Email is the most common way that computer viruses, Trojan horses, worms, and other malicious software can infect your PC.

That's why EarthLink members should be sure to activate our free EarthLink Virus Blocker email scanning system. Using technology from Symantec™ Corporation, Virus Blocker automatically scans all your incoming email messages for viruses, and removes them before they can cause any trouble.

• Scan every incoming message
• Clean your messages or attachments to remove any viruses, when possible
• Quarantine your message online if it can't be cleaned*
• Delete the entire message (if it's nothing but a virus)
• Work with both Windows and Mac**
• It just takes a minute to activate Virus Blocker. After that, we'll keep our scanning system updated and running on our servers. There's nothing else you need to do!

You can check or change your Virus Blocker settings using either My Account or EarthLink Web Mail.

My Account:

1. Visit My Account, our online account management tool.
2. Sign in using your EarthLink email address and password.
3. Click on your email profile.
4. Under the Virus Blocker section, click Edit.


EarthLink Web Mail:

1. Visit EarthLink Web Mail.
2. Sign in using your EarthLink email address and password.
3. Click on Preferences at the bottom left of the page.
4. Under Mail Handling Preferences, click Virus Blocker.

Want more comprehensive protection? Our Protection Control Center helps protect EarthLink members against viruses, spyware, and hackers for FREE—all from one convenient location.