McAfee WebShield e500 Installation Manual page 62

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Test 2: Verifying that file transfers (FTP) are scanned correctly
You can test the appliance's FTP virus scanning by placing the EICAR test file
on an FTP server, then trying to download it.
To verify that FTP virus scanning is working:
1. Log onto the FTP server.
2. Create the EICAR test file.
3. Log onto any computer in your network that has an FTP client (FTP
4. Open your computer's FTP client and connect to the FTP server.
5. Locate the EICAR test file and attempt to download it.
6. Delete the EICAR test file that you created.
Test 3: Verifying that web browsing (HTTP) is scanned correctly
You can test the appliance's HTTP virus scanning by referencing the EICAR
test file from a web page on a web server, then trying to download it.
To verify that HTTP virus scanning is working:
1. Log onto the web server.
2. Create the EICAR test file and reference it from a web page.
3. Log onto any computer in your network that has an HTTP client (web
4. Open your computer's HTTP client and access the web page with the
5. Attempt to download the EICAR test file.
6. Delete the EICAR test file that you created.
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software).
If your FTP system is configured correctly, the appliance detects the
EICAR test file and blocks the download.
browser software).
EICAR test file.
If your HTTP system is configured correctly, the appliance detects the
EICAR test file and blocks the download.
McAfee WebShield e500 Appliance version 2.5