Quarantine files

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

Scenario description

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

Scenario resolution

  • On the managed computer, create the Microsoft Word document C:\document\important document.doc
  • Once you are in Arellia select the Policies tab
  • Select Application Control > Policies
  • Right-click Policies and select New > Quarantine Application

  • Click the Include link and in the Select Items dialog box, select Dynamically Evaluated Filters > Win32 Executable File Filter and click OK
  • In the Win32 Executable File Filter dialog, enter the following in the appropriate fields:
    • Name - Quarantine Malicious Applications
    • File Name - Malicious application.exe
    • Click OK and close the dialog
  • In the Items Selector dialog, select New Win32 Executable Filter, and click OK
  • Configure the policy as follows:
    • Enable the policy using the On/Off toggle
    • Name - Quarantine Malicious Applications
    • Description - This is a sample policy for demonstrating the quarantine capabilities of Application Control Solution
    • Save changes to the policy
  • Run malicious application.exe on the managed computer
  • A message appears and the file is moved to C:\quarantined files