Configuring exclusions by file name mask

To configure exclusions by file name masks:

  1. Perform the following steps in the Management Console tree:
    • To configure exclusions by file name masks for an unassigned Security Server, maximize the node of the relevant Security Server;
    • To configure exclusions by file name masks for Security Servers belonging to a profile, maximize the Profiles node and inside it maximize the node of the profile for whose Security Servers you want to configure exclusions.
  2. Select the Server protection node.
  3. In the workspace, select the Advanced Anti-Virus settings tab.
  4. Select the Do not scan files matching the masks check box.
  5. Add a file name mask (hereinafter also "mask") to the list of masks. To do so, perform the following:
    1. Type the mask in the entry field.

      Examples of allowed file name masks:

      • *.txt - all files with the *.txt extension, for example, readme.txt or notes.txt;
      • readme.??? – all files named readme with an extension of three characters, for example, readme.txt or readme.doc;
      • test - all files named test without an extension.
    2. Click the Add button button on the right of the entry field.
  6. To delete a mask from the list of masks, highlight the mask entry in the list and click the Delete button button.
  7. To export the list of masks file:
    1. Click theExport button button;
    2. In the window that opens, specify the file name in the File name field
    3. click the Save button.
  8. To import a list of masks from file:
    1. Click theImport button button;
    2. In the window that opens, in the File name field specify the file containing the list of masks.
    3. Click the Open button.
  9. Click the Save button.

This setting is considered during attachment filtering. Files that have been excluded from Anti-Virus scanning by file names and/or file name masks will also be excluded from attachment filtering.

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