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Chapter 24 Logging
Malware Scanning Verdict Values
Malware Scanning Verdict Values
A malware scanning verdict is a value assigned to a URL request or server response that determines the
probability that it contains malware. The scanning engines return the malware scanning verdict to the
DVS engine so the DVS engine can determine whether to monitor or block the scanned object.
probability that it contains malware. The scanning engines return the malware scanning verdict to the
DVS engine so the DVS engine can determine whether to monitor or block the scanned object.
They are the result of proprietary calculations that associate a numerical value to the probability that
either the URL request or the response content contains malware. Each malware scanning verdict
corresponds to a malware category listed on the Access Policies > Reputation and Anti-Malware Settings
page when you edit the anti-malware settings for a particular Access Policy.
either the URL request or the response content contains malware. Each malware scanning verdict
corresponds to a malware category listed on the Access Policies > Reputation and Anti-Malware Settings
page when you edit the anti-malware settings for a particular Access Policy.
Webroot, McAfee, and Sophos scanning engines can return malware scanning verdicts to the DVS
engine. For more information about how the DVS engine handles malware scanning verdicts, see
engine. For more information about how the DVS engine handles malware scanning verdicts, see
lists the different Malware Scanning Verdict Values and each malware category with which
they correspond.
Table 24-13
Malware Scanning Verdict Values
Malware Scanning Verdict Value
Malware Category
-
Not Set
0 Unknown
1 Not
Scanned
2 Timeout
3 Error
4 Unscannable
10 Generic
Spyware
12
Browser Helper Object
13 Adware
14 System
Monitor
18 Commercial
System
Monitor
19 Dialer
20 Hijacker
21 Phishing
URL
22 Trojan
Downloader
23 Trojan
Horse
24 Trojan
Phisher
25 Worm
26 Encrypted
File
27 Virus
33 Other
Malware
34 PUA
35 Aborted
36 Outbreak
Heuristics