Enable Sandbox Detection.

Enable or disable the eye icon to show or hide this feature from the end user in FortiClient.

Server

To configure connection to an on-premise FortiSandbox appliance or FortiSandbox Cloud, select Appliance. Select Cloud to configure connection to FortiClient Cloud Sandbox.

FortiClient Cloud Sandbox offers a more affordable alternative to a FortiSandbox appliance, since it is a cloud service that you do not need to host on-site. However, FortiClient Cloud Sandbox does not offer the full range of features that a FortiSandbox appliance offers. FortiClient Cloud Sandbox is a service that uploads and analyzes files that FortiClient antivirus (AV) marks as suspicious.

If FortiClient Cloud Sandbox is enabled and configured on the assigned profile, FortiClient uploads suspicious files to FortiGuard for analysis. Once uploaded, the file is executed and the resulting behavior analyzed for risk. If the file exhibits risky behavior or is found to contain a virus, a new virus signature is created and added to the FortiGuard AV signature database. The next time the FortiClient updates its AV database it has the new signature. The turnaround time on Cloud Sandboxing and AV submission ranges from ten minutes for automated FortiClient Cloud Sandbox detection to ten hours if FortiGuard Labs is involved.

FortiGuard Labs considers a file suspicious if it exhibits some unusual behavior, yet does not contain a known virus. The behaviors that it considers suspicious change depending on the current threat climate and other factors.

FortiClient Cloud Sandbox is only available with the Endpoint Protection Platform license.

For a FortiSandbox appliance, enter the FortiSandbox's IP address, FQDN, or hostname.

Although the IP address/Hostname field is only available when Appliance is selected, you can also configure this option for FortiSandbox Cloud. Enter the FortiSandbox Cloud FQDN and account ID in the Account ID field.

Click Test Connection to ensure that EMS can communicate with FortiSandbox. This option is only available when Appliance is selected.

Optional. Enter the FortiSandbox Cloud account ID. You should only use this option when configuring a FortiSandbox Cloud using the FQDN.

Optional. Enter the FortiSandbox username. This option is only available for a FortiSandbox appliance. When using a FortiSandbox appliance, the username is necessary to view detailed FortiSandbox reports on the Sandbox Events tab. See Viewing Sandbox event details.

Optional. Enter the FortiSandbox password. This option is only available for a FortiSandbox appliance. When using a FortiSandbox appliance, the password is necessary to view detailed FortiSandbox reports on the Sandbox Events tab. See Viewing Sandbox event details.

FortiClient Cloud Sandbox region. See Configuring FortiGuard Services settings.

FortiClient Cloud Sandbox time offset. See Configuring FortiGuard Services settings.

Displays the Sandbox Cloud license status. Using FortiClient Cloud Sandbox requires an additional license. See FortiClient EMS.

Select one of the following:

• None: FortiClient does not send any files to FortiSandbox for inspection.
• High-Risk Files: FortiClient inspects all supported high-risk files and sends to FortiSandbox as appropriate. The following are considered high-risk file types: exe, bat, vbs, js, htm, htm, gz, rar, tar, lzh, upx, zip, cab, bz2, 7z, pdf, xz, swf, rtf, dll, doc, xls, ppt, docx, xlsx, pptx, thmx, apk, exe, lnk, kgb, z, ace, jar, msi, mime, mac, dmg, mac, iso, elf, arj
• All Supported Extensions: FortiClient inspects all supported file extensions and sends to FortiSandbox as appropriate. This option is only available for a FortiSandbox appliance.

Select a file extension to exclude from FortiSandbox scanning. You can select multiple file extensions.

Have the endpoint user wait for FortiSandbox scanning results before being allowed access to files. Set the timeout in seconds.

Deny access to downloaded files if there is no FortiSandbox result. This may happen if FortiSandbox is offline.

File Submission Options

Submit all files executed on removable media, such as USB drives, to FortiSandbox for analysis.

Submit all files executed from mapped network drives.

Submit all web downloads.

Submit all email downloads.

Remediation Actions

Choose Quarantine or Alert & Notify for infected files. The user can access the file depending on Wait for FortiSandbox Results before Allowing File Access and Deny Access to File When There Is No Sandbox Result configuration. Whether FortiClient quarantines the file depends on if FortiSandbox reports the file as malicious and the FortiSandbox Detection Verdict Level setting.

Select the desired detection verdict level. For FortiClient to apply the action selected in the Action field to an infected file, FortiSandbox must detect the file as this level or higher. For example, if Action is configured as Quarantine and FortiSandbox Detection Verdict Level is configured as Medium, FortiClient quarantines all infected files that FortiSandbox detects as Medium or a higher level (High or Malicious). FortiClient does not quarantine files for which FortiSandbox returns a verdict below this level (Low Risk or Clean).

Exceptions

Exclude files signed by trusted sources from FortiSandbox submission. Following is a list of sources trusted by FortiSandbox:

• Microsoft
• Fortinet
• Mozilla
• Windows
• Google
• Skype
• Apple
• Yahoo!
• Intel

Exclude specified folders/files from FortiSandbox submission. You must also create the exclusion list.

Inclusions

Include specified folders/files in FortiSandbox submission. You must also create the inclusion list.

Hide Sandbox scan option from Windows Explorer's right-click context menu.