Sample Scenarios

This section describes some useful tasks you can create with Application Control
Solution.

Task

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prerequisites

Ensure the following Application Control policies are enabled:

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• The Default File Inventory Policy with its default configuration. See File
  Inventory Agent Configuration (page 41).

Scenarios

• Whitelisting Software Packages (page 48)
• Whitelisting Reference Systems (page 49)
• Restrict an Application's Process Rights (page 50)
• Automate Document Encryption (page 50)
• Prevent Malicious Applications from Running (page 51)
• Prevent Read/Write to File Types or Network Locations (page 52)
• Run an Application in an SVS Layer (page 53)
• Quarantine Files (page 53)

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Prevent Read/Write to File Types or Network
Locations

Scenario Description

In this scenario, the end user has the following installed:

? Microsoft Word

? Microsoft Excel

Scenario Resolution

1. On the managed computer, create a Microsoft Word document and save it to c:\company invoices\invoice 101.doc.

2. In the Altiris Console, select the Tasks tab.

3. In the left pane, select Tasks > Security Management > Application Control >
Windows > Application Control Tasks > Application Control Policies.

4. In the left pane, right-click Application Control Policies and select New >
Application Control Policy.

5. Configure the policy as follows:

? Name - "Write-protect Word documents in the Company Invoices directory"

? Description - Prevent Microsoft Word from having write access to, or creating new Word documents in the company invoices directory

? Applies To: - All Computers with Application Control Agent Installed

? Send Application Action Event - Enabled

? Continue enforcing lower priority policies after enforcing this policy - Enabled

6. Click the Include Filters link, select MS Word in the Items Selector dialog, and click Apply.

7. Under Application Actions, click the Actions link.

8. In the Items Selector dialog, click ? , and select Deny File Access Application
Action.

9. In the Deny File Access dialog, enter the following in the appropriate fields:

? Name - Prevent write access of Word documents to Company Invoice directory

? Path - C:\company invoices

? Mime type - Word document

10. Click Apply and close the dialog.

11. In the Items Selector dialog, click ?, select the new Deny File Access
Application Action, and click Apply.

12. Enable the policy and click Apply.

13. In Microsoft Word, open C:\company invoices\invoice 101.doc. The file is read only and can't be modified.

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Other Scenario Tests

1. Create a new document and attempt to save it to c:\company invoices\. You will be unable to open it and will receive a File Permission error.

2. Verify that a Word document can be created or modified in a different directory.

3. In Microsoft Excel, save a spreadsheet to the same location as Step 1. The permissions are limited to Microsoft Word.

Run an Application in an SVS Layer

This scenario shows you how to capture application data in a Software Virtualization
Solution layer.

Scenario Description

In this scenario, the end user has the following installed:

? Microsoft Word

Scenario Resolution

1. On the managed computer, create the Microsoft Word document
C:\document\important document.doc.

2. In the Altiris Console, select the Tasks tab.

3. In the left pane, select Tasks > Security Management > Application Control >
Windows > Application Control Tasks > Manage Applications.

4. In the right pane, click ? and select Run an application in an SVS layer.

5. In Step 1 of the Application Control Wizard, click Next.

6. In Step 2, select MS Word as the Include Filter.

7. In Step 3, configure the policy details as follows, and click Finish:

? Select Enable.

? Name - Run Microsoft Word in an SVS layer.

? Description - Capture Microsoft Word data in an SVS layer.

8. In Microsoft Word, create a document and save it to C:\document\suspect document.doc.

9. Close Microsoft Word.

10. Verify the document is not visible in Windows Explorer; it has been isolated by the layer.

11. Disable the policy and attempt to open the document. The document will no longer exist as the layer is no longer active for Microsoft Word.

Quarantine Files

This scenario shows you how to quarantine a known malicious application.

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Scenario Description

Copy and rename cmd.exe: "C:\Virus\malicious application.exe".

Scenario Resolution

1. On the managed computer, create the Microsoft Word document
C:\document\important document.doc.

2. In the Altiris Console, select the Tasks tab.

3. In the left pane, select Tasks > Security Management > Application Control >
Windows > Application Control Tasks > Manage Applications.

4. In the right pane, click ? and select Quarantine an application policy.

5. In Step 1 of the Application Control Wizard, click Next.

6. In Step 2, click the Include link.

7. In the Items Selector dialog, click ? , and select Dynamically Evaluated Filters
> Win32 Executable File Filter.

8. In the Win32 Executable File Filter dialog, enter the following in the appropriate fields:

? Name - Quarantine Malicious Applications

? File Name - Malicious application.exe

9. Click Apply and close the dialog.

10. In the Items Selector dialog, click ?, select the newWin32 Executable File
Filter, and click Apply.

11. In Step 3, Enable the policy, configure the policy as follows, and click Apply:

? Name - Quarantine Malicious Applications.

? Description - This is a sample policy for demonstrating the quarantine capabilities of Application Control Solution.

12. Run malicious application.exe on the managed computer.

13. A message appears and the file is moved to C:\quarantined files.