Application Filters
An application filter defines the applications (groups of files) that can be restricted by an
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- Application Context Filters - These filters are evaluated by the Altiris Agent and are used to apply security policies to applications in a user context.
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- Dynamic Filters - These filters are evaluated by the Altiris Agent and are used to apply security policies to applications not yet discovered but commonly used or downloaded.
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- Inventory Filters - These collection-based filters are evaluated by the Notification Server and depend on file inventory data. They are used to apply application control policies for already discovered applications.
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- Command Line Filters - A commandline filter examines the commandline (excluding the primary executable) and applies a pattern match (Exact, Partial or Regular Expression).
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- Secondary File Filters - A Secondary File filter addresses the situation where the intended action is not the primary executable (such as RunDll.exe), but rather a file specified within the commandline. It examines the commandline of an application to see whether there appears to be a secondary file. If so the secondary file filter applies the specified filters to the secondary file.
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- Time of Day Filter - These filters allow an application filter to be applied based on the specific time an application is launched. The time details can be set individually for each day of week, or applied to the same period on all days.
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- User Group Filter - These filters allow the application of application filters based on either the built-in account or Domain User Group status (if Altiris Local Security Solution is installed) of the user executing applications.
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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 |
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To access application filters
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- In the Altiris Console, click the Tasks tab.
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- In the left pane, select Tasks > Security Management > Windows >
Application Control Tasks > Application Filters.
The following table lists all the filters available and a description of each.
Filter Description
Application Context Filters
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Interactive Users | You can apply policies to applications with interactive users. Select the appropriate check box and enter policy details in the fields provided. |
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Applications | You can apply policies to LocalSystem and Service applications. Select the appropriate check box and enter policy details in the fields provided. |
Service Applications | You can apply policies to Service applications. Select the appropriate check box and enter policy details in the fields provided. |
Dynamic Filters
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Instant Messaging |
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Media Players -
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? QuickTime
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? Winamp
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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: |
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Filter Description
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Internet Explorer | You can apply a security policy to the Microsoft Internet Explorer application. You can configure it the same as Instant Messaging Applications, above. |
New Signed File Filter | You can create a filter by associating a digital certificate. |
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Inventory Filters
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Inventory Filters
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Security Rating | This folder contains: |
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All Executable Files |
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Weeks |
All Executable Files
Discovered in Last Day
All Executable Files
Discovered in Last Month
All Executable Files
Discovered in Last Week
For information on editing collections, see Notification
Server Help.
Collection listing all executables files discovered by File Inventory on your managed computers in the last two |
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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. |
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Filter Description
Win32 Executable File |
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This is a collection of all Win32 Executable Files. If you edit this collection you can configure: |
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Signed File Resource Collection | This is a collection based on all files signed by a specific digital certificate. If you edit this collection you can configure:
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File Resource Collection | This collection allows a Security Policy to be applied to specific applications. If you edit this collection you can configure:
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File Aggregate Collection | This is a collection of files based on existing file resource collections. If you edit this collection you can configure:
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