Thunderbird: Check emails for viruses

With Thunderbird you can check your emails for viruses and take various security precautions.

Thunderbird: Activate phishing protection and check emails for suspicious features

The phishing protection integrated in Thunderbird checks all incoming e-mails for suspicious properties and warns you if necessary. Activate phishing protection as follows:

1. Click on "Tools" in the Thunderbird menu bar.
2. In the opened menu, select "Settings".
3. Under the "Security" tab select "Fraud attempts" and activate the option "Scan messages for fraud attempts (phishing)".

Thunderbird: further anti-virus protection

You can also connect Thunderbird to your anti-virus program. This enables your anti-virus program to quarantine incoming virus emails.

1. The option is located in the "Tools" -> "Settings".
2. Here you select the "Security" tab again.
3. Now click on "Anti-Virus" and activate the option "Enable anti-virus software to quarantine incoming messages".
4. Save the changes with "OK".

Be sure to keep Thunderbird up to date. Old versions of Thunderbird could contain security holes. Your email traffic will also be more secure if you activate SSL encryption in Thunderbird.