Authorize adware and PUAs

If you use role-based administration:

  • You must have the Policy setting - anti-virus and HIPS right to perform this task.
  • You cannot edit a policy if it is applied outside your active sub-estate.

If you have enabled Sophos Endpoint Security and Control to detect adware and other potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), it may prevent the use of an application that you require.

To authorize an adware or PUA application:

  1. Check which anti-virus and HIPS policy is used by the groups of computers you want to configure.
  2. In the Policies pane, double-click Anti-virus and HIPS.
  3. Double-click the policy you want to change.
    The Anti-Virus and HIPS Policy dialog box is displayed.
  4. Click Authorization.
    The Authorization Manager dialog box is displayed.
  5. On the Adware and PUAs tab, in the Known adware and PUAs list, select the application you want to authorize.

    If you cannot see the application that you want to authorize, you can add it to the list of known adware and PUAs yourself.

  6. Click Add.

The adware or PUA appears in the Authorized adware and PUAs list.