By default, all applications are allowed. You can select the applications you want to
control.
If you use role-based administration:
- You must have the Policy setting -
application control right to configure an application control
policy.
- You cannot edit a policy if it is applied outside
your active sub-estate.
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Check which application control policy is used by the group(s) of computers you
want to configure.
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In the
Policies pane, double-click
Application control. Then double-click the
policy you want to change.
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In the
Application control policy dialog box, click
the
Authorization tab.
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Select an
Application type, for example,
File sharing.
A full list of the applications included in that group is displayed in the
Authorized list below.
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To block an application, select it and move it to the Blocked list by
clicking the “Add” button.
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To block any new applications that Sophos adds to that type in the
future, move All added by Sophos in the future to
the Blocked list.
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To block all applications of that type, move all applications from the
Authorized list to the
Blocked list by clicking the “Add all”
button.
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On the Scanning tab of the Application
control policy dialog box, make sure that scanning for
controlled applications is enabled. Click OK.