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Manage contained applications on a client system

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When Dynamic Application Containment contains a trusted application, you can exclude it from containment from the Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) Client.

Before you begin

Make sure that the interface mode for the Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) Client is set to Full access or log on to the Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) Client as administrator.



Excluding the application releases it, removes it from Contained Applications, and adds it to Exclusions, preventing it from being contained in the future.

Task
  1. Open the Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) Client.

  2. Click Adaptive Threat Protection on the main Status page.

    Or, from the Action menu GUID-A3B12F55-7EE9-4519-8FCA-9ACA85C3661F-low.png, select Settings, then click Adaptive Threat Protection on the Settings page.

  3. Click Show Advanced.

  4. Click Dynamic Application Containment.

  5. In the Contained Applications section, select the application and click Exclude.

  6. On the Add Executable page, configure the executable properties, then click Save.

    The application appears in the Exclusions list. The application remains in the Contained Applications list until you click Apply. When you return to the Settings page, the application appears in the Exclusions list only.

  7. Click Apply.