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Prevent Virus: Outlook express 6

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Steps to prevent Virus: Outlook express 6

With Outlook Express 6, internet zone is restricted and enables only active contents to run, hence it is important to amend the default settings

For customization in IE Security Zone :

- Open Outlook Express
- Click on Tools Menu – Options
- Click Security Tab and then Click Restricted Zone
- Click Ok to close options dialogue box
- Start IE, click on Internet Options and click on Security
- Click Custom Level and apply the changes.

Reading messaged in Plain Text :

- In SP1, configure Outlook express to read emails in plain Text Format
- Start Outlook Express
- Click on Tools and Options
- Click Read tab and select Read all messages in plain text
- Click on Ok

Sending emails only on Approval:

In this case, if Outlook Express is set as mail handler, it will process requests by using Simple MAPI calls (Messaging Application Programming Interface). This function is used by Virus and send copies of email messages that will contain virus to your email contacts. In case Of Outlook Express 6, email’s are prevented from sending without approval.

IE Unsafe list to filter Email attachments :

- Start Outlook Express, click on Options
- Click Security Tabs and select “Do not allow attachments”

In Outlook Express 6, it checks for unsafe attachments and only if it’s safe, it will download / open with the email messages.

Add additional files to remove from Unsafe list :

- Click on Start
- Then click on Control Panel
- Double-click Folder Options
- Select File Type to be allowed or blocked and then clicked on Advanced.
- In order to add new, click on New – In Create New Extension dialogue box, file extension should be typed and added to unsafe list.
- Click on OK

We can categorize spam in a specific folder .  Because Outlook Express 6 does not allow you to define rules that apply to the message header.

Dr.Web Anti virus

Dr.Web Anti virus is the best software that scans each and every email, once the mail is send using SMTP server it contains virus which is likely to be spread from the sender to the receiver however, we can configure Dr.Web anti virus to scan all emails routed to the POP3 server.