Andreas,

It’s in the man pages for clamscan, and clamd.conf

#man clamscan:

       --scan-mail[=yes(*)/no]

              Scan mail files. If you turn off this option, the original files will still  be  scanned,  but  without

              parsing individual messages/attachments.

#man clamd.conf:

       ScanMail BOOL

              Enable scanning of mail files.

              If you turn off this option, the original files will still be  scanned,  but  without  parsing

              individual messages/attachments.

              Default: yes

So by default it will scan mail and decode attachments.

Sincerely,

Eric Tykwinski

TrueNet, Inc.

P: 610-429-8300

From: clamav-users <clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net> On Behalf Of Andreas Wittig
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2022 6:17 AM
To: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net
Subject: [clamav-users] Does ClamAV scan attachments embedded in .msg files

Dear ClamAV community,

I'd like to know, whether ClamAV scans attachments embedded in .msg files. I could not find an answer to this question in the documentation or FAQ. Please help.

Also, I'd be interested to learn where to find that information in the source code to avoid future questions.

Thanks,

Andreas