File blocking rules are applied before which of the following?

Firewall policy processing occurs earlier, determining if traffic is allowed to pass at all, and then subsequent security profiles (including file blocking) are applied if the policy permits.

FortiGate units process traffic through a specific order of inspection. File blocking rules are typically applied before virus scanning to quickly drop files of specific types, reducing the load on the antivirus engine and preventing known undesirable file types from proceeding to deeper, more resource-intensive analysis.

Web URL filtering, while also a security profile, often occurs in parallel or after initial file blocking as it focuses on destination URLs rather than file content.

White/Black list filtering, such as for email or specific IP addresses, is a different type of filtering that doesn't directly relate to file content inspection order.