Creating A Virus Filter In Microsoft Outlook

1. Click on the [Tools] menu.
   
   
2. Select [Rules Wizard...].
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Select [New...]. You will see:
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Highlight "Check messages when they arrive," then click [Next>]. This will bring up a dialog box with a number of choices on what types of messages should be filtered.
   
   
5. Put a check into the boxes labeled "which has an attachment" and labeled "with specific words in the subject or body." Your criteria will show up together in the bottom portion of the box.
   
   
   
   
   
   Click on the blue underline phrase "specific words." When the new dialog box comes up, add .vbs (for visual basic scripts), .exe (for Windows programs), .bas and .js. These will identify various types of files that you don't want to be sent to you - all of which represent virus risks.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Click [OK], then click on the [Next>] button, after which a new dialog box will show up.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Check of the box labeled "delete it" (to send it to your Deleted Items folder) or "permanently delete it" (which will even bypass the folder to get rid of it immediately). If it goes into your Deleted Items folder, you must make sure that you don't open that folder and inadvertently double click on the virus attachment. If you think you might get a vbs file from an associate that you really want to have, then you might not want to delete the message. Instead, you should create a new folder and move it to that folder - instead of deleting it. If you're not sure whether this option is correct for you, it probably isn't - and it would be much safer for you to automatically delete the possible offending messages. Unless you know for certain that you'll be receiving vbs files that you want, we recommend deletion.
   
   
8. Click [Finish].