Administering virus prevention features in Outlook 2007

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Topic Last Modified: 2016-11-14

The Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 security model includes features to help protect users against viruses and worms that can propagate through e-mail messages. These security-related features include limiting automated access to address books and limiting access to attachments.

The following Office Resource Kit topics can help you plan for preventing viruses in Outlook and configure related features to meet the security needs of your organization.

Planning for virus prevention in Outlook:

• Plan for configuring security settings in Outlook 2007

• Attachment file types restricted by Office Outlook 2007

• Plan for Outlook 2007 security in special environments

• How administrator and user security settings interact in Outlook 2007

Configuring virus prevention options in Outlook:

• Customize attachment settings in Outlook 2007

• Customize programmatic settings in Outlook 2007

• Customize ActiveX and custom forms security settings in Outlook 2007

• Manage trusted add-ins for Outlook 2007

• Configure security for Outlook 2007 folder home pages