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About the Antivirus Events Page

To access this page, click Monitor > Security Events > Antivirus.

Use this page to view information about security events based on antivirus policies. The event viewer provides a view of all antivirus events and the action taken by the virus scanner.

The antivirus scanner inspects files transmitted over several protocols to determine if the files exchanged are malicious (for example, viruses, Trojans, rootkits, and worms).

Using the time-range slider, you can quickly focus on the area of activity that you are most interested in. Once the time range is selected, all of the data presented in your view is refreshed automatically. You can also use the Custom button to set a custom time range.

There are two ways to view your data. You can select either the Summary View tab or the Detail View tab.

Tasks You Can Perform

You can perform the following tasks from this page:

  • View a brief summary of all the antivirus events in your network. See Summary View.

  • View the comprehensive details of events in a tabular format that includes sortable columns. See Detail View.

Summary View

The top of the page has a swim lane graph of all the antivirus events against the blocked events. You can use the widgets at the bottom of the page to view critical information such as top blocked protocol commands, top reasons, and top sources.

Table 1 provides guidelines on using the widgets on the Detail View page.

Table 1: Widgets on the Summary Page

Field

Description

Top Sources

View the top source IP addresses of the network traffic; sorted by event count.

Top Destinations

View the top destination IP addresses of the network traffic; sorted by event count.

Top Reporting/Attacked Devices

View the top reporting/attacked device IP addresses; sorted by event count.

Top Viruses

View the top virus names detected; sorted by event count.

Top Source Countries

View the top source country names where the events originated; sorted by event count.

Top Destination Countries

View the top destination country names where the events occurred; sorted by event count.

Detail View

You can aggregate the events using the Group By option. For example, you can group the events based on source country. The table includes information such as the event name, Content Security category, source IP address, source country, and so on.

Table 2 provides guidelines on using the fields on the Detail View page.

Table 2: Fields on the Detail View Page

Fields

Description

Time

View the time when the event occurred.

Event Name

View the event name of the log.

Source Country

View the source country name from where the event originated.

Source IP

View the source IP address from where the event occurred (IPv4 or IPv6).

Destination Country

View the destination country name from where the event occurred.

Destination IP

View the destination IP address of the event (IPv4 or IPv6).

Source Port

View the source port of the event.

Destination Port

View the destination port of the event.

Description

View the description of the log.

Content Security Category or Virus Name

View the Content Security category of the log: enhanced, local, and redirect.

URL

View the accessed URL name that triggered the event.

Action

View the action taken for the event: warning, allow, and block.

Log Source

View the IP address of the log source (IPv4 or IPv6).

Host Name

View the hostname in the log.

Source Zone

View the user traffic received from the zone.

Roles

View the role names associated with the event.

Reason

View the reason for the log generation. For example, unrestricted access.

Profile Name

View the name of the antivirus profile that triggered the event.