Email

FortiClient scans emails for viruses based on the settings in the <email> </email> XML tags. You can configure virus scanning for SMTP, POP3, and Microsoft Outlook.

<forticlient_configuration>

<antivirus>

<email>

<smtp>1</smtp>

<pop3>1</pop3>

<outlook>1</outlook>

<wormdetection>

<enabled>0</enabled>

<action>0</action>

</wormdetection>

<heuristic_scanning>

<enabled>0</enabled>

<action>0</action>

</heuristic_scanning>

<mime_scanning>

<enabled>1</enabled>

</mime_scanning>

</email>

</antivirus>

</forticlient_configuration>

The following table provides the XML tags for email scans, as well as the descriptions and default values where applicable.

XML tag	Description	Default value
<smtp>	Scan email messages sent through the SMTP protocol. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	1
<pop3>	Scan email messages received through the POP3 protocol. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	1
<outlook>	Scan email files processed through Microsoft Outlook. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	1
<wormdetection> elements
<enabled>	Scan for worm viruses. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	0
<action>	Action that FortiClient performs if it finds a virus. Enter one of the following: 0: warn 1: terminate process	0
<heuristic_scanning> elements
<enabled>	Scan with heuristics signature. Boolean value: [0 | 1]	0
<action>	Action FortiClient performs if it finds a virus. Enter one of the following: 0: log and warn 1: strip and quarantine	0
<mime_scanning>	Scan inbox email content with Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) file types. MIME is an Internet standard that extends the format of the email to support the following: Text in character sets other than ASCII Non text attachments (audio, video, images, applications) Message bodies with multiple parts Boolean value: [0 | 1]