When you access a web page, eScan can automatically block Java and VB Scripts from downloading and running on your system. Some types of viruses are written using Java and VB scripts.

The feature is found in eScan Content Administrator > Webpage Scanning > Advanced (Button).

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eScan automatically compresses/decompresses outgoing and incoming attachments. This saves valuable bandwidth. A range of options allows you to select the level of compression, minimum size of attachment for automatic compression, etc. You can also specify attachment types that are excluded from auto compression.

The feature is found in eScan Content Administrator > e-mail Attachment Control

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Some types of viruses use CLSID and HTML scripts to avoid detection. Attachments that end with a Class ID (CLSID) file extension do not show the actual file extension with Internet Explorer. This allows dangerous file types to look harmless. eScan 2003 allows e-mail's with such extensions to be auto deleted.

HTML e-mail's can be used to transmit virus through embedded scripts. eScan 2003, provides a list of such script tags. You can add other dangerous script names to the list. All e-mail's with such tags are auto deleted.

The feature is found in eScan Content Administrator > e-mail Attachment Control > Advanced (Button) > IE Vulnerabilities - I (tab page)

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eScan 2003 allows you to automatically send customized disclaimers with outgoing and incoming mails. You can specify e-mail IDs to which they are sent.

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eScan allows you to backup all e-mail's and attachments sent or received through your system, into a directory. This feature allows you to find who is sending what through e-mail's You can also specify attachment types that should be excluded from being archived.

The feature is found in eScan Content Administrator > e-mail Attachment Control > Advanced (Button) > Archival (tab)

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IE has certain loopholes or vulnerabilities, through which viruses are delivered. Since Outlook Express and other mail clients are from the same product stable, delivery of viruses into your system becomes easier as they are from the same manufacturer, delivery of viruses into your system becomes easier.

eScan 2003 has allows you to plug some types of vulnerabilities like: delete Files with CLSID Extension; HTML with Scripts; Script Tags, etc. Some virus-infected files have multiple extensions like. doc.exe. Compressed files also have double extension (e.g. pdf.zip), even though they are harmless. eScan 2003 allows you to specify actions for such files.

The feature is found in eScan Content Administrator > e-mail Attachment Control > Advanced (Button) > IE Vulnerabilities-I and IE Vulnerabilities-II (tab)

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This feature allows you to control the content flowing in or out of your system through e-mail's and also kill Spam You can specify words or phrases that should be tracked. Any mail with such words either in the subject; header or body is identified. Such mails can be automatically quarantined or deleted.

The feature is found in eScan Content Administrator > e-mail Content Scanning and Spam Control > ……. (Button) > Advanced Content Options

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