Deleting prevention rules

You can delete a single prevention rule or multiple prevention rules, or all prevention rules at the same time.

To delete a prevention rule:

  1. Select the Prevention section in the program web interface window.

    This opens the prevention rule table

  2. Click the prevention rule that you want to delete.

    This opens the prevention rule details window.

  3. Click Delete.

    This opens the action confirmation window.

  4. Click Yes.

The prevention rule will be deleted.

To delete all or multiple prevention rules:

  1. Select the Prevention section in the program web interface window.

    This opens the prevention rule table

  2. Select check boxes next to prevention rules that you want to delete.

    You can select all prevention rules by selecting the check box in the line containing the headers of columns.

  3. In the pane that appears in the lower part of the window, click Delete.

    This opens the action confirmation window.

  4. Click Yes.

The selected prevention rules are deleted.

Users with the Security auditor role cannot delete prevention rules.

Users with the Security officer role do not have access to the prevention rules for launching files and processes on selected hosts using policies.

See also

Viewing the prevention rule table

Viewing a prevention rule

Creating a prevention rule

Enabling and disabling a prevention rule

Enabling and disabling presets

Filtering prevention rules by name

Filtering prevention rules by type

Filtering prevention rules by file hash

Filtering prevention rules by server name

Clearing a prevention rule filter

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