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Anti-Spam checks all incoming e-mail messages and marks unwanted e-mails as spam. Anti-

Spam can modify the subject of the email (that has been identified as spam) by adding a special

text string. You can then easily filter your emails in your email client. The Anti-Spam component

uses several analysis methods to process each e-mail message, offering maximum possible

protection from unwanted e-mail messages. Anti-Spam uses a regularly updated database for the

detection of spam. It is also possible to use RBL servers (public databases of "known spammer"

email addresses) and to manually add email addresses to your Whitelist (never mark as spam) and

Blacklist (always mark as spam).

What is a spam?

Spam refers to unsolicited e-mail, mostly advertising a product or service that is mass mailed to a

huge number of e-mail addresses at the same time, filling recipients’ mail boxes. Spam does not

refer to legitimate commercial e-mail for which consumers have given their consent. Spam is not

only annoying, but also can often be a source of scams, viruses, or offensive content.

6.3.3. E-mail Protection Interface

In the E-mail Protection dialog you can find a brief text describing the component's functionality,

and information on its current status (Active). Use the View an online report for how AVG has

protected you link to review detailed statistics of AVG Internet Security 2012 activities and

detections on a dedicated page on the AVG website (http://www.avg.com/).

Basic E-mail Protection settings