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Create an Anti-Spyware Exclusion Policy

Based on the functions of the various business units in your company, it may be necessary to create multiple Exclusion policies. For example, the IT department may use a password cracking tool. This type of application is normally detected as a pest, and would need to be listed in the Exclusion policy for the IT department. However, the Marketing department would not normally use a password cracking tool. Instead this department may use browser plug-in applications, and may therefore require their own unique Exclusion policy.

To create an Anti-Spyware exclusion policy

1. Select the Policy Management tab.
2. Select PestPatrol from the Application menu.
3. Select Pest Exclusion from the Type menu.

   The Pest Exclusion option tabs appear on the right side of the page.

4. Click New and enter a policy name in the description field of the Policy tab.
5. Click the Pests tab and choose the appropriate settings for this policy. You can exclude by:
   • Pest name

     The most common form of exclusion. The list of pest names is comprised of all the pests CA Anti-Spyware detects and eradicates. A single pest name can consist of hundreds of objects.

     To exclude an application, such as VNC, scroll down to VNC and click the check box.

   • Categories

     Excludes pests by broad pest categories.

     To exclude a category such as Commercial Remote Access Tools, check Commercial RAT in the Categories column.

   • Paths

     Excludes items by their path. Use this method to exclude a directory or a specific object, such a tool used by the IT department, or an object that another department uses legitimately in a home-grown application. Use this feature if you have difficulty excluding by pest name or category.

6. Repeat this process for the Categories and Paths tabs.
7. Click Apply to save the policy.
8. Click Assign in the Policies area of the page.

   The Assign Branches dialog appears.

9. Select the branch to assign this policy to and click the right arrow.
10. Click Assign Branches.

    The policy is assigned to the specified branches.