Email Scanner

Most companies receive a large amount of email each day. Much of this email contains Spam. If mail that contained Spam were to be opened by a company, it could cause problems for the company and its customers depending on what type of Spam it is. This could cause some serious problems for a company, so it is essential for the business to have a way to filter through their emails to eliminate any containing Spam. To have control over the ever growing problem of Spam, companies are installing a program called an email scanner. This is a program that does exactly what the name says - it scans your email for any that may contain Spam. If the scanner finds Spam in your mail, it will reject that piece of mail to keep it out of your box. If an email can be scanned and a virus removed, your email scanner will take care of this also. You will be able to receive the original message along with a warning alerting you of the action taken to remove the virus. This is so you

will be aware that the original message did contain some type of harmful virus. Not all Spam can be detected by email scanners so it is still important for you to continue running any programs you have to protect you system from Spam. This is a problem that continues to grow because it changes so rapidly. People who send out Spam are finding new ways everyday to evade filters and create a lot of unwelcome problems. Although it is something you have to live with it doesn’t mean that you can’t fight back to help protect your investments. Make it a point to receive as much information on Spam as possible. The more you know the better you will be able to protect yourself and your company.