SonicOS 7.1 Objects

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Anti-Spyware

An Anti-Spyware is a spyware protection, designed to detect, prevent, and remove spyware and adware infections. An Anti-Spyware actively scans inbound and outbound traffic from e-mails, websites, and downloaded files to block spyware from entering the system. The detection works based on rules.

In this section, you can create Anti-Spyware Security Action Profile objects.

To configure an Anti-Spyware Security Action Profile

  1. Navigate to OBJECT | Action Profiles > Security Action Profile.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Add a new Security Action Profile.

      1. Click the Add icon.
      2. Enter an Action Profile Name.

    • Edit an existing Security Action Profile.

      Hover over an existing Security Action Profile and click the Edit icon.

  3. Click the Anti-Spyware tab.

  4. Set the ANTI-SPYWARE PROFILE options:

    Enable Anti-Spyware To activate SonicWall's Anti-Spyware protection.
    Enable Inbound Inspection To make inbound traffic available for inspection.
    Enable HTTP Clientless Notification Alerts To show an error message when a request is blocked.
    Enable Inspection of Outbound Spyware Communication To make outbound traffic available for inspection.
    Disable SMTP Responses To suppress the sending of e-mail messages (SMTP) to clients from SonicWall Anti-Spyware when a virus is detected in an e-mail or attachment.

  5. Select the Anti-Spyware Profile to be used to build an action profile.

    Global Settings

    To apply the rules defined by SonicOS. Go to step 7 if you select Global Settings.
    Profile Settings

    To customize the rules for a specific requirement. Skip step 7 if you select Profile Settings.

  6. Select the profile to be applied to Prevent and Log from the respective drop-down menu. These options are not available if you set the Anti-Spyware Profile as Global Settings.

    Prevent To restrict the transfer of files with specific attributes. Enabling Prevent restricts data file transfers for each protocol, except the TCP Stream.
    Log To keep a record of your SonicWallAnti-Spyware traffic.

    You can select the default or custom Profiles created on OBJECT | Profile Objects > Anti-Spyware > Anti-Spyware Profiles page. For more information, refer to Adding Anti-Spyware Profiles.

  7. Set the Redundancy Filter value in seconds for how long to use these filters.

  8. Select the Low, Medium, and High Danger Level options based on your needs to Prevent, Log, and for how long to use the Redundancy Filters.

    Low, Medium, and High Danger Level options are not available if you select Profile Settings because your Anti-Spyware Profile addresses those capabilities.

  9. Click Save.