Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Linux
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File Threat Protection exclusions

A protection exclusion is a set of conditions. When these conditions are met, Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security does not scan the objects for viruses and other malware. You can also exclude objects by masks and threat names, and configure exclusions for processes.

In the Web Console, you can configure File Threat Protection exclusions in the policy properties (Application settings → Essential Threat Protection→ File Threat Protection exclusions).

Settings of protection exclusions

Setting

Description

Exclusion scopes

Clicking the Configure exclusions link opens the Exclusion scopes window. In this window, you can define the list of protection exclusions.

Exclusions by mask

Clicking the Configure exclusions by mask link opens the Exclusions by mask window. In this window, you can configure the exclusion of objects from scans by name mask.

Exclusions by threat name

Clicking the Configure exclusions by threat name link opens the Exclusions by threat name window. In this window, you can configure the exclusion of objects from scans based on threat name.

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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Exclusion scopes window

This table contains scan exclusion scopes. The application does not scan files and directories located at the paths specified in the table. By default, the table is empty.

Exclusion scope settings

Setting

Description

Exclusion scope name

Exclusion scope name.

Path

Path to the directory excluded from scan.

Status

The status indicates whether the application uses this exclusion.

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

Clicking the Delete button excludes the selected scope from scans.

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

The selected element's settings are changed in a separate window.

Clicking the Add button opens a window where you can specify the new item settings.

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Add exclusion scope window

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

Exclusion scope settings

Setting

Description

Exclusion scope name

Field for entering the exclusion scope name. This name will be displayed in the table in the Exclusion scopes window.

The entry field must not be blank.

Use this scope

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

If the check box is selected, the application excludes this scope from scan or protection during its operation.

If the check box is cleared, the application includes this scope in scan or protection during its operation. You can later exclude this scope from scan or protection by selecting the check box.

The check box is selected by default.

File system, access protocol, and path

In this drop-down list, you can select the type of file system where the directories that you want to add to scan exclusions are located:

  • Local, for local directories.
  • Mounted, for remote directories mounted on the device.
  • All remote mounted – all remote directories mounted on the device using the Samba and NFS protocols.

Access protocol

You can select the remote access protocol in the drop-down list:

  • NFS: remote directories mounted on a device using the NFS protocol.
  • Samba: remote directories mounted on a device using the Samba protocol.
  • Custom – resources of the device's file system specified in the field below.

This drop-down list is available if the Mounted type is selected in the drop-down list of file systems.

Path

Entry field for the path to the directory that you want to add to the exclusion scope. 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.

To exclude the mount point /dir, you need to specifically indicate /dir (no asterisk).

The mask /dir/* excludes all mount points at the level below /dir but not /dir itself. The /dir/** mask excludes all mount points below the level of /dir but not /dir itself.

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

The / path is specified by default. The application excludes all directories of the local file system from scan.

This field is available if the Local type is selected in the drop-down list of file systems.

Name of shared resource

The field for entering the name of the file system shared resource, where the directories that you want to add to the exclusion scope are located.

The field is available if the Mounted type is selected in the File system drop-down list and the Custom item is selected in the Access protocol drop-down list.

Masks

The list contains name masks of the objects that the application excludes from scan. Masks are only applied to objects in the directory specified in the Path field.

By default the list contains the * mask (all objects).

You can add, edit, or delete masks.

Clicking the Delete button causes Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security to remove the selected name mask of files excluded from a scan.

This button is available if at least one file mask is selected in the list.

Clicking the mask opens the Object mask window. In this window, in the Define object mask field, you can modify the name template for files that Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security excludes from scans.

Clicking the Add button opens the Object mask window. In this window, in the Define object mask field, you can specify the name template for files that Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security excludes from scans.

Examples:

The *.txt mask refers to all text files.

The *_my_file_??.html mask refers to html files starting with any characters, and ending with _my_file_ followed by any two characters (for example, 2020_my_file_09.html).

