Antivirus

config antivirus heuristic

 

 

CLI configuration

Note: This guide only covers Command Line Interface (CLI) commands that are not represented in the web-based manager. For complete descriptions and examples of how to use CLI commands see the FortiGate CLI Reference Guide.

config antivirus heuristic

The FortiGate heuristic antivirus engine performs tests on files to detect virus-like behavior or known virus indicators. Heuristic scanning is performed last, after file blocking and virus scanning have found no matches. In this way, heuristic scanning may detect new viruses, but may also produce some false positive results.

The heuristic engine is enabled by default to pass suspected files to the recipient and send a copy to quarantine. Once configured in the CLI, heuristic is enabled in a protection profile when Virus Scan is enabled.

Use the heuristic command to change the heuristic scanning mode.

Command syntax pattern

config antivirus heuristic set <keyword> <variable>

end

config antivirus heuristic unset <keyword>

end

get antivirus heuristic show antivirus heuristic

Table 26: antivirus heuristic command keywords and variables

 

 

Keywords and variables

Description

Default

Availability

mode

Enter pass to enable heuristics

pass

All models.

{pass block disable}

but pass detected files to the

 

 

recipient. Suspicious files are

 

 

 

quarantined if quarantine is

 

 

 

enabled.

 

 

 

Enter block to enable heuristics

 

 

 

and block detected files. A

 

 

 

replacement message is

 

 

 

forwarded to the recipient. Blocked

 

 

 

files are quarantined if quarantine

 

 

 

is enabled.

 

 

 

Enter disable to disable

 

 

 

heuristics.

 

 

Example

This example shows how to disable heuristic scanning.

config antivirus heuristic set mode disable

end

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100A specifications

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