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Rules list

Rules are classified into three levels and are evaluated in this order:

Filtering rules (1)—evaluated before antispam, antivirus and anti-phishing scanning

Attachment processing rules (2)—evaluated during an antivirus scan

Result processing rules (3)—evaluated after antispam, antivirus and anti-phishing scanning

Rules with the same evaluation level are reviewed in the order displayed in the rules window. You can only change the order for same-level rules. When you have multiple filtering rules, you can change their order. You cannot change their order by putting Attachment processing rules before Filtering rules, and the Up/Down buttons are unavailable. You cannot mix rules from different Levels.

The Hits column displays the number of times the rule was successfully applied. Deselecting a check box (to the left of each rule name) deactivates the corresponding rule.

rule_list

Click Reset the counter for the selected rule (displayed in the Hits column). Select View to view a configuration assigned from ESET PROTECT policy.


important

Normally, if a rule's conditions are met, rules evaluation stops for further rules with a lower priority. However, if required, you can use special a Rule action called Evaluate other rules to allow the evaluation to continue.

Add—adds a new rule

Edit—modifies an existing rule

View—enables you to view a configuration assigned from ESET PROTECT policy

Delete—removes the selected rule

Up—moves the selected rule up in the list

Down—moves the selected rule down in the list

Reset—resets the counter for the selected rule (the Hits column)


note

If a new rule is added or an existing rule is modified, the message rescan will automatically start using the new or modified rules.