Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Linux
3.3.0
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Behavior Detection

By default, the Behavior Detection component starts when Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security starts and monitors the malicious activity of the applications in the operating system. When malicious activity is detected, Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security can terminate the process of the application that performs malicious activity.

Behavior Detection component settings

Setting

Description

Behavior Detection enabled / disabled

This toggle button enables or disables the Behavior Detection component.

The check toggle button is switched on by default.

Behavior Detection component operating mode

The action to be performed by Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security upon detecting malicious activity in the operating system:

  • Inform user. Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security does not terminate the process that performs malicious activity; it only records the detection of malicious activity in the event log.
  • Block the application that performs malicious activity (default value). Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security terminates the process that performs malicious activity and logs information about the detected malicious activity.

Exclusions by process

Clicking the Configure exclusions by process link opens the Exclusions by process window. In this window, you can exclude the activity of processes.

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Exclusions by process window

The table contains the exclusion scopes for exclusion by process The exclusion scope for exclusion by process lets you exclude the activity of the indicated process and files modified by the indicated process. By default, the table is empty.

Exclusion scope settings for exclusion by process

Setting

Description

Exclude / Do not exclude trusted processes from scans

The switch enables or disables the configured exclusions by process in the operation of the Behavior Detection component.

The toggle button is switched off by default.

Exclusion scope name

Exclusion scope name.

Path

Full path to excluded process.

Status

The status indicates whether the application uses this exclusion.

You can add, edit, and delete items in the table.

Clicking the Delete button removes the selected item from the table.

This button is available if at least one item is selected in the table.

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Adding a process exclusion scope window

In this window, you can add and configure exclusion scopes for exclusion by process.

Exclusion scope settings

Setting

Description

Process-based exclusion scope name

Field for entering the Process-based exclusion scope name. This name will be displayed in a table in the Exclusions by process window.

The entry field must not be blank.

Use this exclusion

This check box enables or disables this scan scope exclusion when the application is running.

The check box is selected by default.

Path to excluded process

Full path to the process you want to exclude from scans. You can use masks to specify the path.

You can use the * (asterisk) character to create a file or directory name mask.

You can indicate a single * character to represent any set of characters (including an empty set) preceding the / character in the file or directory name. For example, /dir/*/file or /dir/*/*/file.

You can indicate two consecutive * characters to represent any set of characters (including an empty set and the / character) in the file or directory name. For example, /dir/**/file*/ or /dir/file**/.

The ** mask can be used only once in a directory name. For example, /dir/**/**/file is an incorrect mask.

You can use a single ? character to represent any one character in the file or directory name.

The entry field must not be blank.

Apply to child processes

Exclude child processes of the excluded process indicated by the Path to excluded process setting.

This check box is cleared by default.

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