Receiving Numerous E-mail Messages Stripped of Viruses in Outlook 2003/2007 for Windows
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- Question:
- I am receiving hundreds of virus-stripped e-mail messages in Outlook 2003/2007 for Windows. What should I do?
- Answer:
If you are receiving e-mail messages that have been flagged by the antivirus scanners, you can filter them to your trash:
- From the Tools menu, select Rules and Alerts....
- Click the New Rule... button.
- Create a filter from a blank rule:
- In Outlook 2003:
- Select the Start from a Blank Rule option.
- Under Step 1: Select When Messages Should Be Checked, select Check Messages When They Arrive.
- In Outlook 2007: Under Step 1: Select a Template, under Start from a Blank Rule, select Check Messages When They Arrive.
- Click Next.
- Under Step 1: Select Condition(s), place a check in the With Specific Words in the Message Header check box.
- Under Step 2: Edit the Rule Description (Click an Underlined Value), click the Specific Words link.
- In the Specify a Word or Phrase to Search for in the Message Header: text box, type: X-Mirapoint-Virus
- Click the Add button.
- Click OK.
- Click Next.
- Under Step 1: Select Action(s), place a check in the Delete It check box.
- Click Finish.
- Click OK.
