User`s guide

Common
Document Upload Filter
The Document Upload Filter section looks like this:
Using this section, you can configure actions for outbound user-originating of-
fice documents that are potentially malicious.
The document formats that can be filtered include Microsoft Word 97-2003, Mi-
crosoft Excel 95-2003, Microsoft PowerPoint 95-2003 and all known versions
of Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
If you want to use this filter, make sure the checkbox next to the section heading
is marked. The checkbox is marked by default.
After specifying the appropriate settings, click on Apply Changes to make
them effective.
Use the following drop-down list to configure actions for office documents:
• Encrypted document found
Select an action here, e. g. Block or Allow. This action will be taken if the
filter detects an inbound office document that is potentially malicious.
Document Mail Filter
The Document Mail Filter section looks like this:
Using this section, you can configure actions for office documents that are
attached to e-mails, e. g. a .pdf format document.
The document formats that can be filtered in
clude Microsoft Word 97-2003, Mi-
crosoft Excel 95-2003, Microsoft PowerPoint 95-2003 and all known versions
of Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
These documents may contain “active” cont
ent. Microsoft Word, Excel and
PowerPoint support ActiveX controls and macros, while PDF supports embed-
ded JavaScript.
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