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Khidzir_MN
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December 12, 2024

Troubleshooting Tip: 'AV engine meet error: exceed archive nested limit' message in AV Security Log

  • December 12, 2024
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Description This article describes what causes the error message and the option to fix it.
Scope FortiADC and FortiADC VM.
Solution

FortiADC will log the error 'AV engine meet error: exceed archive nested limit' message in the AntiVirus Security Log when the FortiADC AntiVirus feature scans nested/zipped file that is being nested/zipped more than the number of times as per configured limit in the respective AntiVirus Profile.

 

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FortiADC provides an option to increase the nested limit.

  1. Go to Network Security -> AntiVirus -> Profile (Tab).
  2. Select the respective Antivirus profile.
  3. Edit the profile and modify the Uncomp Nest Limit accordingly.

 

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Note:

Increasing the limit may reduce the FortiADC performance.

 

Related document:
Creating an AV profile