Xcitium Enterprise

• Introduction To Xcitium Client Security
  • Special Features
  • System Requirements
  • Install Xcitium Client Security
  • Start Xcitium Client Security
  • The Main Interface
    • The Home Screen
    • The Tasks Interface
    • The Widget
    • The System Tray Icon
  • Understand Security Alerts
  • Password Protection
• General Tasks - Introduction
  • Scan And Clean Your Computer
    • Run A Quick Scan
    • Run A Full Computer Scan
    • Run A Rating Scan
    • Run A Custom Scan
      • Create, Schedule And Run A Custom Scan Profile
    • Automatically Scan Unrecognized And Quarantined Files
  • Instantly Scan Files And Folders
  • Process Infected Files
  • Manage Virus Database Updates
  • Manage Blocked Autoruns
  • Manage Quarantined Items
• Firewall Tasks - Introduction
  • Configure Internet Access Rights For Applications
  • Stealth Your Computer Ports
  • Manage Network Connections
  • Stop All Network Activities
  • View Active Internet Connections
• Containment Tasks - Introduction
  • Run An Application In The Container
  • Reset The Container
  • Identify And Kill Unsafe Running Processes
  • Open Shared Space
  • The Virtual Desktop
    • Start The Virtual Desktop
    • The Main Interface
    • Run Browsers Inside The Virtual Desktop
    • Open Files And Run Applications Inside The Virtual Desktop
    • Pause And Resume The Virtual Desktop
    • Close The Virtual Desktop
• DLP Tasks - Introduction
  • Run Data Loss Prevention Scans
  • Manage DLP Quarantined Files
• Advanced Tasks - Introduction
  • Create A Rescue Disk
    • Download And Burn Comodo Rescue Disk
  • Remove Deeply Hidden Malware
  • Manage XCS Tasks
  • View XCS Logs
    • Antivirus Logs
    • VirusScope Logs
    • Firewall Logs
    • HIPS Logs
    • Containment Logs
    • Website Filtering Logs
    • Device Control Logs
    • Autorun Event Logs
    • Alerts Logs
    • XCS Tasks Logs
    • File List Changes Logs
    • Vendor List Changes Logs
    • Configuration Changes Logs
    • Virtual Desktop Event Logs
    • Data Loss Prevention Event Logs
    • Search And Filter Logs
  • Submit Files For Analysis To Xcitium
  • View Active Process List
• XCS Advanced Settings
  • General Settings
    • Customize User Interface
    • Configure Virus Database Updates
    • Log Settings
    • Manage XCS Configurations
      • Xcitium Preset Configurations
      • Personal Configurations
    • Manage Performance
  • Antivirus Configuration
    • Real-time Scanner Settings
    • Scan Profiles
  • Firewall Configuration
    • General Firewall Settings
    • Application Rules
    • Global Rules
    • Firewall Rule Sets
    • Network Zones
      • Network Zones
      • Blocked Zones
    • Port Sets
  • HIPS Configuration
    • HIPS Settings
    • Active HIPS Rules
    • HIPS Rule Sets
    • HIPS Groups
      • Registry Groups
      • COM Groups
  • Protected Objects
    • Protected Objects - HIPS
      • Protected Files
      • Blocked Files
      • Protected Registry Keys
      • Protected COM Interfaces
    • Protected Objects - Containment
      • Protected Files And Folders
      • Protected Keys
  • Data Loss Prevention
    • DLP Monitoring Rules
    • DLP Discovery Rules
    • DLP Keyword Groups
  • Containment Settings
    • Containment Settings
    • Auto-Containment Rules
    • Virtual Desktop Settings
    • Containment - An Overview
    • Unknown Files - The Scanning Processes
  • File Rating Configuration
    • File Rating Settings
    • File Groups
    • Submitted Files
  • Advanced Protection
    • VirusScope Settings
    • Scan Exclusions
    • Device Control Settings
    • Script Analysis Settings
    • Miscellaneous Settings
  • Web Filter Settings
    • Website Filtering Rules
    • Website Categories
• Appendix 1 - XCS How To... Tutorials
  • Enable / Disable AV, Firewall, Auto-Containment And VirusScope Easily
  • Set Up The Firewall For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Block Internet Access While Allowing Local Area Network (LAN) Access
  • Block / Allow Specific Websites To Specific Users
  • Set Up HIPS For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Create Rules To Auto-Contain Applications
  • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Create An Antivirus Scan Schedule
  • Run Untrusted Programs Inside The Container
  • Run Browsers Inside The Container
  • Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Items
  • Submit Quarantined Items To Xcitium Verdict Cloud For Analysis
  • Enable File Sharing Applications Like BitTorrent And Emule
  • Block Any Downloads Of A Specific File Type
  • Disable Auto-Containment On A Per-application Basis
  • Switch Off Automatic Antivirus Updates
  • Suppress XCS Alerts Temporarily
  • Control External Device Accessibility
• Appendix 2 - Xcitium Secure DNS Service
  • Router - Manually Enable Or Disable Xcitium Secure DNS
  • Windows - Enable Xcitium Secure DNS
• About Xcitium

Script Analysis Settings

• Click 'Settings' > 'Advanced Protection' > 'Script Analysis'

• The script analysis settings panel lets you:

• Configure heuristic command line analysis for applications in real-time

• Configure heuristic command line analysis for auto-run entries. Auto-run entries include Windows services, auto-start items and scheduled tasks.
  

