IMail Antivirus powered by BitDefender

IMail Anti-virus powered by BitDefender®

Important for Upgraders. New automated features for virus definition updates have been added and enabled. Be aware that any manual schedule that has been previously setup will continue run.

Tip: It is up to the IMail Administrator to disable any manual schedules that were previously set.

"AVUpdate.exe" is no longer required to update your virus definitions with IMail Server v11.01 or later. Queue Manager has been enhanced to handle all the virus definition updates without requiring a service restart.

BitDefender® Settings

Enable Virus Scanning. Select this option to have the IMail Anti-virus Server scan messages for viruses.
Note: Virus scanning can be enabled/disabled per domain on the Setting Domain Properties page.
Repair Infected Files. Select this option to attempt to repair a mail message that is infected. The infected portion is removed and a new file is created containing the repaired message. The initial infected file is deleted.
Enable Automatic Updates (On by default). New installs and upgrades this option is enabled. This setting controls the automatic scheduling for downloading virus definition updates.
Important: It is recommended to keep your Automatic Updates enabled to keep your virus definitions up to date.
- Run Update Every 4 Hours (Set to 4 by default). Select how often you would like to check for BitDefender® definition updates.
Subscription Days Remaining. Number of days left before your license expires.
Last Updated. Date/Time of last BitDefender® virus definition update.
Note: This is the date/time of the last virus definition update that was available for download from BitDefender®. See the following registry key to see the last date/time an update was checked: HKLM\Software\Ipswitch\IMail\Global\BitDefLastCheck
Update Now. This button will manually check for a virus definition update.
Infected File Actions that occur if IMail Anti-virus Server is unable to repair an infected file. The action also occurs if the Repair Infected Files option is cleared.
- Delete File. Does not deliver the message and deletes it from the spool directory.
- Bounce Message. Sends a bounce message back to the sender informing him/her that the message was not delivered.
- Redirect Message. The infected message is redirected to the address entered into the Redirect Address box.
Enable either of the following notifications that will be sent for infected messages:
- Alert Administrator. Select this option to send one e-mail (per infected message) to the e-mail address entered in the Alert Address box. The e-mail that is sent to the administrator contains the following information: sender, intended recipient, message ID, subject, virus detected, and the action taken.
- Alert Recipients. Select this option to send an e-mail to the intended recipients informing them that the message was redirected or deleted.

Other Options

Definition Path. Directory name where BitDefender definitions are located. This folder is under the IMail directory by default.
Update URL. The URL for BitDefender updates. AVupdate.exe will run automatically per the set schedule above.
Redirect Address. If you set the Infected File Action option to Redirect Message, enter the address where you want the infected messages to be sent.
Tip: You may want to set up a mailbox specifically for use with this option
Alert Address. If the Alert Administrator option is selected, enter an address in which you want to receive e-mail messages with details about infected files.

Save. Click Save to save your settings. An "Update Successful" message and the time of the update appear.

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