# Are viruses blocked too by the spam-filter?

## <span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">Question</span>

<span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">Are viruses been blocked by the Spam-filter?</span>

## <span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">Answer</span>

<span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">Virus</span>es, malware and other online threats are often been spread via email. Therefore it is essential that emails are scanned for <span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">virus</span>es before they reach users' mailboxes. <span class="GeneralProductName">Spamexperts</span> actively blocks both spam and malicious attachments such as <span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">virus</span>es, malware, ransomware, spyware and so on.

The additional anti-<span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">virus</span> measures include a sequential combination of different technologies to protect clients against malware. This includes the open-source ClamAV anti<span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">virus</span> framework, which is enhanced with additional data-sets specialized in detecting zero-day email <span class="SearchHighlight SearchHighlight1">virus</span>es provided by several external partners.

For additional explanation of the virus protection by Spamexperts you can visit the follow [Link](https://documentation.solarwindsmsp.com/spamexperts/documentation/Content/B_Admin%20Level/incoming-filtering/virus-scanning.htm?Highlight=virus)