Kaspersky Security Cloud for Windows

How to change Application Control settings

30 November 2021

ID 82507

To change Application Control settings:

  1. Open the main application window.
  2. Click the Settings 2019.png button in the lower part of the window.

    The Settings window opens.

  3. Select the Protection section.
  4. Select the Application Control component.
  5. In the Application Control window, click the Manage applications link to open the Manage applications window.
  6. Select the application you need in the list and double-click its name to open the Application rules window.
  7. To configure the rules for access by an application to operating system resources:
    1. On the Files and system registry tab, select the relevant resource category.
    2. Click the icon in the column with an available action for the resource (Read, Write, Delete, or Create) to open the menu. In the menu, select the relevant item (Inherit, Allow, Select action automatically, or Block).
  8. To configure the rights of an application to perform various actions in the operating system:
    1. On the Rights tab, select the relevant category of rights.
    2. In the Action column, click the icon to open the menu and select the relevant item (Inherit, Allow, Select action automatically., or Block).
  9. To configure the rights of an application to perform various actions on the network:
    1. On the Network rules tab, click the Add button.

      The Network rule window opens.

    2. In the window that opens, specify the required rule settings and click Save.
    3. Assign a priority to the new rule. To do so, select the rule and move it up or down the list.
  10. To exclude certain application actions from the restrictions of Application Control, on the Exclusions tab, select the check boxes for actions that you do not want to be controlled.
  11. Click the Save button.

    All exclusions created in the rules for applications are accessible in the Kaspersky Security Cloud settings window, in the Threats and Exclusions section.

Application Control monitors and restricts the actions of the application in accordance with the specified settings.

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