 

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Exclusions by mask window

You can configure the exclusion of objects from scans based on name mask. The application will not scan files whose names contain the specified mask. By default, the list of masks is empty.

You can add, edit, or delete masks.

Clicking the Delete button causes Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security to remove the selected name mask of files excluded from a scan.

This button is available if at least one file mask is selected in the list.

Clicking the mask opens the Object mask window. In this window, in the Define object mask field, you can modify the name template for files that Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security excludes from scans.

Clicking the Add button opens the Object mask window. In this window, in the Define object mask field, you can specify the name template for files that Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security excludes from scans.

Examples:

The *.txt mask refers to all text files.

The *_my_file_??.html mask refers to html files starting with any characters, and ending with _my_file_ followed by any two characters (for example, 2020_my_file_09.html).

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Exclusions by threat name window

You can configure the exclusion of objects from scans based on threat name. The application will not block the specified threats. By default, the list of threat names is empty.

You can add, edit, and delete threat names.

Clicking the Delete button causes Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security to remove the selected threat from the exclusion list.

This button is available if at least one threat name is selected in the list.

Clicking the threat name in the table opens the Threat name window. In this window, you can edit the name of the threat to be excluded from a scan.

Clicking the Add button opens the Threat name window. In this window, you can define the name of the threat to be excluded from a scan.

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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 from scans the activity of the indicated process and files modified by the indicated process. By default, the table includes two exclusion scopes that contain paths to the Network Agents. You can remove these exclusions, if necessary.

Exclusion scope settings for exclusion by process

Setting

Description

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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Trusted process 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 / Do not use this exclusion

This toggle button enables or disables this scan scope exclusion.

The check toggle button is switched on by default.

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.

Path to excluded process

Full path to the process you want to exclude from scans.

File system, access protocol, and path

This group of settings lets you set scan exclusions for files modified by the process.

In the drop-down list of file systems, you can select the type of file system of the directories to be excluded from scans:

  • Local, for local directories.
  • Mounted – mounted directories.
  • All remote mounted – all remote directories mounted on the device using the Samba and NFS protocols.

Access protocol

You can select the remote access protocol in the drop-down list:

  • NFS: remote directories mounted on a device using the NFS protocol.
  • Samba: remote directories mounted on a device using the Samba protocol.
  • Custom – resources of the device's file system specified in the field below.

     

The Access protocol drop-down list is available if the Mounted type is selected in the drop-down list of file systems.

Path

In the input field, you can enter the path to the directory that you want to add to the exclusion scope. 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.

To exclude the mount point /dir, you need to specifically indicate /dir (no asterisk).

The mask /dir/* excludes all mount points at the level below /dir but not /dir itself. The /dir/** mask excludes all mount points below the level of /dir but not /dir itself.

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

This field is available if the Local type is selected in the drop-down list of file systems.

Name of shared resource

The field for entering the name of the file system shared resource, where the directories that you want to add to the exclusion scope are located.

The field is available if the Mounted type is selected in the File system drop-down list and the Custom item is selected in the Access protocol drop-down list.

Masks

The list contains name masks of the objects that the application excludes from scan. Masks are applied to objects only inside the directory indicated in the File system, access protocol, and path block.

By default the list contains the * mask (all objects).

You can add, edit, or delete masks.

Clicking the Delete button causes Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security to remove the selected name mask of files excluded from a scan.

This button is available if at least one file mask is selected in the list.

Clicking the mask opens the Object mask window. In this window, in the Define object mask field, you can modify the name template for files that Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security excludes from scans.

Clicking the Add button opens the Object mask window. In this window, in the Define object mask field, you can specify the name template for files that Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security excludes from scans.

Examples:

The *.txt mask refers to all text files.

The *_my_file_??.html mask refers to html files starting with any characters, and ending with _my_file_ followed by any two characters (for example, 2020_my_file_09.html).

 

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