Risk levels & file analysis details

Glasswall Meteor processes files to ensure they are safe from threats. Once a file has been deconstructed and rebuilt, the application assigns a Risk Level to the original file. These risk levels explained below provide users with a high level summary of the level of threat the original file contained.

Risk Level	Description
	High risk — The original file contained software or executable code that may be used by attackers to compromise your environment.
	Medium risk — The original file contained items that may be used by an attacker to compromise your environment or expose information about the file. Metadata such as review comments can hide information entering or leaving your environment. Hyperlinks may be benign but can lead users to insecure external locations.
	Low risk — The original file did not appear to contain any threats or items that might increase risk for your environment.

How Glasswall made your file safe

This section lists the risk features removed within the file structure, as well as risky content sanitized (removed) from your file according to the policies set by you or your company. There are various types of actions performed across all supported file types:

• Unrecognized objects hidden within the file structure that are not defined in the ‘known good’ specification are removed.
• Where possible, components of a file that deviate from the manufacturer’s specification are corrected back to the standards set in the specification. Otherwise, an issue is reported.

For more information on what the different terms mean, please refer to our definitions.