> Source: [sk93616](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk93616)

# sk93616 - "File exceeded size limit" log in SmartView Tracker from Anti-Virus Blade

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk93616 |
| Date Created | 2013-07-21 |
| Last Modified | 2025-07-13 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R81.20, R81.10 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- Anti-Virus Blade detects large files with the message: "File exceeded size limit".

## Cause

The *max_size_scanning* default value for Anti-Virus is 150 MB. Files larger than 150 MB will not be scanned by Anti-Virus Blade by default and triggers an error log of Anti-Virus.

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