About Notifications

Network VirusWall Enforcer can automatically inform endpoint users about policy violations through their web browsers or popup messages from the Windows Messenger service or the agent. Administrators can receive notifications through email. You can customize these messages using through the Notifications screen.

Notification Media

Network VirusWall Enforcer can send notifications using the following media.

Media

Target

Description

Web

Endpoint user

Web notifications are displayed when a blocked or quarantined endpoint attempts to access a web page or other remote resources using their web browser.

Popup

Endpoint user

Popup notifications are displayed at the endpoint immediately after a policy is violated, regardless of the action that Network VirusWall Enforcer is set to take. Popup notifications can be set to display as a standard Windows message box or a balloon notification from the agent icon on the taskbar.

Whether or not popup notifications display can be configured individually for each section of a policy.

Email

Administrators

Email notifications are sent to inform administrators about quarantined endpoints. Email notifications are centrally enabled or disabled and apply to all policies.

Web Notification Types

When a quarantined or blocked endpoint attempts to access a web page or other remote resources using a web browser, Network VirusWall Enforcer can display one of the following notifications on the web browser.

Notification

Purpose

User Login

Prompts the endpoint user to specify domain credentials.

Performing Endpoint Assessment

Popup notifications are displayed at the endpoint immediately after a policy is violated, regardless of the action that Network VirusWall Enforcer is set to take. Popup notifications can be set to display as a standard Windows message box or a balloon notification from the agent icon on the taskbar.

Whether or not popup notifications display can be configured individually for each section of a policy.

Network Worm

Indicates that the endpoint has been quarantined due to malicious code detected in its outgoing traffic.

Outbreak Prevention Policy  Started

Indicates that the endpoint is being blocked due to a violation of the Outbreak Prevention Policy that has been deployed by Control Manager.

No Antivirus Product Detected

Indicates that the endpoint is being blocked because it does not have supported antivirus software.

Registry Key Scan

Indicates that the endpoint is being blocked because it does not have required registry entries or contains unwanted entries.

Antivirus Product Has Outdated Pattern

Indicates that the endpoint is being blocked because it has an outdated antivirus pattern.

Vulnerability Detected

Indicates that the endpoint is being blocked because it has unpatched software vulnerabilities.

Threat Detected

Indicates that the endpoint is being blocked because it has actively running malware.

User Login Unsuccessful

Informs the endpoint user that the attempt to log on to the domain has failed.

Threat Mitigation

Indicates that the endpoint is being blocked because of suspicious network activity detected by Threat Discovery Appliance.

Manual Quarantine

Indicates that the endpoint has been manually placed in quarantine by an administrator.

Popup Notification Types

Network VirusWall Enforcer can be configured to display the following popup notifications on the endpoint whenever a policy violation is detected.

Notification

Purpose

Antivirus Program Scan

Indicates that the endpoint has violated policy by not having supported antivirus software.

Antivirus Version Scan

Indicates that the endpoint has violated policy by having an outdated antivirus pattern.

System Threat Scan

Indicates that active malware has been found on the endpoint.

Vulnerability Scan

Indicates that unpatched software vulnerabilities have been found on the endpoint.

Registry Key Scan

Indicates that the endpoint is missing required registry entries or contains unwanted entries.

Network Virus Scan

Indicates that malware code has been found in network traffic from the endpoint.

Threat Mitigation

Indicates that suspicious network activity by an application on the endpoint has been detected by Threat Discovery Appliance.

ARP Spoofing Monitoring

Indicates that ARP spoofing malware has been found on the endpoint.

Email Notification Types

Network VirusWall Enforcer currently supports the following email notification:

See also:

Enabling or Disabling Notifications

Customizing Web and Popup Notification Content

Configuring Web Notification Settings

Configuring Popup Notification Settings

Customizing Email Notification Content

Configuring Email Notification Settings