Cloud Anti-Virus Database

The Cloud Gateway Anti-Virus feature introduces an advanced malware scanning solution that compliments and extends the existing Gateway AV scanning mechanisms present on Dell SonicWALL firewalls to counter the continued growth in the number of malware samples in the wild.

Cloud Gateway Anti-Virus expands the Reassembly Free Deep Packet Inspection engine capabilities by consulting with the datacenter-based malware analysis servers. This approach keeps the foundation of RFDPI-based malware detection by providing a low-latency, real-time solution that is capable of scanning unlimited numbers of files of unlimited size on all protocols that are presently supported without adding any significant incremental processing overhead to the appliances themselves. With this additional layer of security, Dell SonicWALL’s Next Generation Firewalls are able to extend their current protection to cover multiple millions of pieces of malware.

To enable the Cloud Gateway Anti-Virus feature, select the Enable Cloud Anti-Virus Database checkbox.

Optionally, certain cloud-signatures can be excluded from being enforced to alleviate false positive problems or to enable downloading specific virus files as necessary.

To configure the exclusion list:
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Click Cloud AV DB Exclusion Settings.

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Enter the Cloud AV Signature ID. This must be a numeric value.
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Click the Add button.
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To view the latest information on a signature, select the signature ID in the list and click the Sig Info button. The information for the signature is displayed on the SonicALERT website.
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Click OK when you have finished configuring the Cloud AV exclusion list.