Enabling and disabling anti-virus server protection
If the anti-virus server protection is enabled, anti-virus scanning of e-mail traffic is started or stopped together with the Microsoft Exchange server. Background scanning of storages can be launched either manually or automatically according to schedule.
Disabling anti-virus protection of the server considerably increases the risk of malware infiltrating the e-mail system. You are advised not to disable anti-virus protection unless absolutely necessary.
Anti-virus protection of a Microsoft Exchange server deployed in Mailbox and Hub Transport roles is enabled separately.
To enable or disable Anti-Virus protection of the Microsoft Exchange server in the Mailbox role:
Perform the following steps in the Management Console tree:
To enable or disable anti-virus protection of an unassigned Security Server, maximize the node of the relevant Security Server;
To enable or disable anti-virus protection of Security Servers belonging to a profile, maximize the Profiles node and inside it maximize the node of the profile for whose Security Servers you want to configure anti-virus protection.
Select the Server protection node.
In the workspace, on the Protection for the Mailbox role tab, in the Anti-Virus scan settings configuration section, perform one of the following actions:
Select the Enable anti-virus protection for the Mailbox role check box if you want to enable the Anti-Virus protection of the Microsoft Exchange Server.
Clear the Enable anti-virus protection for the Mailbox role check box if you want to disable the Anti-Virus protection of the Microsoft Exchange Server.
Click the Save button.
If the application is running on a DAG of Microsoft Exchange servers, anti-virus server protection enabled for the Mailbox role on one of the servers is enabled automatically on the remaining servers within this DAG. Enabling anti-virus protection for the Mailbox role on the remaining DAG servers is not necessary.
To enable Anti-Virus protection of the Microsoft Exchange server in the Hub Transport role:
Perform the following steps in the Management Console tree:
To enable or disable anti-virus protection of an unassigned Security Server, maximize the node of the relevant Security Server;
To enable or disable anti-virus protection of Security Servers belonging to a profile, maximize the Profiles node and inside it maximize the node of the profile for whose Security Servers you want to configure anti-virus protection.
Select the Server protection node.
In the workspace, on the Protection for the Transport Hub role tab, in the Anti-Virus scan settings configuration section, perform one of the following actions:
Select the Enable anti-virus protection for the Hub Transport role check box if you want to enable the Anti-Virus protection of the Microsoft Exchange Server.
Clear the Enable anti-virus protection for the Hub Transport role check box if you want to disable the Anti-Virus protection of the Microsoft Exchange Server.