Reference Guide
Security Management Server Virtual - AdminHelp v9.8
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Advanced Threat Prevention
This technology is powered by Cylance and protects your operating system by detecting and preventing
malware pre-execution. Advanced Threat Prevention uses artificial intelligence and predictive mathematical
models to quickly and accurately identify what is safe and what is a threat.
Advanced Threat
Prevention
Off
On
Off
Toggle ON to enable Advanced Threat Prevention. If this
policy is toggled to OFF, Advanced Threat Prevention is
disabled, regardless of other policies.
File Actions
Unsafe Executable
Auto Quarantine
With Executable
Control Enabled
Selected
Selected
Not Selected
If selected, Unsafe executable files are automatically
quarantined or blocked to prevent their execution.
Note: If you Auto Quarantine, it is highly recommended that
before deployment, you test Auto Quarantine only on devices
under a test policy in order to observe the behavior and
ensure that no business-critical applications are blocked at
execution.
Unsafe Executable
Auto Upload
Enabled
Selected
Selected
Not Selected
If selected, any detected Unsafe file is automatically
uploaded for a deeper analysis and additional details about
the file.
Abnormal
Executable Auto
Quarantine With
Executable Control
Enabled
Selected
Selected
Not Selected
If selected, Abnormal executable files are automatically
quarantined or blocked to prevent their execution.
Note: If you Auto Quarantine, it is highly recommended that
before deployment, you test Auto Quarantine only on devices
under a test policy in order to observe the behavior and
ensure that no business-critical applications are blocked at
execution.
Abnormal
Executable Auto
Upload Enabled
Selected
Selected
Not Selected
If selected, any detected Abnormal file is automatically
uploaded for a deeper analysis and additional details about
the file.
Allow Execution of
Files in Exclude
Folders
Not Selected
Selected
Not Selected
If selected, executable files are allowed to run, even if they
are in folders excluded in the Exclude Specific Folders policy.
Auto Delete Not Selected
Selected
Not Selected
If selected, after the time period specified in the Days until
Deleted policy, files that are quarantined on an endpoint are
automatically deleted.
Days until Deleted
14
14-365 days
Number of days until files that are quarantined on an
endpoint are automatically deleted.
Memory Actions