• SonicOS 7.1
• About SonicOS
  • Working with SonicOS
  • SonicOS Workflow
  • How to Use the SonicOS Administration Guides
  • Guide Conventions
• Summary
  • Synchronize Licenses
  • Security Services Settings
  • Signature Downloads Through a Proxy Server
  • Security Services Information
• Configuring Content Filter
  • SonicWall CFS
    • CFS Status
    • Global Settings
    • CFS Exclusion
  • CFS Custom Category
  • Websense Enterprise
    • Websense Server Status
    • General Settings
    • Block Web Features
    • CFS Exclusion
    • Blocking Page
• Managing the SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Service
  • SonicWall GAV Multi-Layered Approach
    • Remote Site Protection
    • Internal Network Protection
    • HTTP File Downloads
    • Server Protection
    • Cloud Anti-Virus Database
  • SonicWall GAV Architecture
  • Activating the Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention License
  • Setting Up SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Protection
    • Viewing SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Status Information
      • Checking the SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Signature Database Status
      • Updating SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures
    • Enabling SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus
    • Applying SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Protection on Zones
    • Specifying Protocol Filtering
      • Enabling Inbound Inspection
      • Enabling Outbound Inspection
      • Restricting File Transfers
        • FTP Settings
        • Exclusion Settings
      • Resetting Gateway Anti-Virus Settings
    • Configuring Gateway Anti-Virus Settings
      • Configuring Gateway Anti-Virus Settings
      • Configuring HTTP Clientless Notification
      • Configuring a SonicWall GAV Exclusion List
    • Configuring Cloud Gateway Anti-Virus
  • Viewing SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures
    • Displaying Signatures
    • Navigating the Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures Table
    • Searching the Gateway Anti-Virus Signature Database
• Anti-Spyware Service
  • Anti-Spyware Status
  • Anti-Spyware Global Settings
  • Signature Groups
  • Protocols
  • Anti-Spyware Signatures
• Intrusion Prevention Service
  • About Intrusion Prevention Service
  • Enabling Intrusion Prevention Services
  • IPS Status
  • IPS Global Settings
  • Intrusion Prevention Service Policies
• Configuring Geo-IP Filters
  • Configuring Geo-IP Filtering
  • Creating Custom Country Lists
  • Customizing Web Block Page Settings
  • Using Geo-IP Filter Diagnostics
    • Geo-IP Cache Statistics
    • Custom Countries Statistics
    • Show Resolved Locations
    • Check GEO Location Server Lookup
    • Incorrectly Marked Address
• Configuring Botnet Filters
  • Configuring Botnet Filtering
  • Creating Custom Botnet Lists
    • Creating a Custom Botnet List
    • Editing Custom Botnet List Entries
  • Configuring Dynamic HTTP Authentication
  • Customizing Web Block Page Settings
  • Using Botnet Filter Diagnostics
    • Botnet Cache Statistics
    • Botnets Statistics
    • Show Resolved Botnet Locations
    • Check Botnet Server Lookup
    • Incorrectly Marked Address
  • Displaying the Status of the Botnet Feature and Database
• Configuring App Control
  • About App Control Policy Creation
  • Viewing App Control Status
  • Enabling App Control
    • Enabling App Control Globally
    • Enabling App Control on Zones
    • Configuring Logging and Log Filter Interval
    • Enabling App Control Filename Logging
  • Configuring App Control Global Settings
    • About App Control Global Settings
  • Configuring App Control Advanced Settings
    • Configuring App Control Advanced by Category
    • Configuring App Control Advanced by Application
    • Configuring App Control Advanced by Signature
    • Viewing Signatures
      • Viewing by All Categories and All Applications by Applications
      • Viewing by All Categories and All Applications by Signatures
      • Viewing by All Categories and All Applications by Category
      • Viewing Just One Category
      • Viewing Just One Application
      • Displaying Details of Signature Applications
      • Displaying Details of Application Signatures
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Updating SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus Signatures

By default, the SonicWall network security appliance running SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus automatically checks the SonicWall signature servers once an hour. There is no need for an administrator to constantly check for new signature updates. You can also manually update your SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus database at any time by clicking the Update button located in the Gateway Anti-Virus Status section.

SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus signature updates are secured. The SonicWall network security appliance must first authenticate itself with a pre-shared secret, created during the SonicWall Distributed Enforcement Architecture licensing registration. The signature request is transported through HTTPS, along with full server certificate verification.