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13 changes: 7 additions & 6 deletions src/content/docs/waf/detections/malicious-uploads/index.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -59,14 +59,15 @@ All content objects in an incoming request will be checked, namely for requests

The content scanner will fully check content objects with a size up to 30 MB. For larger content objects, the scanner will analyze the first 30 MB and provide scan results based on that portion of the object.

:::note
:::note[Notes]

The AV scanner will not scan some particular types of files, namely the following:
- The AV scanner will not scan some particular types of files, namely the following:
- Password-protected archives
- Archives with more than three recursion levels
- Archives with more than 300 files
- PGP-encrypted files

- Password-protected archives
- Archives with more than three recursion levels
- Archives with more than 300 files
- PGP-encrypted files
- In rare cases, the AV scanner may time out and fail to analyze a content object. When this happens, the `cf.waf.content_scan.has_failed` field will be set to true.

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