Note: If this option is enabled, users’ requests from notification pages for site recategorizations
or to allow downloading of file types or
can be viewed in the Search > User Submissions
pages.
3. Select the download type controls that you want to apply.
Note: Download-type controls for Windows system files, Windows scripts, and Windows HTML
App files are not supported in Endpoint Web Control.
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Allow: Lets users download files of this type.
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Warn: Presents a warning to users that they are at risk of violating their organization’s
download policy, but allows them to proceed. A log entry is created when a user proceeds
in possible contravention of the organization’s web use policy.
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Block: Prevents users from downloading files of this type.
Note: The display of Web Appliance warning pages disrupts the playback of streaming media
players, such as Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, and the QuickTime player. If you want
to allow your users to play streaming media using any of these players, ensure that the Warn
option is not selected.
Important: To enable access to Quicktime video with a warning displayed to users, set the
Site category, "Streaming Media", with Warn enabled. Then set the Download type of
"QuickTime Video (mov)" to Allow with Warn cleared. When users request a streaming
QuickTime video URL, a warning page will be displayed, and when they click Proceed, the
media stream will begin.
4. Select the Sandstorm profile that you want to apply.
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Send any suspicious files for analysis: all suspicious downloaded items will be sent for
analysis in the Sophos Active Sandbox component of Sophos Sandstorm.
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Exclude suspicious PDFs and documents: send all suspicious downloads for analysis
in the Sophos Active Sandbox, except PDFs and other documents.
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Do not send suspicious files for analysis: do not send any downloaded items for analysis,
even if they are suspicious.
Note: The Sandstorm option is not available if you do not have a Sophos Sandstorm license.
5. Block PUA Downloads from being downloaded by users by selecting this check box, or allow
PUA downloads by clearing it.
Note: Specific PUAs can be allowed with this feature enabled by setting the exception on the
Configuration > Global Policy > Download Options page.
6. Click Apply.
Related tasks
on page 83
on page 89
4.2.1.1.1
Site Categories
The pages in this section describe the SophosLabs site categories.
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