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General options

General options

This section has options that enable various services in the AV feature:

<forticlient_configuration>

<antivirus>

<enabled>1</enabled>

<signature_expired_notification>0</signature_expired_notification>

<scan_on_insertion>0</scan_on_insertion>

<shell_integration>1</shell_integration>

<advanced_shell_integration>

<hide_av_scan>0</hide_av_scan>

<hide_av_analyse>0</hide_av_analyse>

</advanced_shell_integration>

<antirootkit>4294967295</antirootkit>

<fortiguard_analytics>0</fortiguard_analytics>

<multi_process_limit>1</multi_process_limit>

</antivirus>

</forticlient_configuration>

The following table provides the XML tags for general AV options, as well as the descriptions and default values where applicable.

XML tag

Description

Default value

<enabled>

Enable AV.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

1

<signature_expired_notification>

Notify logged in users if their AV signatures expired.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

0

<scan_on_insertion>

Scan removable media (CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, USB keys, etc.) on insertion.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

0

<shell_integration>

Integrate FortiClient into Windows Explorer's context menu.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

1

<hide_av_scan>

Hide AV scan option from Windows Explorer's context menu.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

<hide_av_analysis>

Hide option to submit file for AV analysis from Windows Explorer's context menu.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

<antirootkit>

Enable antirootkit. This field is a bit mask. When set to 0, all antirootkit features are disabled. 4294947295 (=0xffffffff) means all antirootkit features are enabled.

<fortiguard_analytics>

Automatically send suspicious files to FortiGuard for analysis.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

1

<multi_process_limit>

The number of AV scanning processes to use for scheduled or on-demand scans. The maximum is the number of CPU processors and cores.

When set to 0, FortiClient determines the optimal value.

0

General options

This section has options that enable various services in the AV feature:

<forticlient_configuration>

<antivirus>

<enabled>1</enabled>

<signature_expired_notification>0</signature_expired_notification>

<scan_on_insertion>0</scan_on_insertion>

<shell_integration>1</shell_integration>

<advanced_shell_integration>

<hide_av_scan>0</hide_av_scan>

<hide_av_analyse>0</hide_av_analyse>

</advanced_shell_integration>

<antirootkit>4294967295</antirootkit>

<fortiguard_analytics>0</fortiguard_analytics>

<multi_process_limit>1</multi_process_limit>

</antivirus>

</forticlient_configuration>

The following table provides the XML tags for general AV options, as well as the descriptions and default values where applicable.

XML tag

Description

Default value

<enabled>

Enable AV.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

1

<signature_expired_notification>

Notify logged in users if their AV signatures expired.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

0

<scan_on_insertion>

Scan removable media (CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, USB keys, etc.) on insertion.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

0

<shell_integration>

Integrate FortiClient into Windows Explorer's context menu.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

1

<hide_av_scan>

Hide AV scan option from Windows Explorer's context menu.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

<hide_av_analysis>

Hide option to submit file for AV analysis from Windows Explorer's context menu.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

<antirootkit>

Enable antirootkit. This field is a bit mask. When set to 0, all antirootkit features are disabled. 4294947295 (=0xffffffff) means all antirootkit features are enabled.

<fortiguard_analytics>

Automatically send suspicious files to FortiGuard for analysis.

Boolean value: [0 | 1]

1

<multi_process_limit>

The number of AV scanning processes to use for scheduled or on-demand scans. The maximum is the number of CPU processors and cores.

When set to 0, FortiClient determines the optimal value.

0