Configuring the SonicWALL Anti-Spyware Service

SonicWALL Anti-Spyware is included within the SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus (GAV), Anti-Spyware and Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) unified threat management solution. SonicWALL GAV, Anti-Spyware and IPS delivers a comprehensive, real-time gateway security solution for your entire network.

Activating the SonicWALL Anti-Spyware license on your SonicWALL security appliance does not automatically enable the protection.

To configure SonicWALL Anti-Spyware to begin protecting your network, complete the following steps:

1	Enable SonicWALL Anti-Spyware

2	Specify Spyware Danger Level Protection

3	Apply SonicWALL Anti-Spyware Protection to Zones

NOTE: For complete instructions on setting up SonicWALL Anti-Spyware Service, refer to the SonicWALL Anti-Spyware Service Administrator’s Guide available on the SonicWALL Web site https://support.software.dell.com/sonicwall-enforced-anti-virus-and-anti-spyware/release-notes-guides

After you configure these basic anti-spyware protection settings, you can complete additional configuration options to tailor SonicWALL Spyware protection for your network environment.

Selecting Security Services > Anti-Spyware displays the configuration settings for SonicWALL Anti-Spyware on your SonicWALL security appliance.

The Anti-Spyware page for the SonicOS Enhanced is divided into three sections:

•	Anti-Spyware Status - displays status information on the state of the signature database, your SonicWALL Anti-Spyware license, and other information.

•	Anti-Spyware Global Settings - provides the key settings for enabling SonicWALL Anti-Spyware on your SonicWALL security appliance, specifying global SonicWALL Anti-Spyware protection based on three classes of spyware, and other configuration options.

•	Anti-Spyware Signatures - shows the status and contents of your signature database.

WARNING:After activating your SonicWALL Anti-Spyware license, you must enable and configure SonicWALL Anti-Spyware on the SonicWALL management interface before anti-spyware policies are applied to your network traffic.