well as adware and dialers to Quarantine at the same time ignoring all other minor threats. Other messages are transmitted unchanged by SpIDer Mail (skipped).

The SpIDer Mail reactions are similar to those of Dr.Web Scanner. Details and recommendations

You can select one of the following actions applied by SpIDer Mail to detected threats:

Action

Description

Cure

Instructs to try to restore the original state of the message before infection. If the message is incurable, or the attempt of curing fails, the action set for incurable message is applied.

Available for Infected messages only except Trojan programs that are deleted on detection. This is action is not applicable to files within archives.

Delete

Instructs to delete the message. The message is not sent to recipient; the mail client receives a notification about this.

Move to Quarantine

Instructs to move the message to the special Quarantine folder. The message is not sent to the recipient; the mail client receives a notification about this.

Ignore

Instructs to pass the message to the mail client as usual, i.e. without performing any action.

If an email contains a malicious object, any reaction except Ignore results in failure to send the message to a mail server or recipient.

To increase security above the default level, you may select the Move to quarantine action for Unchecked messages, and then scan the moved file with Dr.Web Scanner.

 

Note

If you want to disable scans of email by SpIDer Mail, ensure that SpIDer Guard monitors your computer constantly.

 

After performing reaction you configured, SpIDer Mail can display a notification in the notification area. If necessary, you can configure desktop and email notifications.