Handling blocked downloads Introduction GFI WebMonitor includes a quarantine feature; a restricted, safe and controlled storage area where potentially harmful download files are stored. Policies may be set where downloaded files/URLs are blocked and stored in quarantine. Downloaded files may be quarantined as a result of one or more configured policies in the following categories being triggered: • Download Control Policies • Web Filtering Policies • Virus Scanning Policies Administrators should review the quarantine to: • Establish the reason for which a download file is being quarantined • Determine whether the file is harmful or harmless and should be deleted or approved. If approved for access, quarantined items are transferred to a Temporary Whitelist. Users can be then granted access to the downloaded files through the Temporary Whitelist. There are four different views for quarantined items: • Those transferred to quarantine today • Those transferred to quarantine yesterday • Those transferred to quarantine this week • All items transferred to quarantine
