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Edit an existing policy
a From the Category list, select the policy category.
b From the Actions column, click Edit Setting to open the policy configuration page.
Create a new policy
a Click Actions | New Policy to open New Policy dialog box.
b From the Category list, select an existing policy.
c From the Create a new policy based on this existing policy list, select one of the
settings.
d Type a new policy name.
e Type any notes, if required.
f Click OK. The new policy appears in the list of existing policies.
g From the Actions column of the new policy, click Edit Setting to open the policy
configuration page.
3 From the Settings for list, select Workstation or Server.
4 Select the User-defined Rules category in the left pane, then click New to open the
Select the new rule type dialog box.
5 Select the rule type and click OK. Refer to
Types of user-defined rules
for details.
The access rule dialog box that appears depends on the rule type selected.
6 Configure these access rule details.
Network Port Access Protection Rule — Refer to the options table in
Port blocking
rule options
.
File/Folder Access Protection Rule — Refer to the options table in
File and folder
blocking rule options
.
Registry Access Protection Rule — Refer to the options table in
Registry blocking
rule options
.
NOTE: To configure which processes to include and exclude, refer to
Include or exclude
specific process options
.
7 Click OK.
The new user-defined rule appears in the right-hand pane under Block/Report/Rules. To
modify the new rule, select it and click Edit.
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0
From the Access Protection Policies, configure the user-defined access-protection rules.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click Systems | Policy Catalog, then from the Product list select VirusScan Enterprise
8.8.0. The Category list displays the policy categories for VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0.
2 Edit an existing policy or create a new policy:
Edit an existing policy
a From the Category list, select the policy category.
b From the Actions column, click Edit to open the policy configuration page.
Create a new policy
Part I - Prevention: Avoiding Threats
Protecting your system access points
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