Extracts embedded objects, such as MSI, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, LZH, SWF, DLL, EXE, PDF, and Office files, from other files, such as PDF, RTF, or Office files (Office 2003, 2007, or 2010) for analysis. If the embedded object is a malicious file, it is quarantined by the MVX engine for analysis. The embedded file type is detected by the system regardless of what the extension may indicate.
This feature is disabled by default.
Syntax
[no] embedded-analysis enable
Parameters
no
Disables embedded object extraction and analysis.
Example
The following example enables the embedded file extraction feature.
hostname (config) # embedded-analysis enable
User role
Admin or Operator
Command mode
Config
Supported appliances
This command is supported on the following appliances running the specified releases or later:
Email Security — Server: Release 6.3.0