The Virus Scanner service offers malware protection in combination with the firewall, HTTP proxy, FTP, and mail gateway services. An active Malware subscription is required. For all Barracuda NG Firewall models F200 and larger, you can use both the Avira and ClamAV virus scanning engines. Barracuda NG Firewalls F100 and F101 support only the Avira virus scanning engine.
For more information, see:
- How to Enable the Virus Scanner
- How to Configure Avira Virus Scanning
- How to Configure ClamAV Virus Scanning.
- How to Update Virus Patterns Manually
Virus Scanning in the Firewall
You can scan traffic passing through the Forwarding Firewall service by activating the AV scanning option for an Access Rule.
For more information, see How to Configure Virus Scanning in the Firewall.
Advanced Threat Detection
Advanced Threat Detection offers protection against advanced malware, zero-day exploits, and targeted attacks that are not detected by the Virus Scanner or intrusion prevention system.
For more information, see Advanced Threat Detection (ATD).
Virus Scanning in the HTTP Proxy and FTP Gateway
Web traffic passing through the HTTP proxy and FTP gateway can be scanned for malware by the virus scanner service.
For more information, see Virus Scanner Integration in the HTTP Proxy and FTP Gateway.
Virus Scanning in the Mail Gateway
The Barracuda NG Firewall can scan all incoming and outgoing mail traffic for malware.
For more information, see How to Configure Antivirus Mail Gateway Integration.