Purpose: Configure anti-malware profiles to bolster your gateway security
against emerging threats.
Location:
Policies > SECURITY PROFILES > Security Profiles > Anti-Malware
Procedure
- Optionally enable the security profile.
- Optionally enable Smart Scan.The conventional anti-malware scanner scans any traffic that Smart Scan cannot scan. Cloud Edge uses conventional scanning if Smart Scan is disabled.
- Optionally enable Predictive Machine Learning.If both Smart Scan and Predictive Machine learning are enabled, web traffic will be scanned by Smart Scan first and then by Predictive Machine Learning. Priority: Smart Scan > Predictive Machine Learning
Smart Scan Predictive Machine Learning Scan Engine Used Disable Enable Use Predictive Machine Learning scan engine Enable Disable Use Smart Scan engine Enable Enable Use both Smart Scan and Predictive Machine LearningWeb traffic will be scanned by Smart Scan first and then by Predictive Machine Learning. - Configure file extensions that bypass scanning.
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Approved file extensionsEnter file extensions as a case-insensitive, comma-delimited list (example: png,gif,jpg).URLs ending with listed file extensions are allowed without malware scanning.
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Blocked file extensionURLs ending with selected file extensions are blocked without scanning.
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- Click Save.
Note
In order to scan HTTPS traffic for malware, you must enable HTTPS decryption for your security profile.