General

In General tab you can set when to check for the antivirus update and see the information about the status of your IceWarp antivirus.

Figure. Updates section.

Field

Description

Su - Sa

Check these boxes to specify which day(s) to check for an AntiVirus update.

Once At:

Select this option and specify time when a check is to be done.

Every (Hours)

Select this option and enter a check interval.

Disabled

Select this option to disable checks for an AntiVirus update.

Update Now

Click the button to update AntiVirus now.

Warning: The Control service must be running for AntiVirus updates to work.

Note: Access mode to the service can be set on both domain and user levels. See the appropriate places ({domain} Policies and {user} - Policies)

Figure. Information section.

The Information section shows information on the status of your IceWarp Antivirus definitions.

  • The date the definitions file was last updated.
  • The size of the last definitions update database.
  • The version of the current definitions file.
  • The engine type currently used.

This information can be useful for support issues.

Figure. Button bar.

Field

Description

Start

Press this button to start the service.

Stop

Press this button to stop the service.

Send EICAR Virus Test Message

You can test your IIceWarp Antivirus by pressing this button

EICAR (European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research) is a consortium of independent experts in the antivirus industry.

Obviously, you should not send out real viruses for testing purposes, so EICAR provides a file that can safely be sent, is non-viral, but which should trigger your IceWarp Antivirus software as though it were a virus.

If your IceWarp Antivirus is correctly set up you will obtain a warning message like the one below after pressing the button Send EICAR Test Message.

If this warning does not appear, there is some problem with your setup and you should investigate further.

Note: If you are using remote console, sending a test message can bring different results (than this warning) because you are an eternal IP connected to IceWarp and not authenticated.

Warning: You may get several errors such as:

  • Access not allowed (due to the Reject if sender local and not authenticated option)

  • Greylisting

  • DNSBL