Turn on e-mail scanning

Information

This policy setting allows you to configure e-mail scanning. When e-mail scanning is enabled the engine will parse the mailbox and mail files according to their specific format in order to analyze the mail bodies and attachments. Several e-mail formats are currently supported for example: pst (Outlook) dbx mbx mime (Outlook Express) binhex (Mac).

If you enable this setting e-mail scanning will be enabled.

If you disable or do not configure this setting e-mail scanning will be disabled.

Solution

Policy Path: Windows Components\Windows Defender Antivirus\Scan
Policy Setting Name: Turn on e-mail scanning

See Also

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/secguide/2018/04/30/security-baseline-for-windows-10-april-2018-update-v1803-final/

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-3c.1.

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: b543d804db5d3627073df5d4d0ac83443f8f0a954c4eb67865a178abab72a5ea