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Configure a list of trusted files to exclude from Anti-Malware scans.

Important
Important
If you are working on a policy, make sure to save your settings before leaving the screen. Leaving the screen without saving discards any changes.
File lists are a policy resource you can use to define trusted files on your endpoints to exclude from Anti-Malware scans. You can add up to 250 file lists.

Procedure

  1. Go to Endpoint Security → Endpoint Security Configuration → Policy Resources → File Lists.
  2. Create or edit a list.
    • To create a new list, click Add file list.
    • To edit an existing list, click the list name and go to General
  3. Specify a name and description for the list.
  4. Click the operating system you want to specify files for.
    Important
    Important
    • You must specify at least one file per list. For example, specifying one file for Windows and not specifying a file for macOS or Linux is a valid list.
    • You can specify files for more than one operating system per list. For example, specifying one file each for Windows, macOS, and Linux is a valid list.
    • You can specify up to a total of 125 items per list.
  5. Specify a file.
    File paths must be complete and follow the formatting guidelines for the specified operating system. The following formatting rules apply to the file lists:
    • Entry length maximum is 256 characters.
    • Entry cannot end with a slash (/ or \).
    • Wildcards (*) and environmental variables are allowed. Windows allows using ? as a wildcard.
    • Entry cannot be a relative path.
    • Folder and file names cannot contain certain special characters:
      • Windows: \ / : " < > | ,
      • Linux: ? < > | // , &
      • macOS: & = //
  6. To add more files, click Add.
  7. Click Save.