Cisco Cisco Email Security Appliance X1050 Guía Del Usuario
Chapter 10 Virus Outbreak Filters
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For more information about the Virus Outbreak filter feature, see
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Note
If you have not already agreed to the license during system setup (see
), you must click Enable on the Security Services > Virus
Outbreak Filters page, and then read and agree to the license.
Enabling Adaptive Rules
Adaptive Scanning enables the use of Adaptive Rules in Virus Outbreak Filters.
A set of factors or traits (file size, etc.) are used to determine the likelihood of a
message being viral when no signature information about the message is
available. To enable Adaptive Scanning, check the box next to Enable Adaptive
Rules on the Virus Outbreak Filters Global Settings page, and click Submit.
A set of factors or traits (file size, etc.) are used to determine the likelihood of a
message being viral when no signature information about the message is
available. To enable Adaptive Scanning, check the box next to Enable Adaptive
Rules on the Virus Outbreak Filters Global Settings page, and click Submit.
Setting a Threat Level Threshold
Select a Threat Level threshold from the list. A smaller number means that you
will be quarantining more messages, while a larger number results in fewer
messages quarantined. IronPort recommends the default value of 3.
will be quarantining more messages, while a larger number results in fewer
messages quarantined. IronPort recommends the default value of 3.
For more information, see
Enabling Alerts for Virus Outbreak Filters
Check the box labeled “Emailed Alerts” to enable alerting for the Virus Outbreak
Filters feature. Enabling emailed alerts for Virus Outbreak Filters merely enables
the alerting engine to send alerts regarding Virus Outbreak Filters. Specifying
which alerts are sent and to which email addresses is configured via the Alerts
page in the System Administration tab. For more information on configuring
alerts for Virus Outbreak Filters, see
Filters feature. Enabling emailed alerts for Virus Outbreak Filters merely enables
the alerting engine to send alerts regarding Virus Outbreak Filters. Specifying
which alerts are sent and to which email addresses is configured via the Alerts
page in the System Administration tab. For more information on configuring
alerts for Virus Outbreak Filters, see