Symantec Web Gateway Blacklists with the "Block by File Extension" are not working consistently

Products

• Web Gateway

Issue/Introduction

On a Web Gateway in inline blocking mode, when you create a blacklist with block type as "Block by File Extension" and select a File Type such as "Binary (Executables)", a downloaded file is not blocked.

Resolution

A patch has been released for this issue. Please contact Symantec Technical Support for more information.