Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows 11.0.0

Configuring protection of shared folders against external encryption

The component monitors operations performed only with those files that are stored on mass storage devices with the NTFS file system and that are not encrypted with EFS.

Protection of shared folders against external encryption analyzes activity in shared folders analyzes activity in shared folders. If this activity matches a behavior stream signature that is typical for external encryption, Kaspersky Endpoint Security performs the selected action.

You can configure protection of shared folders against external encryption as follows:

• Select the action to take on detection of external encryption of shared folders.
• Configure addresses of exclusions from protection of shared folders against external encryption.