Creating an Application Control Policy

Application Control policies determine whether certain actions run before an end user can run an application. For example, a policy might deny an application the ability to execute or quarantine the application when a user attempts to run the application. The easiest way to create these policies is to use the Application Control Wizard.

To create an Application Control policy

• In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Arellia > Application Control
• In the left pane, select Policies > Application Control > Application Control Tasks > Application Control Policies.

Click the policy that you want to create.  You can choose from the following policies:

• Allow Microsoft Installer Policy
• Allow Whitelist Execution
• Deny Blacklist Execution
• Limit Internet Browser and Mail Client Process Rights
• Limit Popular Instant Messaging Application Process Rights
• Limit Popular Media Player Process Rights
• Limit Process Rights for Unclassified Applications Discovered in the Last Week

The Application Control Wizard opens in a new window. The following 3 steps take you through the wizard.

Step 1 - Welcome to the Application Control Wizard

Select the computers and applications you want to target with this policy.

1. To select the application that you want to target with this policy, click Select an Item next to Application:
2. In the Select Items dialog, select a collection and click OK.  You can select multiple filters if you want. 
3. To include filters in the policy, click Select an Item next to Include:
4. In the Select Items dialog, select an application filter from the available items
5. To exclude filters in the policy, click Select an Item next to Exclude: and follow the procedure in Step 4 above.

Step 2 - Select Actions

In this step, you select actions to apply to an application and its processes. You can also select application action reporting options.

1. To add an action to the policy, next to Application Actions, click Select an Item.
2. In the Items Selector dialog, select an application action from the Available items and click OK.
3. To add your own application action:
   1. In the Select an Item dialog, click !Home^NewButton.jpg!  and select an action.
   2. In the Application Action dialog, enter a name and description for the action.
      For details on what you can configure for each action, see Application Actions
      (page 16).
      To add additional actions, see (Optional) To Add extra Application Actions
      (page 13).
4. To add an action to any Child Process select:
   • Same as Above - Apply the application action to any child process.
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   • Use Different Action - Click Select an Item, select an application in the
     Items Selector Dialog, and click Apply.
5. (Optional) Click Send the Notification Server an event if these actions are applied.
6. Click Save Changes.

(Optional) To Add extra Application Actions

You can add as many application actions to a policy as you want:

1. When you select an application action in the Item Selector dialog as shown in Step 2
   - Select Actions (page 12), click  , and select a new action.
2. In the Item Selector dialog, click , select the action you just added, and click Apply.
   Your policy now contains two application actions.

Step 3 - Policy Enforcement

Enter general policy details and enforcement options.

1. Enable the policy using the On/Off toggle.
2. Enter a policy name and description in the fields provided.
3. Select your policy enforcement options:
   • Policy Priority - Enter a policy priority to determine its order in relation to other policies.
   • *Continue enforcing policies after enforcing this policy - *Continues enforcing lower priority policies after enforcing this policy.
   • Continue enforcing policies for child processes after enforcing this policy - Continues enforcing lower priority policies for child processes after enforcing this policy.
   •  Stage 2 Processing
4. Click Save Changes.