What is the integrated MS-Exchange/Outlook scan?

Panda Antivirus 6.0 includes a module especially designed to be completely integrated with MS-Exchange/Outlook. Therefore, all antivirus management for MS-Exchange/Outlook can be done using this e-mail program.

The antivirus integration in MS-Exchange/Outlook offers various advantages. Two of the most important are:

• Scanning of all messages: the Internet scan checks all e-mail messages coming in from Internet. It does not, however, scan those messages that MS Exchange/Outlook receives from an MS-Exchange Server in case it is connected to it. Nevertheless, the scan integrated with MS-Exchange/Outlook guarantees a scan of all messages received using this e-mail program, regardless of their origin.

• Scanning of all operations carried out with a message: the Internet scan checks messages the moment they are received and sent. However, the scan integrated with MS-Exchange/Outlook scans all messages subject to being used to carry out an operation, for example the opening, modification or moving files from one folder to another.

Panda Antivirus 6.0 has added four buttons to the standard MS-Exchange/Outlook button bar. These four buttons are:

Scan: this button starts a scan of the folder or messages selected when the scan begins. All sub-folders found in the indicated folder will also be scanned. A window allows the user to follow the process, displaying the group of folders to be scanned, the folder being scanned in each moment and a progress bar.

Results report: this button displays a report of incidents found by the antivirus. This report is kept from one session to another until deleted by the user.

Enable or disable the antivirus: using this button, the Panda Antivirus 6.0 permanent protection can be enabled or disabled. If this protection is disabled, Panda Antivirus 6.0 does not scan new incoming or outgoing messages for viruses, nor does it scan any messages upon opening for reading. However, it can scan at any time a particular folder or message using the Scan button. The Exchange/Outlook startup scan will be performed even though the permanent protection has been disabled.

Configure: this button displays the Panda Antivirus 6.0 configuration window. In this window, you can configure the general functioning of the antivirus, its execution upon the start up of the mail program, as well as its behavior as a permanent and on-demand protection.