Edit Anti-ransomware Configuration

Follow these instructions to edit the settings within an existing Anti-Ransomware Configuration:

  1. From the Anti-Ransomware Configurations panel click on the Action button at the end of the line of the configuration that you want to edit.

  2. From the pop-up menu , select Properties. The Edit Configuration panel is displayed.

Edit Default Message Threshold For Users

You can amend the following settings:

  • Use the slider control to turn off (or on) the ability to Send Messages to the Powertech Antivirus message queue.

  • If already set (or if you have you have just activated the Send Messages option), you can over-type (or enter) a new Threshold value for which messages are sent to the Powertech Antivirus message queue.

TIP: Position the mouse pointer in the Threshold Value field to display increase and decrease arrows which can be used to adjust the value from directly within the field.

Edit Message Threshold Overrides for Users

You can amend the following settings:

  • If Message Threshold Overrides have already been created for specific users you can amend them by clicking the Action button next to the user name. You can then:

    • Edit User Override: Allows you to change the User name and/or the Message Threshold value. You can also use the slider control to turn off (or on) the ability to Send Messages to the Powertech Antivirus message queue for this user. Click OK to confirm the change.

    • Remove User Override: Click to delete the override for the selected user.

  • Click Add Override to create a new user message override for this configuration.

TIP: Position the mouse pointer in the Threshold Value field to display increase and decrease arrows which can be used to adjust the value from directly within the field.

Edit Blocked Threshold for Users

You can amend the following settings:

  • If Block Threshold Overrides have already been created for specific users you can amend them by clicking the Action button next to the user name. You can then:

    • Edit User Override: Allows you to change the User name and/or the Block Threshold value. You can also use the slider control to turn off (or on) the ability to Never Block this user. Click OK to confirm the change.

    • Remove User Override: Click to delete the override for the selected user.

  • Click Add Override to create a new block threshold override for this configuration.

TIP: Position the mouse pointer in the Threshold Value field to display increase and decrease arrows which can be used to adjust the value from directly within the field.

Edit Exclude Paths

You can amend the following settings:

  • If Exclude Paths have already been created you can amend them by clicking the Action button next to the directory path. You can then:

    • Edit Exclude Path: Allows you to change the current directory path entry. Click OK to confirm the change.

    • Remove Exclude Path: Click to delete the excluded directory path.

  • Click Add Exclude Path to create a new excluded directory path for this configuration.

Edit Canary Files

You can amend the following settings:

  • If Exclude Paths have already been created you can amend them by clicking the Action button next to the directory path. You can then:

    • Edit Exclude Path: Allows you to change the current Canary File path entry. Click OK to confirm the change.

    • Remove Exclude Path: Click to delete the Canary File path entry.

  • Click Add File Path to create a new Canary File path for this configuration.

Edit Blocked Users

You can amend the following settings:

  • If Blocked Users have already been created you can amend them by clicking the Action button next to the directory path. You can then:

    • Edit Blocked User: Allows you to change the current Blocked User entry. Click OK to confirm the change.

    • Remove Blocked User: Click to delete the Canary File path entry.

  • Click Add File Path to create a new Canary File path for this configuration.