Creating an exclusion

You can create a new exclusion for Light Agent for Linux whereby Kaspersky Security skips the specified files or folders and/or objects with the specified name.

To create an exclusion:

  1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
  2. In the Managed devices folder of the console tree, open the folder with the name of the administration group to which the relevant protected virtual machines belong.
  3. In the workspace, select the Policies tab.
  4. Select the Light Agent for Linux policy in the list of policies and open the Properties: <Policy name> window by double-clicking.
  5. In the Light Agent for Linux policy properties window, select the General protection settings section in the list on the left.
  6. In the right part of the window, in the Exclusions and trusted zone section, click the Settings button.

    The Trusted zone window opens on the Exclusions tab.

  7. In the Trusted Zone window, on the Exclusions tab, click the Add button.

    The context menu of the button opens.

  8. In the context menu of the Add button, select Exclusion.

    The Exclusion window opens.

  9. To exclude a file or folder from protecting and scanning:
    1. In the Settings section, select the File or folder check box.
    2. Click the select file or folder link in the Exclusion description section to open the Name of file or folder window. In this window, you can enter the path to a file or folder or the mask of a path to a file or folder.
    3. After selecting the object, click OK in the Name of file or folder window.

    A link to the added file or folder appears in the Exclusion description section of the Exclusions window.

  10. To exclude objects with certain names according to the Kaspersky Lab Virus Encyclopedia classification of malicious programs and other threats from protecting and scanning:
    1. In the Settings section, select the Object name check box.
    2. Click the enter object name link in the Exclusion description section to open the Object name window. In this window, you can enter the object name or name mask according to the classification of the Kaspersky Lab Virus Encyclopedia.
    3. Click OK in the Object name window.
  11. Click OK in the Exclusion window.

    The added exclusion appears in the list of exclusions on the Exclusions tab of the Trusted zone window. The configured settings of this exclusion appear in the Exclusion description section.

  12. In the Trusted zone window, click OK.
  13. Click the Apply button.
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