Introduction
Riot sends phishing simulation emails. Without proper configuration, some of these emails may be blocked by the Trend Micro web filter, which can distort your campaign statistics.
This guide describes the steps to configure Trend Micro in order to allow necessary senders, URLs, and domains.
Definition
Trend Micro is an integrated security solution (antispam, antivirus, web filtering) applied to emails and web traffic. It allows you to define sending policies, authorized senders, file scanning, and web reputation rules.
✅ Associated Options/Functionalities:
🔒 Advanced Spam Protection (Trend Micro)
Go to the Advanced Threat Protection > Add tab
Select the relevant policy (Exchange, OneDrive, etc.)
In the left menu, click on Advanced Spam Protection
Enable the option Enable Advanced Spam Protection
Go to the Approved/Blocked Sender List section
Enable Enable the approved sender list
Add
noreply.linkandtryriot.com, then click AddIn the Rules configuration section:
Apply to:
Incoming messagesDetection Level:
Medium
🦠 Malware Scanning
In the left menu, go to Malware Scanning
In the Rules configuration section:
Apply to:
All messages
Enable the following options:
Scan all filesScan message bodyEnable IntelliTrap
In Action configuration:
Choose
Trend Micro recommended actionsNotification:
Notify
📁 File Blocking
Enable File Blocking (recommended)
⚠️ Do not disable this option: it applies to all messages, not only those from Riot.
🌐 Web Reputation & URL Approvals
In the left menu: Web Reputation
Enable Web Reputation
In the Rules configuration section:
Apply to:
All messagesSecurity Level:
Medium
In the Approved/Blocked URL List section:
Enable
Enable the approved URL listEnable
Add internal domains to the approved URL list
Add the domains generated by Riot (examples):
domain1.com
domain2.com
domain3.comThen click Add >
💡Little Extra
Use the exact attack domains provided by Riot for the approved list
Verify that
noreply.linkandtryriot.comare in the list of approved sendersEnsure that the policies are applied to
Incoming messageswith a detection level ofMedium
