Special Virus Alert

Procedure

1. Go to Detections → Notifications → Event Notifications.
   The Event Notifications screen appears.
2. Click Known Threat Activity.
   A list of events appears.
3. In the Event column, click Special virus alert.
   The Special Virus Alert screen appears.
4. Type the name of the viruses to monitor.
5. Specify the following notification settings.

   Settings	Description
   Period	Specify the period of time.

6. Select recipients for the notification.
   1. From the Available Users and Groups list, select contact groups or user accounts.
   2. Click >.
      The selected contact groups or user accounts appear in the Selected Users and Groups list.
7. Enable one or more of the following notification methods.

   Method	Description
   Email message	To customize the email notification template, use supported token variables or modify the text in the Subject and Message fields. For more information, see Standard Token Variables, Known Threat Activity Token Variables and Network Access Control Token Variables.
   Windows event log	To customize the notification template, use supported token variables or modify the text in the Message field. For more information, see Standard Token Variables, Known Threat Activity Token Variables and Network Access Control Token Variables.
   Trigger application	Specify the full path of the application file and any parameters for the command.
   Syslog	Apex Central can direct syslogs to supported third-party products, including Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response (MARS).

8. To test if recipients can receive the event notification, click Test.
9. Click Save.