Manage File Rating
The CAVS rating system is a cloud-based file lookup service (FLS) that ascertains the reputation of files on your server. Whenever a file is first accessed, CAVS will check the file against our master whitelist and blacklists and will award it trusted status if:
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The application/file is awarded 'Trusted' status in the local File List;
- The application is from a vendor included in the Trusted Software Vendors list;
- The application is included in the extensive and constantly updated
Comodo safelist.
Trusted files are excluded from
monitoring by HIPS - reducing hardware and software resource
consumption. On the other hand, files which are identified as
malicious will be awarded 'Malicious' status and denied all access
rights from other processes or users - effectively cutting them off
from the rest of your system. Files which could not be recognized by
the rating system are awarded 'Unrecognized' status'. You can review
files on the unrecognized list and manually choose to
trust/block/delete them or investigate further by sending them to
Comodo for analysis/running another file lookup. Refer to the section File List for more details.
The 'Manage File Rating' area allows you to view and manage the list of Trusted Files and Unrecognized Files. You can also:
- Add files and executables to Trusted Files list manually;
- Submit unrecognized files and view the list of files you submitted;
- View and manage Trusted Software Vendor list;
from this area.
Click the following links to jump to the section you need help with:
- File Rating Settings - Configure settings that govern the overall behavior of file rating.
- File Groups - Create predefined groups of one or more file types.
- File Lists - View the list of programs. Applications and executable files in your computer with their file rating and manually add files to it
- Submitted Files - View the list of files submitted for analysis to Comodo.
- Trusted Vendors - View the list of trusted software vendors and manually add vendors.