Configuring Suspicious Object Settings

Trend Micro Apex Central consolidates and synchronizes the Virtual Analyzer and user-defined suspicious object lists with Trend Micro Email Security. Enable this feature to implement the lists during scanning.

Before you begin configuring this feature, make sure that:

  • You have installed Apex Central, and your Apex Central has a serving Deep Discovery product, which can be a Deep Discovery Inspector, Deep Discovery Email Inspector, or Deep Discovery Analyzer.

  • Your Trend Micro Email Security has been registered to a required Trend Micro Apex Central.

  • You have enabled Web Reputation settings in the spam policy you want to apply the suspicious URL list to.

  1. Go to Administration > Service Integration.
  2. Click Apex Central.
  3. Enable Check for suspicious objects during scanning.
  4. Under Security Level for Files, specify the security level to determine whether to take actions on messages when suspicious files are detected during virus scanning.

    The actions to take are defined in the virus policy.

    Note:

    Trend Micro Email Security classifies all files and URLs in the user-defined suspicious object lists as the "High" risk.

  5. Under Security Level for URLs, make sure your specify the security level for Web Reputation in your spam policy to determine whether to take actions on messages when suspicious URLs are detected during spam scanning.

    The actions to take are defined in the spam policy.

  6. Check additional information about suspicious object synchronization from the Apex Central.
  7. Click Save.
Parent topic: Apex Central