Notifications > Applets and ActiveX Instrumentation
Depending on the Applet and ActiveX security policies in place, this notification
can be one of the most frequent.
End-users will see the message in their Web browser whenever they visit a Web site
containing Java Applets and/or ActiveX code of a type IWSVA has been configured to
block in HTTP > Applets and ActiveX > Policies, on the Java Applet Security Rules or ActiveX Security Rules tab of an existing or new policy. Options include:
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Block all Java applets
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Block certain Java applets
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Block all cabinet files
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Block cabinet files with an invalid signature
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Block certain PE format files
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Block PE files with an invalid signature
Administrator Notification
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Send a message when a malicious Applet or ActiveX attempt is detected: As indicated above, depending on what IWSVA has been configured to block, this option
can result in a large number of notification messages sent to the default recipient.
As an alternative to item-by-item notifications, bear in mind that blocked files
are written to log, and can be included in one of IWSVA' generated reports.
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Note
To create a notification message that spans more than one line, type "\n" to force
the text to the next line. Although the configured notification text still displays
in a single-line in the IWSVA Web console. the notification message is displayed in
multiple lines in email.
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User Notifications
Whenever a user tries to download from the Web a file type that IWSVA has been configured
to block (HTTP > Applets and ActiveX > Policies, they will instead see an HTML page
explaining that their request has been rejected (if the option is enabled).
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You can design your own notification page using any HTML editor, then Import the page to IWSVA (for example, if you want to display company brandings, or provide
a link to additional resources).
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You can append a custom message to the IWSVA default by selecting both the Default and Customized options.
See also
