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When you click this button, the Endpoint Security Settings window appears and it has two tabs, namely Application Control and Device Control.
Application Control
This tab helps you control execution of applications on the computer. You can configure the following options:
- Blocklist: This tab helps you to configure settings for blocking the unwanted applications. You can do it by configuring it using following settings:
- Enable Application Control: This check box enables Application Control feature, which helps you to block application.
- Enter Application to Block: This field and Browse button is available only when you select Enable Application Control check box. Type or click the Browse button to select name of the application that you want to block, and then click the Block button. If you want to delete an application, click an appropriate application from the group that you want to delete, and then click the Delete button.
- List of Blocked Applications: It contains the list of blocked executables of applications that are pre-defined by MicroWorld. By default, all the applications listed in pre-defined category are blocked. You can also add application that you want to block, but only to the Custom Group category. You can unblock an executable by clearing the check box next to it. The predefined categories include the following:
- Computer Game: This category contains the list of computer games, which are blocked by default.
- Instant Messengers: This category contains the list of instant messenger programs like Yahoo!® Messenger, MSN® Messenger, which are blocked by default.
- Music Video Players: This category contains the list of music video players programs, which are blocked by default.
- P2P Applications: This category contains the list of P2P applications, which are blocked by default.
- Define Time-Restrictions: This feature helps you define time restriction on when you want to allow or block access to the applications based on specific days and between pre-defined hours during a day. This tab has following setting for configuration:
- Enable: By default, this check box appears dimmed. It is available only if you select the Enable Application Control check box and you can define time restriction.
- Enabled: This option is available by default as Enable check box is selected already. This option allows access to the applications on certain days at specific time, and then you can select the days and time by clicking the appropriate boxes from the matrix.
- Disabled: This option is available only when you select Enable check box. This option blocks access to the applications on certain days at specific time, and then you can select the days and time by clicking the appropriate boxes in the matrix.
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eScan will detect and block harmful or blocked applications even if they are renamed and given another extension. |
Device Control
This tab helps you to protect your computer from unauthorized portable storage devices like USBs, SD cards, Webcams, CDs, and DVDs. As most of the viruses spread through external devices, it is essential that you provide proper protection.
The Enable Device Control enables you to keep monitor on devices that are connected to the computer. You can block or password protects the USB device, wherein unauthorized device cannot access your computer unless a valid password is entered.
The device control feature helps you to block, disable, or keep devices in read-only mode as per your requirement. Whenever required, you can perform a virus scan on the connected devices.
With the help of whitelisting feature you can whitelist USB devices, and if required you can also set an automatic scan on those devices.
You can configure the following settings:
- Enable Device Control: This check box is available by default and monitors the devices connected to your computer. When you select this check box, all the fields become available.
- USB Settings: This section helps you to customize the settings for controlling access to USB storage devices.
- Block USB Ports: This field is available only when you select Enable Device Control check box. This check box blocks all USB ports of system. When you select this check box, Ask for Password, Do Virus Scan, Disable AutoPlay and Read Only - USB button becomes unavailable.
- Do Virus Scan: This field is available by default and runs a virus scan whenever a USB Device is plugged in, It is recommended that you always keep this check box selected.
- Read Only ‑ USB: This check box allows access to the USB device in a read-only mode.
- Disable AutoPlay: This check box is available by default and disables the automatic execution of any program stored on a USB storage device when you connect the device.
- Other Devices: Here you can add Wifi and Printers that can be whitelisted. This link will open a popup with following options:
- Disable SD Cards: This option disable the SD cards.
- Disable Web Cam: This check box disable the access of web cam.
- Disable Imaging Device: This check box disable the access of imaging device.
- Disable Composite USB: This check box disable the access of composite USB.
- Disable USB Modem: This check box disable the access of USB Modem.
- Disable Bluetooth: This check box disable the access of Bluetooth.
- Disable Print Screen: This check box disable the access of print screen.
- Block Attachment: This check box blocks all the attachments.
- Disable WiFi Network: This check box disable the access of Wifi expect for the whitelisted Wifi network.
- Disable Network Printer: This check box disable the access of network printer expect for the whitelisted network printer.
- Disable Bluetooth File Transfer: This check box disable the access of Bluetooth file transfer.
- Ask for Password: This field is available only when you select Enable Device Control check box. Select this check box, if you want eScan to prompt for a password, whenever a USB storage device is connected to the computer. Do any one of the following:
- Use eScan Administrator Password: This option uses eScan Administrator password for accessing USB device.
- Use Other Password: This option assign a unique password for accessing USB storage device. You have to enter your unique password for accessing USB.
- Scan Whitelisted USB Device: This check box allows to scan even the USB devices that are whitelisted, before accessing. eScan provides a greater level of endpoint security by prompting you for a password, whenever you connect a USB drive. To disable password protection for a specific device, you can add it to the whitelist along with its name and serial number. Due to which, next time when you connect the device it does not prompt you for a password for accessing the device. This section displays the serial number and device name of each of the whitelisted devices in a list. You can add devices to this list by clicking the Add button you will get a popup window. It also displays the list of USB’s connected previously to the system before adding to white list. Click on Custom button and enter the Serial No. of device and Device Name. Click on OK, the device will be added in the list.
- Scan Whitelisted USB Devices: This field scans all USB devices that are added to the whitelist.
Default
This button applies the default settings.
OK
Click on this button after you click the Apply button to apply the configured settings.
Cancel
This button cancels the configured settings or to close the window.
Apply
This button applies the configured settings.
