Best practice for preventing virus infection is to never open an attachment from someone you don't know. It's a good idea to scan attachments even from known senders, especially if it's not a file you asked to receive or the cover note is suspicious.
The personal and server tools in this section are specifically designed to examine incoming e-mail for viruses, with the tools on this page designed to assist you in working around or avoiding problems with attachments and the Attachment security update. The Attachment Security update prevents Outlook users from launching files directly from e-mail messages. Outlook 98 and 2000 users should make sure that they have the latest updates affecting HTML mail.
Anti-virus Tools for Outlook - antivirus tools for use with Outlook. This includes tools for personal use.
Anti-virus Tools for Exchange server - tools for use at the server level, for Exchange and other email servers.
For information on specific viruses, see Viruses Affecting Microsoft Outlook.
More Information
- Content Control Tools
- Protecting Microsoft Outlook against Viruses -- comprehensive list of patches and settings
- GFI Email Security Testing Zone -- free vulnerability tests