SonicWall Gateway Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Intrusion Prevention Service protects networks from spyware by blocking installations at the gateway and disrupting unauthorized communications from existing malware. Its powerful intrusion prevention scans for worms, Trojans, software vulnerabilities, and other malicious code.
The integrated deep packet inspection engine leverages parallel searching algorithms through the application layer, enhancing web, email, and application-level threat detection while minimizing firewall performance impact. With a per-packet scanning engine, it supports unlimited file sizes and hundreds of thousands of concurrent downloads, providing ultimate scalability and performance.
Application control enables administrators to monitor and manage instant messaging and peer-to-peer usage, closing potential backdoors, improving productivity, and conserving bandwidth. Simplified deployment and management allow global policy creation between security zones and prioritized attack handling, streamlining administration across distributed networks.