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AntiVirus and AntiMalware Service

Web Filtering Proxy is capable of scanning downloaded files for viruses and malware using ClamAV Antivirus Engine.

All checks are performed by the separate Web Filtering Antivirus Service component running in webavd.exe process. This service is installed as part of the application and can be managed by the standard Windows Services snap-in.

Web Filtering Antivirus Service

The service runs under standard built-in NETWORK SERVICE account. Usually, this service is restarted or reloaded when applying any changes made in the Admin UI of the application.

webavd_exe

Important

Note the antivirus and antimalware scanning module usually requires quite a lot of CPU and RAM resources. It is recommended to enable this service on servers with at least 8Gb of RAM.