Quarantine Files that Match Blocking Options

You can configure PortalProtect to move files to a quarantine folder. PortalProtect moves files to the quarantine folder, after the scan determines the file contains a virus or malicious code, or matches the blocking options. Files placed in the quarantine folder will not infect other files. You can examine the content of the quarantine when you have time and take appropriate action. For example, you could send the files to Trend Micro for analysis, delete the files or attempt to clean them.

PortalProtect provides for creating separate folders in which to save quarantined files. You can specify a path and folder for blocked quarantined files for:

Specify Quarantine Folder for Real-time File Blocking

The following describes the steps required to specify a quarantine folder for real-time file blocking:

To specify the quarantine folder for real-time file blocking:

  1. On the left menu, click File Blocking and select Enable real-time file blocking.

  2. Select the Action tab.

  3. Click Quarantine Settings to open the Quarantine directory field.

  4. In the Quarantine directory field, type the full path in which to save quarantined files. If the directory path does not exist, Portal Protect will create a folder to the specified path.

  5. Click Save to accept and save the current settings, or click Reset to change all File Blocking settings to the default value.

  6. If you clear the Enable real-time file blocking checkbox, the real-time file blocking functionality will be disabled. However, you can still modify and save settings when real-time file blocking is disabled. For analysis, delete the files or attempt to clean them.

Specify Quarantine Folder for Manual Scan File Blocking

The following describes the steps required to specify a quarantine folder for manual scan file blocking:

To specify the quarantine folder for manual scan file blocking:

  1. On the left menu, click Manual Scan.

  2. Under Select the scan type, click the File blocking link.

  3. Select the Action tab.

  4. Click Quarantine Settings to open the Quarantine directory field.

  5. In the Quarantine directory field, type the full path in which to save quarantined files. If the directory path does not exist, Portal Protect will create a folder to the specified path.

  6. Click Save to accept and save the current settings, or click Reset to change all Manual Scan settings to the default value.

Specify Quarantine Folder for Scheduled Scan File Blocking

The following describes the steps required to specify a quarantine folder for scheduled scan file blocking:

To specify the quarantine folder for scheduled scan file blocking:

  1. On the left menu, click Scheduled Scan.

  2. Click Add, to create a new scheduled scan, or click the Task Name to edit an existing one.

  3. Under Select scan type, click the File blocking link.

  4. Select the Action tab.

  5. Click Quarantine Settings to open the Quarantine directory field.

  6. In the Quarantine directory field, type the full path in which to save quarantined files. If the directory path does not exist, Portal Protect will create a folder to the specified path.

  7. Click Save to accept and save the current settings, or click Reset to change all Scheduled Scan settings to the default value.