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".

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.