Prevent File Types tab:
- CryptoPrevent includes a program filter module that can either selectively block certain executable file types or indiscriminately block them.
- Prevent Suspicious File Types
- depending what is selected the .cpl, .scr, and .pif file types will check each files against our malware definitions and block them if a match is found
- Suspicious will also use various logic for determining if that file type should be launched
- various items like file location, naming convention and others are included in this logic
- Always Prevent File Types
- always prevent the execution of the respective file types
- Notification prompt
- these settings only pertain to the .cpl, .scr, and .pif file types for filtering
- We recommend the default value of Message Box Alert for the notification prompt.
- Program filtering for .exe and .com executables
- always restrict exe or com files based upon hash definitions
- Prevent Suspicious File Types