Background note: 'Heuristics' is a technology which analyzes a file to see if it contains code typical of a virus. Heuristics is about detecting 'virus-like' traits in a file. This helps to identify previously unknown (new) viruses.

Open the 'Script Analysis' settings panel

• Click 'Settings' on the XCS home screen

• Click 'Advanced Protection' > 'Script Analysis'

 

• Perform Script Analysis (Recommended) - Enable / disable script analysis of managed applications (Default = Enabled) 

• Limit the total size of saved detected scripts to 'N' KB - XCS stores the list of executing scripts that are run by the managed applications for analysis. This options allows you to specify the total size of the stored scripts. When the set limit is reached, the older scripts are deleted automatically.

The interface has two tabs:

• Runtime Detection

• Autoruns Scans

Runtime Detection

 

XCS performs heuristic analysis on certain programs because they are capable of executing code. Example programs are wscript.exe, cmd.exe, java.exe and javaw.exe. Example code includes Visual Basic scripts and Java applications.

• For example, the program wscript.exe can be made to execute Visual Basic scripts (.vbs file extension) via a command similar to 'wscript.exe c:/tests/test.vbs'.

• If this option is selected, XCS detects c:/tests/test.vbs from the command-line and applies all security checks based on this file. If test.vbs attempts to connect to the internet, for example, the alert will state 'test.vbs' is attempting to connect to the internet

• If this option is disabled, the alert would only state 'wscript.exe' is trying to connect to the Internet'.

• Relevant settings are applied to the scripts. For example, if a script is detected by the containment module, then auto-containment rules are applied. Each module (AV, FW, VirusScope and so on) that detects a script will apply its appropriate settings.
  
  

Runtime Detection - Column Descriptions
Column Header	Description
Application	Names of existing applications covered by this rule.
Heuristic Command-Line Analysis	Enable or disable command line tracking.
Embedded Code Detection	Enable or disable embedded code tracking.

Manually add a new application to the list for analysis

• Click 'Add' at the top
  
  

• Add a new application

• Add a current application

• Add application from the currently running processes

Add a new application

• Click 'Add new application' from the 'Add' drop-down

• Enter the file path in the 'Edit Property' dialog and click 'OK'

• Click "OK" to apply your settings

Add a current application

• Click 'Add' then 'Applications' from the drop-down

• Navigate to the file you want to add in the 'Open' dialog and click 'Open'

• The file will be added to the list

• Click "OK" to apply your settings

Add a currently running processes

• Choose 'Running Process' from the 'Add' drop-down

• A list of currently running processes in your computer will be displayed

• Select the process whose parent application you wish to add for analysis

• Click 'OK' from the 'Browse for Process' dialog

• The application will be added to the list

• Use the slider beside the applications to enable/disable them for analysis.

• Click the 'Edit' button to update the details of an application.

• To remove an application, select it from the list and choose 'Remove' at the top.

• To reset to default applications for analysis, click 'Reset to Default' at the top.

• Click 'OK' at the bottom to apply your changes.

Autoruns Scans

• Add and manage applications for which you want to perform heuristic command-line analysis and embedded code detection in order to protect Windows services, autostart items and scheduled tasks.

• XCS ships with a list of predefined applications for which it performs heuristic analysis on programs that are capable of executing code.

• The applications added here are applicable for the settings in:

• 'Scan Options' > 'Apply this action to suspicious autorun processes' (monitors only during on-demand scans)

• 'Advanced Settings' > 'Miscellaneous' > 'Apply the selected action to unrecognized autorun entries related to new/modified registry items' (monitors constantly)

Open the 'Autoruns Scans' interface

• Click 'Settings' on the XCS home tasks screen
  

• Click 'Advanced Protection' > 'Script Analysis'

Autroruns Scans - Column Descriptions
Column Header	Description
Application	Names of existing applications covered by this rule.
Heuristic Command-Line Analysis	Enable or disable command line tracking.
Embedded Code Detection	Enable or disable embedded code tracking.

Manually add a new application to the list for analysis

• Click 'Add' at the top

• Add a new application

• Add a current application

• Add application from the currently running processes

Add a new application

• Click 'Add new application' from the 'Add' drop-down

• Enter the file path in the 'Edit Property' dialog and click 'OK'

The application will be added to the list.

• Click "OK" to apply your settings

Add an application

• Click 'Add' then 'Applications' from the drop-down

• Navigate to the executable file you want to add in the 'Open' dialog and click 'Open'

• The file will be added to the list

• Click "OK" to apply your settings

Add a currently running processes

• Choose 'Running Process' from the 'Add' drop-down

• A list of currently running processes in your computer will be displayed

• Select the process whose parent application you wish to add for analysis

• Click 'OK' from the 'Browse for Process' dialog

• The application will be added to the list

• Use the slider beside the applications to enable/disable them for analysis

• Click the 'Edit' button to update the details of an application

• To remove an application, select it from the list and choose 'Remove' at the top

• To reset to default applications for analysis, click 'Reset to Default' at the top

• Click 'OK' at the bottom to apply your changes.