Virus Filtering

InterWorx uses the ClamAV software package to detect software threats coming in through the email system.

1. Enable/Disable SMTP Level Virus Scanning
2. Start/Stop the Clam Anti-Virus Daemon
3. Start/Stop the FreshClam Virus Update Daemon

SMTP level virus scanning allows ClamAV to scan email as it comes in to the SMTP server. This allows ClamAV to stop threats before they ever reach the system. If ClamAV detects a virus it will cause the SMTP service to reject the message.

1. Click the System Services menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Mail Server menu item if it is not already open.
3. Click the Virus Filtering menu item.
4. Locate the ClamAV Options section.
5. Select Enabled from the drop-down list labeled SMTP Virus Scanning.
6. Click the Update button.
7. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: ClamAV options updated successfully.

1. Click the System Services menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Mail Server menu item if it is not already open.
3. Click the Virus Filtering menu item.
4. Locate the ClamAV Options section.
5. Select Disabled from the drop-down list labeled SMTP Virus Scanning.
6. Click the Update button.
7. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: ClamAV options updated successfully.
8. The status of the ClamAV and Freshclam daemons will change to Stopped.

The stop and start procedures that follow assume that SMTP virus scanning is enabled.

1. Click the System Services menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Mail Server menu item if it is not already open.
3. Click the Virus Filtering menu item.
4. Locate the ClamAV Control section.
5. Click the Stop button.
6. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: Service successfully stopped.

1. Click the System Services menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Mail Server menu item if it is not already open.
3. Click the Virus Filtering menu item.
4. Locate the ClamAV Control section.
5. Click the Start button.
6. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: Service successfully started.

The stop and start procedures that follow assume that SMTP virus scanning is enabled. Freshclam is the automatic virus definition update service used by ClamAV. If this is enabled, ClamAV will always have the most recent virus definitions.

1. Click the System Services menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Mail Server menu item if it is not already open.
3. Click the Virus Filtering menu item.
4. Locate the Freshclam control section.
5. Click the Stop button.
6. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: Service successfully stopped.
7. The Freshclam status field will change from Running to Stopped.

1. Click the System Services menu item if it is not already open.
2. Click the Mail Server menu item if it is not already open.
3. Click the Virus Filtering menu item.
4. Locate the Freshclam control section.
5. Click the Start button.
6. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: Service successfully started.
7. The Freshclam status field will change from Stopped to Running.