SecureAPlus Application Whitelisting tags a trust level to all applications and executable. By doing so, this minimizes the chances of unauthorized malware from damaging your machine since untrusted application will not be able to run in it. Note that in order to be able to set trust level, the user has to be in the […]
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The Initial Full System Scan Explained
Immediately after downloading and installing SecureAPlus to your PC, an Initial Full System Scan is initiated. This is a very important step and is strongly advised to complete this process to enjoy the full benefits of the software. How Long does it Take? As with anti-virus, anti-malware, or most other security software, SecureAPlus needs to […]
How can I manage my Application Whitelisting mode using digital signature?
During initial installation, Application Whitelisting will do a whitelisting on your system to whitelist your files and creates a whitelist database file. It will use this whitelist file to check if the files are trusted. The Application Whitelisting feature will immediately kick in right after installation. Therefore, during the initial whitelist creation, Application Whitelisting will start prompting when a […]
How to view the Application Whitelisting Settings?
Follow these instructions to view the Application Whitelisting settings: Launch SecureAPlus > App Settings In the App Settings menu, click on Application Whitelisting. The App Whitelisting Basic Settings will be shown. If you want to find out more about each tab, you can click on the respective links: App Whitelisting Basic Settings App Whitelisting Advanced Settings […]
How do I view the Trust levels in Applications?
Follow these instructions to view the trust levels in application: Right click on the executable file, point to Trust Level. In the menu displayed, the tick will indicate the trust level the executable file. Please do note that the tick may not appear immediately for large files. Alternatively, right click on a folder directory and click […]
The hashes does not exist in the Universal AV, how do I decide if I should trust the new executable files?
Sending the new executable files to 2nd Opinion Scanner for scanning will help you to decide whether to trust it when the hashes do not exist in the Universal AV. For file not trusted with no hashes existing in the Universal AV and executed, Application Whitelisting will notify you of further actions. Follow these instructions […]
What are the behaviors of Application Whitelisting?
For installer packages that contains multiple executable files, it is recommended to put the package into a common folder and set the folder to be Trusted Application. For the main installer file to be executed directly, set it as Trusted Installer (Eg: setup.exe) and run. The prompting depends on the Application Whitelisting settings, by default, […]
How do I view the status of Application Whitelisting?
To view the status of Application Whitelisting, 1. Launch SecureAPlus > App Setting 2. In the App Settings menu, click on Application Whitelisting > Advanced Settings. In the Status tab, you can view the status of Application Whitelisting. It will show the status of the Initial Application Whitelisting, Application Whitelisting Service and Application Whitelisting Driver. 3. […]
How do I choose to associate file script extension types to script interpreter?
To associate file script extension types to script interpreter, Launch SecureAPlus > App Settings In the App Settings menu, click on Application Whitelisting > Advanced Settings In the Script tab, you can choose to associate script file extension types to script interpreter. In application whitelisting, executing a script requires both the script interpreter (which executes […]
How do I manage my list of trusted certificates?
To manage the list of trusted certificates, Launch SecureAPlus > App Settings In the App Settings menu, click on Application Whitelisting > Advanced Settings In the Trusted Certificate tab, you can choose to manage the list of trusted certificates which are being used by the applications. Applications with their certificate listed under the Trusted Certificate list will be […]
