Rakuten Broadband Premium

In response to today's global virus propagation, Rakuten Broadband Premium utilizes a powerful scanning system aimed at neutralizing the threat of incoming and outgoing virus-infected E-mail. Our system is implemented on the server side and automatically updates itself with the newest virus definitions available, thus, eliminating the need for our users to modify any pre-existing configurations on local machines/networks.

Outgoing E-mail scanning is a standard service provided by Rakuten Broadband Premium to all customers at no extra charge. Nothing is required from the customer to use this service. All E-mail sent via the Rakuten Broadband Premium SMTP server is always scanned by default.

For those customers who wish to have incoming mail filtered as well, the Virus Filtering service is available for a small monthly fee (registration required). Use of this service ensures that your mailbox will be free from virus-infected E-mails.

When a virus-infected E-mail is intercepted and is known to fake addresses, it goes no further. In all other cases (less than 10% of the time) a notice will be sent back to the sender (example text shown below):

If you receive a message like the one above, please scan your machine for viruses with personal anti-virus software or a Web site offering online scans to be sure your computer is safe.

Sites offering free online virus scanning:

• - Trend Micro Corp. Online Scan

• - Symantec Corp. Online Scan

Latest virus information:

• - Trend Micro Corp. Current Activity

• - Symantec Corp. Current Activity