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Alerts Logs

    • Click 'Logs' in the XCS menu bar
        • Select 'Alerts' from the drop-down at upper-left

        Alert logs are a record of all threat notifications generated by XCS, and also record the user's response to the alert.




        • Date & Time - When the event occurred.
        • Alert Type – The security module that generated the alert. Alert types include antivirus, firewall, HIPS, containment, VirusScope and secure shopping.
        • Description - Name of the file or event that caused the alert.
        • Advice -The recommendation, or informational text in the alert. This text is intended to help users decide to respond to the threat.
        • Answered - Whether or not the alert was answered by the user. You will see the date and time of the response if an answer was provided.
        • Answer - The user's response to the alert. For example, 'Allow', 'Block', 'Disinfect', 'Skip'.
        • Option - Additional settings chosen by the user at the alert. For example, 'Remember My Answer'.
        • Treat As - Whether or not the user applied a specific ruleset to the file at the alert. The ruleset tells XCS the restriction level to apply to the file in future. Example rulesets include 'Treat as a safe application, or 'Treat as an installer'.
        • Event - Click 'Related Event' to view more details about the incident that triggered the alert.
        • Export - Save the logs as a HTML file. You can also right-click inside the log viewer and choose 'Export'.
        • Open log file - Browse to and view a saved log file.
        • Cleanup log file - Delete the selected event log.
        • Refresh - Reload the current list and show the latest logs.

        Click any column header to sort the entries in ascending / descending order.