NSE4 · Question #342
An administrator has enabled proxy-based antivirus scanning and configured the following settings: Which statement about the above configuration is true?
The correct answer is A. Files bigger than 10 MB are not scanned for viruses and will be blocked. With proxy-based antivirus scanning and a 10 MB oversize limit, files larger than this limit are not scanned for viruses. If the oversized action is set to block, these files will be blocked.
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An administrator has enabled proxy-based antivirus scanning and configured the following settings:
Which statement about the above configuration is true?
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- AFiles bigger than 10 MB are not scanned for viruses and will be blocked.
- BFortiGate scans only the first 10 MB of any file.
- CFiles bigger than 10 MB are sent to the heuristics engine for scanning.
- DFortiGate scans the files in chunks of 10 MB.
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With proxy-based antivirus scanning and a 10 MB oversize limit, files larger than this limit are not scanned for viruses. If the oversized action is set to block, these files will be blocked.
When proxy-based antivirus scanning is configured with an `oversize-limit` of 10 MB, files exceeding this size are not sent to the antivirus engine for scanning; if the `oversize-action` is set to block, such files are entirely blocked from passing through.
The FortiGate does not scan only the first 10 MB and then allow the rest; it either scans the entire file if it's within the limit, or it takes the `oversize-action` (block/bypass) for the entire file.
Files exceeding the `oversize-limit` are either blocked or bypassed based on `oversize-action`, not specifically sent to a heuristics engine; heuristics are part of the broader scan process for files within the limit.
FortiGate does not scan files in chunks in the context of an `oversize-limit`; the limit applies to the total file size to determine if it should be scanned at all.
Concept tested: Antivirus proxy scan oversize handling
Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/administration-guide/330689/antivirus-profiles
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