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AVG 8.5 Internet Security © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
employ anti-spam filters etc, to reduce the risk.
The E-mail Scanner component checks every e-mail sent or received, providing much
needed protection from e-mail borne threats. AVG supports all leading e-mail clients
including MS Outlook, The bat!, Eudora and all other SMTP/POP3 based email clients
such as Outlook Express. Encrypted connections using SSL are also supported.
Note: AVG E-mail Scanner is not intended for server platforms!
When detected, viruses are quarantined in Virus Vault immediately. Some e-mail
clients may support messages with text certifying that sent and received e-mail has
been scanned for viruses.
10.7.2.E-mail Scanner Interface
In the E-mail Scanner component's dialog you can find a brief text describing the
component's functionality, information on its current status (E-mail Scanner is active.
), and the following statistics:
 Total e-mails scanned - how many e-mail messages were scanned since the
E-mail Scanner was last launched (if needed, this value can be reset; e.g. for
statistic purposes - Reset value)
 Threats found and blocked - provides the number of infections detected in e-
mail messages since the last E-mail Scanner launch