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.