Sandboxing tab

Sandboxing

Status This column displays the status (Enabled/Disabled) of sandboxing for the corresponding file type. Double-click on it to change its status.
Type The sandboxing option allows scanning four types of files:
  • Archive: these include the main types of archives (zip, .tar, .rar, .gz, .gzip, .bz2, .7z, ...).
  • HTML files.
  • Office document (Office software): all types of documents that can be opened with the MS Office suite.
  • Executable: files that can be run in Windows (files with the extension ".exe",".bat",".cmd",".scr", etc).
  • PDF: files in Portable Document Format (Adobe)
  • Java (Java compiled files. E.g.: files with a “.jar” extension).
  • Scripts : PowerShell, Javascript, VBScript, Batch, Python.
  • E-mails with attachment.
  • Picture.
  • Others.

Limits

  • Maximum file size for scanning : 10 MB.
  • Maximum number of files in a single email or archive : 10.
  • Maximum number of nesting levels within a single archive : 10.

Actions on files

When known malware has been identified This field contains two options. By selecting “Block”, the analyzed file will not be sent. By selecting "Allow", the file will be sent in its original form.
When sandboxing fails This option defines the behavior of the sandboxing option if the file scan fails:
  • If Block is specified, the file being scanned will not be sent.
  • If Pass without scanning is specified, the file being scanned will be sent.