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Viewing alerts

Viewing alerts

When FortiClient AV detects a virus while attempting to download a file via a web browser, a warning displays.

Select View recently detected virus(es) to collapse the virus list. Right-click a file in the list to access the following context menu:

Delete

Delete a quarantined or restored file.

Quarantine

Quarantine a restored file.

Restore

Restore a quarantined file.

Submit Suspicious File

Submit a file to FortiGuard as a suspicious file.

Submit as False Positive

Submit a quarantined file to FortiGuard as a false positive.

Add to Exclusion List

Add a restored file to the exclusion list. Any files in the exclusion list are not scanned.

Open File Location

Open the file location on your workstation.

You must select Alert when viruses are detected under Antivirus Options on the Settings page to receive the virus alert dialog box when attempting to download a virus in a web browser. If Alert when viruses are detected is disabled, the virus alert dialog box does not display when you attempt to download a virus in a web browser.

Viewing alerts

When FortiClient AV detects a virus while attempting to download a file via a web browser, a warning displays.

Select View recently detected virus(es) to collapse the virus list. Right-click a file in the list to access the following context menu:

Delete

Delete a quarantined or restored file.

Quarantine

Quarantine a restored file.

Restore

Restore a quarantined file.

Submit Suspicious File

Submit a file to FortiGuard as a suspicious file.

Submit as False Positive

Submit a quarantined file to FortiGuard as a false positive.

Add to Exclusion List

Add a restored file to the exclusion list. Any files in the exclusion list are not scanned.

Open File Location

Open the file location on your workstation.

You must select Alert when viruses are detected under Antivirus Options on the Settings page to receive the virus alert dialog box when attempting to download a virus in a web browser. If Alert when viruses are detected is disabled, the virus alert dialog box does not display when you attempt to download a virus in a web browser.