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7 Anti-spam
The anti-spam check involves scanning emails for special features that indicate spam. Unlike
viruses, spam is not always immediately recognizable as such. Spammers send a wide variety of
content in a broad spectrum of forms, always with the intention that their emails should not be
recognized for what they are: namely spam. Spammers are constantly coming up with new tricks
viruses, spam is not always immediately recognizable as such. Spammers send a wide variety of
content in a broad spectrum of forms, always with the intention that their emails should not be
recognized for what they are: namely spam. Spammers are constantly coming up with new tricks
for getting past spam filters.
This means that an anti-spam job must also consider that emails cannot always be definitively
identified as spam. That’s why the spam filtering job uses a wide variety of spam criteria, which
This means that an anti-spam job must also consider that emails cannot always be definitively
identified as spam. That’s why the spam filtering job uses a wide variety of spam criteria, which
are divided into definite and combined criteria.
The
The
Filter for Spam with Avira AntiSpam job is preconfigured and pre-enabled for your own
security. This job can be found under
Mail Transport Jobs.
7.1 Avira AntiSpam Engine
AntiSpam is a type of anti-spam engine used to detect spam and phishing emails. AntiSpam is
part of AntiVir Wall Spam filtering jobs and is the default anti-spam engine.
The
part of AntiVir Wall Spam filtering jobs and is the default anti-spam engine.
The
Avira AntiSpam engine uses the information from a periodically updated local database
and various RBL DNS servers (Realtime Black Lists) to analyze emails.
The result of this check is a value that is used to calculate the spam probability as part of the
extended spam filter job.
The result of this check is a value that is used to calculate the spam probability as part of the
extended spam filter job.
7.1.1 Configuring AntiSpam Engine
If you are using AntiSpam for combating spam, firstly configure the AntiSpam Engine for
regular pattern updates. The configured engine is automatically used as soon as a spam filtering
job with the SPACE criterion enabled is activated.
Open
job with the SPACE criterion enabled is activated.
Open
Basic Configuration - Utility Settings and click AntiSpam Engine. Double-click
Avira AntiSpam Engine to select it or right-click Properties.
It is possible to duplicate AntiSpam, e.g. if you want to use different configurations or intervals.
It is possible to duplicate AntiSpam, e.g. if you want to use different configurations or intervals.