Appendix B: Configuration Tabs

The Application Control Tab

Introduction

Use the Application Control tab to prevent unauthorized applications from starting on

 

your system.

Enable Application

When Enable Application Protection is selected, Desktop Protector monitors your system

Protection

for unauthorized applications. This option is cleared by default.

 

Note: Enabling or disabling this feature also enables or disables the Communications

 

Control feature. See “The Communications Control Tab” on page 86.

 

For information on how to manage your Application Protection settings, see “Working

 

with the Application Protection Baseline” on page 42.

ICEcap control

If the Enable Application Protection option is dimmed, ICEcap Manager to which this

 

Desktop Protector installation reports has blocked the local user from starting or stopping

 

Application Control from the local system. Application Control can be started or stopped

 

only by a remote command from ICEcap.

Application Control

This table describes the settings you can configure on the Application Control tab.

settings

 

 

This setting...

Has this effect...

When an unknown application starts:

Ask me what to do

When an application that is not in your system baseline attempts to

 

start, Desktop Protector asks you if you want to shut it down.

 

 

Always terminate the

When an application that is not in your baseline attempts to start,

application

Desktop Protector shuts it down.

 

 

When a modified application starts:

 

 

Ask me what to do

An application is in your baseline but has been modified since the last

 

time you created or updated your baseline. When the application

 

attempts to start, Desktop Protector asks you if you want to shut it

 

down.

 

 

Always terminate the

An application is in your baseline but has been modified since the last

application

time you created or updated your baseline. When the application

 

attempts to start, Desktop Protector shuts it down.

 

 

 

 

Protect Agent Files When Protect Agent Files is selected, RealSecure Desktop Protector locks the BlackICE program files and the files that contain your known applications list and communications control settings. Only Desktop Protector can write to these files.

More information For more information on how to choose your Application Control options, see “Working with the Application Protection Baseline” on page 42 and Advanced Application Protection Settings” on page 99.

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