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single-pass, per-packet basis. Reassembly free virus scanning functionality of the SonicWALL
GAV engine is inherited from the Deep Packet Inspection engine, which is capable of scanning
streams without ever buffering any of the bytes within the stream.
Building on SonicWALL's reassembly-free architecture, GAV has the ability to inspect multiple
application protocols, as well as generic TCP streams, and compressed traffic. SonicWALL
GAV protocol inspection is based on high performance state machines which are specific to
each supported protocol. SonicWALL GAV delivers protection by inspecting over the most
common protocols used in today's networked environments, including SMTP, POP3, IMAP,
HTTP, FTP, NetBIOS, instant messaging and peer-to-peer applications and dozens of other
stream-based protocols. This closes potential backdoors that can be used to compromise the
network while also improving employee productivity and conserving Internet bandwidth.
Tip If your SonicWALL security appliance is connected to the Internet and registered at
mySonicWALL.com, you can activate a 30-day FREE TRIAL of SonicWALL Gateway Anti-
Virus, SonicWALl Anti-Virus, and SonicWALL Intrusion Prevention Service separately from
the Security Services > Gateway Anti-Virus, Security Services > Anti-Spyware, and
Security Services > Intrusion Prevention pages in the management interface.
Note Administrator Guides for SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus, SonicWALL Anti-Spyware, and
SonicWALL Intrusion Prevention Service are available on the SonicWALL documentation
Web site: http://www.sonicwall.com/us/Support.html
Creating a mySonicWALL.com Account
Creating a mySonicWALL.com account is fast, simple, and FREE. Simply complete an online
registration form in the SonicWALL security appliance management interface.
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