This feature provides automatic protection against malwares attached to emails.
i. Configuring Protect My Emails
To configure Email Protection, follow these steps:
- Open Quick Heal Total Security.
- On the left pane, navigate to AntiFraud > Email Protection > Protect My Emails. Click the > icon to configure following further options.
- Select Display alert message if you want a message when a virus is detected in an email or attachment.
- Select Backup Files and Folder before taking action if you want to have a backup of the emails before taking an action on them.
- In Attachment control settings, select an option for blocking certain email types and attachments.
- To save your settings, click Save.
Note: The alert message on viruses includes the following information: Virus Name, Sender Email Address, Email Subject, Attachment Name, and Action Taken.
ii. Attachment Control Settings
- Open Quick Heal Total Security.
- On the left pane, navigate to AntiFraud > Email Protection >Attachment Control Settings.
- Select the options as required:
- Block Attachment with multiple extensions: Helps you block attachment in emails with multiple extensions. Worms commonly use multiple extensions which you can block using this feature.
- Enable attachment control: Helps you block email attachments with specific extensions or all extensions. If you select this option, the following options are activated:
- Block all attachments: Helps you block all types of attachments in emails.
- Block user specified attachments
In the User specified extensions list, there are a number of extensions that are blocked by default. You can add more extensions, if required.
i. To add an extension, type the extension in the text list and click + Add.
ii. To remove an extension, select the extension and click the delete icon.
- To save your settings, click OK.
- Click Save to save the changes.