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We recommend using the Application Control Wizard to create policies and to associate actions, filters, and target computers. See Creating an Application Control Policy.

To access the Application Filters:

  • Once you are in Arellia > Application Control select the Policies tab
  • Select Application Control > Application Filters

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The following table lists all the filters available and a description of each.

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Application Compatability

Description

 

You can use or create these filters to filter by whether or not administrative privileges are required.

Drive Type

Description

 

You can use or create these filters for what type of media or where an application is launched from.

Executable Filters

Description

Instant Messaging Applications -

  • AOL Instant Messenger
  • Google Talk
  • MSN Messenger
  • Skype
  • Trillian
  • Windows Messenger
  • Yahoo! Messenger

You can apply security policies to any of the listed Instant Messaging applications. If any of these applications are installed in the future, you can automatically add them to a policy. You can:

  • Enter a filter name and description.
  • Enter a File name and File path in the fields provided.
  • (Optional) Click Include subdirectories to filter them also.
  • Enter Win32 Executable File Information:
    • Internal Name
    • Original file name
    • File version
    • Product name
    • Product version
    • Company name

Internet Browsers - 

  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer

You can apply a security policy to the listed Internet applications. You can configure it the same as Instant Messaging Applications, above.

Mail Clients - 

  • Eudora
  • Outlook Express

You can apply a security policy to the listed mail applications. You can configure it the same as Instant Messaging Applications, above.

Media Players - 

  • iTunes
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player
  • QuickTime
  • RealPlayer
  • Winamp

You can apply security policies to the listed Media Player applications. If any of these applications are installed in the future, you can automatically add them to a policy. You can configure them the same as Instant Messaging Applications, above.

MS Office Suite - 

  • MS Access
  • MS Excel
  • MS FrontPage
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Word
  • Microsoft Installer Filer Filter
  • Win32 Executables Discovered in the Last Week

You can apply security policies to the listed Microsoft Office Suite applications. If any of these applications are installed in the future, you can automatically add them to a policy. You can configure them the same as Instant Messaging Applications, above.

Executable Headers

Description

 

You can use these to filter an executable filter by type based on it's header.

File Owner

Description

 

You can use these filters to specify if an application should or should not be launched based on who the owner is.

File Specifications

Description

 

You can use these filters to use the Default File Specification.

File Types

Description

 

You can use these filters to specify the extension of a file or MIME type to filter.

Manifest

Description

 

You can use these filters to filter programs that manifest administrative rights are needed.

Security Catalogs

Description

 

You can use these filters to filter programs based on if they are found in the Security catalog.

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Inventory Filters

Filter

Description

File Parameter Collections

Collections listing all executables found with a specific paramter discovered by File Inventory on your managed computers. This collection can't be edited.

Security Rating

This folder contains:

  • All Blacklist Applications
  • All Orangelist Applications
  • All Unclassified Applications
  • All Whitelist Applications

All Executable Files Discovered in Last 2 Weeks

Collection listing all executables files discovered by File Inventory on your managed computers in the last two weeks. This collection can't be edited.

All Executable Files Discovered in Last Day

Collection listing all executables files discovered by File Inventory on your managed computers in the last day. This collection can't be edited.

All Executable Files Discovered in Last Month

Collection listing all executables files discovered by File Inventory on your managed computers in the previous month. This collection can't be edited.

All Executable Files Discovered in Last Week

Collection listing all executables files discovered by File Inventory on your managed computers in the last week. This collection can't be edited.

My Filters

Use this folder to easily organize the filters you create.