Malware Protection

Purpose

Scans the payload of a transfer for malware / virus and notifies relevant parties if necessary.

Details

When enabled and licensed, the feature integrates into the processing of uploaded transfers. Before recipients are notified of the transfer, the files are scanned by an anti-virus scan-engine. The transfer metadata is updated based on the findings from the scan-engine.

Possible transfer malware status values:

• unknown: Not yet scanned, or scanner error
• ok: Scanned, no problem found
• infected: Scanned, a problem has been found

When the scan engine detects a problem, the following happens:

1. The transfer is marked as infected, which is rendered clearly in the web portal.

1. The notification email towards the recipients informs them about the transfer's malware status.

1. A warning notification email is sent to the sender, informing him about the transfer's malware status.

Files are not quarantined, and transfers remain accessible as always.

Configuration

• License: The feature must pass the license-check:
  1. user has a personal contract, where the license is granted.
  2. user's adminunit has an active contract, where the license is granted.
  3. user's adminunit has no contract.
• Scope:Administrators can force all transfers passing through the adminunit to be scanned for malware. The setting is effective immediately for new transfers.
• Privileges: administrator privileges required.
• Default: disabled.

Note: license and configuration are checked for both sender- and receiver-adminunit (in case they are different)!

Administrators can configure the mandatory malware scan in the (new) admin interface in section “Settings”, subsection “Malware Scan”. They are able to enable the feature, even though the license has not been granted (in which case, the feature remains unavailable).

Dependencies

none

Conflicts

none