Configuring Predictive Machine Learning Settings

Procedure

1. Select Enable Predictive Machine Learning.
2. Under Detection Settings, select the type of detections and related action that Predictive Machine Learning takes.

   Detection Type	Actions
   File	Quarantine: Select to automatically quarantine files that exhibit malware-related features based on the Predictive Machine Learning analysis Log only: Select to scan unknown files and log the Predictive Machine Learning analysis for further in-house investigation of the threat
   Process	Terminate: Select to automatically terminate processes or scripts that exhibit malware-related behaviors based on the Predictive Machine Learning analysis Important Predictive Machine Learning attempts to clean the files that executed the malicious processes or scripts. If the clean action is unsuccessful, Predictive Machine Learning quarantines the affected files. Log only: Select to scan unknown processes or scripts and log the Predictive Machine Learning analysis for further in-house investigation of the threat

3. Under Exceptions, configure the global Predictive Machine Learning file exceptions to prevent all agents from detecting a file as malicious.
   1. When configuring a parent policy, specify how other users can configure child policies.
      • Inherit from parent: Child policies must use the settings configured in the parent policy
      • Extend from parent: Child policies can append additional settings to the settings inherited from the parent policy

        Note If your child policies Extend from parent, you can also configure Child Policy Restrictions. Restrictions prevent the child policy from adding specific objects to the list.

   2. Click Add File Hash.
      The Add File to Exception List screen appears.

      Note Use the Import and Export buttons to share the list with different policies.

   3. Specify the file SHA-1 hash value to exclude from scanning.
   4. Optionally provide a note regarding the reason for the exception or to describe the file name(s) associated with the hash value.
   5. Click Add.
      Predictive Machine Learning adds the file hash to the Exceptions list.