Configuring the trusted zone on Mac devices
August 2, 2024
ID 143654
This section describes how to configure the trusted zone for devices running macOS.
To configure the trusted zone on Mac devices:
- Open Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud Management Console.
- Select the Security management → Security profiles section.
The Security profiles section contains a list of security profiles configured in Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud.
- In the list, select the security profile for the devices on which you want to configure the trusted zone.
- Click the link with the profile name to open the security profile properties window.
The security profile properties window displays settings available for all devices.
- In the Mac group, select the Advanced section.
- Click the Settings link below the Threat detection and exclusions section.
The Threat detection and exclusions window opens.
- Click the Settings link below the Malware scan exclusions section.
The Malware scan exclusions window opens.
- Do any of the following:
- To add a file, a folder, or an object to the list of scan exclusions:
- Click the Add button.
The New record window opens.
- By selecting or clearing the File or folder and Object name check boxes, select whether the exclusion must include a file or folder, an object, or both.
- In the Comment entry field, type a description of the exclusion being created.
- If the File or folder check box is selected, fill in the Name or name mask of file or folder field with the files or folders that you do not want to be scanned.
When specifying files or folders, you can use masks.
- If you want to exclude subfolders of the specified folder, select the Including subfolders check box.
- If the Object name check box is selected, fill in the Object name field with the objects that you do not want to be detected.
When specifying objects, you can use masks.
- By selecting or clearing the File Threat Protection and Malware scan check boxes, select the components to which the new exclusion will apply.
- Click the Save button to close the New record window.
The added record appears in the list of scan exclusions in the Malware scan exclusions window.
- Click the Add button.
- To modify a record in the list of scan exclusions:
- Select the check box next to the required record.
- Click the Edit button.
The Edit record window opens. It contains details about the selected scan exclusion.
- Make the necessary changes.
- Click the Save button to close the Edit record window.
The modified record is displayed in the list of exclusions in the Malware scan exclusions window.
- To delete a record from the list of scan exclusions:
- Select the check box next to the required record.
- Click the Delete button.
The deleted application disappears from the list of exclusions in the Malware scan exclusions window.
- To add a file, a folder, or an object to the list of scan exclusions:
The list of exclusions is updated.
After the security profile is applied on users' devices, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Mac does not scan the specified files and folders, and does not detect the specified objects when the selected protection components are running.