SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus/Intrusion Prevention Service delivers intelligent, real-time network security protection against viruses, worms, Trojans and application exploits. Utilizing a configurable, high-performance deep packet inspection architecture, SonicWALL Gateway Anti-Virus/Intrusion Prevention Service secures the network from the core to the perimeter against a comprehensive array of dynamic threats including viruses, worms, Trojans, and software vulnerabilities such as buffer overflows, as well as peer-to-peer and instant messenger applications, backdoor exploits, and other malicious code.