# AV Profile Configuration

AV profiles increase the flexibility and granularity of AV scans. Policy-based scanning allows you to configure an AV profile and assign the profile to a policy. An AV profile allows you to

- Select specific data for AV scanning

- Enhance performance and control the AV engine

Only one AV profile can be linked to a specific firewall policy. See Policy Configuration.

Profile Name: Enter a profile name that is meaningful to you.

For internal AV, two predefined AV profiles, ns-profile and scan-mgr exist on your device. The scan-mgr profile is automatically generated during an upgrade to migrate the global scan-mgr command settings.