Viewing SonicWALL GAV Signatures

The Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures section allows you to view the contents of the SonicWALL GAV signature database. All the entries displayed in the Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures table are from the SonicWALL GAV signature database downloaded to your SonicWALL security appliance.

NOTE: Signature entries in the database change over time in response to new threats.

Displaying Signatures

You can display the signatures in a variety of views using the View Style menu.

Use Search String - Allows you to display signatures containing a specified string entered in the Lookup Signatures Containing String field.

All Signatures - Displays all the signatures in the table, 50 to a page.

0 - 9 - Displays signature names beginning with the number you select from the menu.

A-Z - Displays signature names beginning with the letter you select from menu.

Navigating the Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures Table

The SonicWALL GAV signatures are displayed fifty to a page in the Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures table. The Items field displays the table number of the first signature. If you are displaying the first page of a signature table, the entry might be Items 1 to 50 (of 58). Use the navigation buttons to navigate the table.

Searching the Gateway Anti-Virus Signature Database

You can search the signature database by entering a search string in the Lookup Signatures Containing String field, then clicking the edit (Notepad) icon. The signatures that match the specified string are displayed in the Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures table.