Antispam Module

Note
For more details regarding the Antispam module check the description of the “Antispam Module”.

In this section you can configure the Antispam module and you can view information regarding its activity.

Important
To prevent spam from entering your Inbox, keep the Antispam filter enabled.

In the Statistics section you can view the results of the antispam activity presented per session (since you started your computer) or a summary (since the installation of the BitDefender).

In order to configure the Antispam module it is necessary to proceed as follows:

The lists of addresses contain information about e-mail addresses that send you legitimate e-mail messages or spam.

The Friends list is a list of all the e-mail addresses from which you always want to receive messages, regardless of their content. Messages from your friends are not labeled as spam, even if the content resembles spam.

Note
Any mail coming from an address contained in the Friends list, will automatically be delivered to your Inbox without further processing.

To manage the Friends list click (corresponding to the Friends list) or click the Friends button from the Antispam toolbar.

If you want to add an e-mail address check the Email address option, type in the address and click . The address will appear in the Friends list.

If you want to add a domain check the Domain name option, type in the domain and click . The domain will appear in the Friends list.

To delete an item from the list, select it and click Remove button. If you click Clear list button you will delete all entries from the list, but notice: it is impossible to recover them.

Use the Save/ Load buttons to save / load the Friends list to a desired location. The file will have .bwl extension.

To reset the content of the current list when you load a previously saved list select When load, empty current list.

Note
We recommend that you add your friends' names and e-mail addresses to the Friends list. BitDefender does not block messages from those on the list; therefore, adding friends helps ensure that legitimate messages get through.

The Spammers list is a list of all the e-mail addresses from which you don't want to receive messages, regardless of their content.

Note
Any e-mail message received from an address contained in the Spammers list will be automatically marked as SPAM, without further processing.

To manage the Spammers list click (corresponding to the Spammers list) or click the Spammers button from the Antispam toolbar.

If you want to add an e-mail address check the Email address option, type in the address and click . The address will appear in the Spammers list.

If you want to add a domain check the Domain name option, type in the domain and click . The domain will appear in the Spammers list.

To delete an item from the list, select it and click Remove button. If you click Clear list button you will delete all entries from the list, but notice: it is impossible to recover them.

Use the Save/ Load buttons to save / load the Spammers list to a desired location. The file will have .bwl extension.

To reset the content of the current list when you load a previously saved list select When load, empty current list.

Important
If you want to reinstall BitDefender it's a good idea to save the Friends / Spammers lists before, and after the reinstallation process is over you may load them.

You can choose the protection level that better fits your security needs. Drag the slider along the scale to set the appropriate protection level.

Tolerance level		Description
Tolerant		Offers protection for accounts that receive a lot of legitimate commercial mail. The filter will let most e-mail pass through, but it may produce false negatives (spam classified as legitimate mail).
Tolerant to Moderate		Offers protection for accounts that receive some legitimate commercial mail. The filter will let most e-mail pass through, but it may produce false negatives (spam classified as legitimate mail).
Moderate		Offers protection for regular accounts. The filter will block most spam, while avoiding false positives.
Moderate to Aggressive		Offers protection for accounts that receive high volumes of spam regularly. The filter will let very little spam through, but it may produce false positives(legitimate mail incorrectly tagged as spam). Configure the Friends/Spammers Lists and train the Learning Engine (Bayesian) in order to reduce the number of false positives.
Aggressive		Offers protection for accounts that receive very high volumes of spam regularly. The filter will let very little spam through, but it may produce false positives(legitimate mail incorrectly tagged as spam). Add your contacts to the Friends List in order to reduce the number of false positives.

To set the default protection level (Moderate to Aggressive) click Default Level.