[KB6630] Configure your ESET product to block spam
Issue
- Configure your ESET product to protect you from email spam, hoaxing, and phishing
Solution
- Become familiar with spam
- Install an ESET solution with Antispam
- Set up Antispam configurations
- Troubleshooting and additional information
I. Become familiar with spam
To combat spam, you must first become familiar with what email spam, hoaxes and phishing are and how to recognize these dangers in the wild.
When you have reviewed the information above, proceed to Step 2.
II. Install an ESET solution with Antispam
The ESET products listed below offer protection against spam and malware.
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Download, install and activate the appropriate ESET software.
ESET Business products
- ESET Endpoint Security
- ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Windows Exchange Server
- ESET Mail Security for Linux
- ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino
ESET Home products
After you have successfully installed ESET software on your computer, proceed to Section 3.
III. Set up Antispam configurations
Use the appropriate product-specific Knowledgebase articles below to optimize your product's spam-blocking capabilities.
ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Windows Exchange
- Configure Approved (whitelist), Blocked (blacklist) and Ignored (exceptions) lists in ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server
- Configure ESET Mail Security to move unsolicited emails into the user-defined Microsoft Outlook spam folder
- Redirect spam email to a specific location (mailbox) using ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server
ESET Endpoint Security
- Whitelist/Blacklist/Exception list
- Adding addresses to whitelist and blacklist
- Marking messages as spam or not spam
ESET Home Products
- Enable Advanced antispam scan in my Windows ESET home product
- Specify where spam messages are stored in ESET Windows home products
- Add, edit, or delete a Blacklist entry in ESET Windows home products
- Add, edit, or delete a Whitelist entry in ESET Windows home products
If you have issues with your email client after setting up antispam configurations, proceed to Section 4.
IV. Troubleshooting and additional information
Click the appropriate link to resolve issues with your email client's antispam configurations.
ESET Business products
- Is ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server blocking my email?
- Spam emails with a null sender address are not quarantined by ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server
ESET Home products
