Web Gateway 7.1.5 Product Guide - McAfee

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Web filtering
Virus and malware filtering
Change the list used by a whitelisting rule
This section explains how to change a list for a whitelisting rule used in virus and malware filtering by
replacing it with a new list you have created.
Create a new list for a whitelisting rule
To create a new list:
1 Go to Policy | Lists.
2 On the Custom Lists branch of the lists tree, select Wildcard Expression and click Add. The Add
List window opens.
a In the Name field, type a name for the new list, for example, My Antimalware URL Whitelist.
b [Optional] In the Comment field, type a plain-text comment on the new list and on the
Permissions tab, configure who is allowed access to it.
c Click OK. The Add List window closes and the new list is inserted on the lists tree under Wildcard
Expression.
3 Click Save Changes.
Modify a whitelisting rule to use a new list
To let a whitelisting rule use a new list:
1 Go to Policy | Rule Sets.
2 On the rule sets tree, select a virus and malware filtering rule set, for example, the Gateway
Antimalware rule set. The rules of this rule set appear on the settings pane.
3 Select the whitelisting rule for URLs, for example, Allow URL hosts that match in list
Antimalware URL Whitelist, and click Edit immediately above the topmost rule. The Edit Rule
window opens.
4 Select Rule Criteria and then the rule and click Edit. The Edit Criteria window opens.
5 From the drop-down list under Parameter – Value, select the new list.
6 Click OK and Finish to close the open windows. The name of the new list appears in the criteria of
the whitelisting rule on the settings pane.
7 Click Save Changes.
The whitelisting rule for URLs now uses your new list. You need to fill this list with wildcard expressions
to let URLs skip virus and malware filtering.
For information on how to fill a list with entries, see Add list entries.
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