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Application Blocker

Agent > Protection > Application Blocker

The Application Blocker page prevents any application from running on a machine ID. Blocked applications cannot be renamed, moved, or deleted from the system. File Access can also block applications, but Application Blocker is faster to configure if you simply want to block and unblock applications.

Multiple Agents

If multiple agents are installed on a machine, only one agent at a time controls the drivers required to use File Access, Network Access, Application Blocker. These functions can only be performed by the agent controlling these drivers.

Block

To block an application from running on a machine:

  1. Select one or more machine IDs. Only machine IDs currently matching the Machine ID / Group ID filter are displayed.
  2. Enter the application's filename in the edit box.

    The application can be referenced by file name and/or a portion of the full path. For example, adding an application named blockme.exe to the list, prevents all occurrences of blockme.exe, on any directory or on any drive, from running. Adding myfolder\blockme.exe prevents occurrences of the application in any directory named myfolder from running.

  3. Click the Block button.
  4. The blocked application displays in the Application column beside the selected machine IDs.

Unblock

To unblock an application from the blocked list:

  1. Select one or more machine IDs that show blocked applications in the Application column.
  2. Click the Unblock button. This opens a File Access popup window listing all blocked applications for the selected machine IDs.
  3. Click one or more blocked applications.
  4. Click the Unblock button. The window closes.
  5. The blocked application no longer displays in the Application column beside the selected machine IDs.

Check-in status

These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine. Hovering the cursor over a check-in icon displays the agent Quick View window.

Word 50% / HTML 50% Online but waiting for first audit to complete

Word 50% / HTML 50% Agent online

Word 50% / HTML 50% Agent online and user currently logged on.

Word 50% / HTML 50% Agent online and user currently logged on, but user not active for 10 minutes

Word 50% / HTML 50% Agent is currently offline

Word 50% / HTML 50% Agent has never checked in

Word 50% / HTML 50% Agent is online but remote control has been disabled

Word 50% / HTML 50% The agent has been suspended

Word 80% / HTML 80% An agent icon adorned with a red clock badge is a temporary agent.

Machine.Group ID

The list of Machine.Group IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the user is authorized to see using System > User Security > Scopes.

Application

Filename of the application being blocked.