Selecting advanced file analysis platform

Advanced file analysis is a cloud-hosted or on-premises sandbox for the inspection of email file attachments. The cloud function is available only if your subscription includes Forcepoint Advanced Malware Detection for Email - Cloud. The on-premises sandbox is available only if you have purchased a separate Forcepoint Advanced Malware Detection for Email - On-Premises system.

A cloud-hosted Advanced Malware Detection - Cloud sandbox examines the file types specified on the page Main > Policy Management > Filters > Advanced File Analysis. The on-premises Advanced Malware Detection - On-Premises file analysis system inspects a larger set of file types than the cloud sandbox, though not all file types may be supported.

See Advanced file analysis for details about configuring an advanced file analysis filter.

Configure the advanced file analysis platform

On the page Settings > General > Advanced File Analysis, from the pull-down menu File analysis platform, select a platform: Advanced Malware Detection - Cloud or Advanced Malware Detection - On-Premises).

If you selected Advanced Malware Detection - On-Premises: in the field Controller IP address, enter the Controller appliance IP address.

Verify the connection to the Controller appliance; click the button Check Status.

Click OK.

The platform settings are saved.