Endpoint Manager

• Introduction To Comodo Client Security
  • Special Features
  • System Requirements
  • Install Comodo Client Security
  • Starting Comodo Client Security
  • The Main Interface
    • The Home Screen
    • The Tasks Interface
    • The Widget
    • The System Tray Icon
  • Understanding Security Alerts
• 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
      • Scan A Folder
      • Scan A File
      • Create, Schedule And Run A Custom Scan
  • Instantly Scan Files And Folders
  • Processing Infected Files
  • Manage Virus Database And Program Updates
  • Manage Quarantined Items
  • View CCS Logs
    • Antivirus Logs
      • Filtering Antivirus Logs
    • Viruscope Logs
      • Filtering Viruscope Logs
    • HIPS Logs
      • Filtering HIPS Logs
    • Containment Logs
      • Filtering Containment Logs
    • Firewall Logs
      • Filtering Firewall Logs
    • Website Filtering Logs
      • Filtering Website Filtering Logs
    • Alerts Logs
      • Filtering Alerts Displayed Logs
    • Tasks
      • Filtering Tasks Launched Logs
    • File List Changes Logs
      • Filtering File List Changes Logs
    • Trusted Vendors List Changes Logs
      • Filtering Trusted Vendors List Changes Logs
    • Configuration Changes
      • Filtering Configuration Changes Logs
    • Device Control Logs
      • Filtering Device Control Logs
  • View Active Process List
  • View Active Internet Connections
• Firewall Tasks – Introduction
  • Allow Or Block Internet Access To Applications Selectively
  • Stealth Your Computer Ports
  • Manage Network Connections
  • Stop All Network Activities
  • Advanced Firewall Settings
• Containment Tasks - Introduction
  • Run An Application In The Container
  • Reset The Container
• Advanced Tasks - Introduction
  • Create A Rescue Disk
    • Downloading And Burning Comodo Rescue Disk
  • Submit Files
  • Identify And Kill Unsafe Running Processes
  • Remove Deeply Hidden Malware
  • Manage CCS Tasks
• Advanced Settings
  • General Settings
    • Customize User Interface
    • Configure Program And Virus Database Updates
    • Log Settings
    • Manage CCS Configurations
      • Comodo Preset Configurations
      • Importing/Exporting And Managing Personal Configurations
  • Security Settings
    • Antivirus Settings
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      • Scan Profiles
      • Exclusions
    • Advanced Protection Settings
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      • HIPS Groups
        • Registry Groups
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      • Comodo Containment
        • The Container - An Overview
        • Unknown Files - The Scanning Processes
      • Configuring Containment Settings
      • Configuring Rules For Auto-Containment
      • Viruscope
      • Device Control Settings
    • Firewall Settings
      • Firewall Behavior Settings
      • Application Rules
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        • Creating And Modifying Website Filtering Rules
        • Defining And Modifying Website Categories
    • Manage File Rating
      • File Rating Settings
      • File Groups
      • File List
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      • Trusted Vendors List
• Appendix 1 CCS How To... Tutorials
  • Enable / Disable AV, Firewall, Auto-Containment And Viruscope Easily
  • Set Up The Firewall For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Block Internet Access While Allowing Local Area Network (LAN) Access
  • Setting Up HIPS For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Create Rules For Auto-Containing Applications
  • Running An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Creating An Antivirus Scanning Schedule
  • Run Untrusted Programs Inside The Container
  • Run Browsers Inside The Container
  • Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Item(s)
  • Submit Quarantined Items To Comodo 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 And Software Updates
  • Suppressing CCS Alerts Temporarily While Playing Games
  • Control External Device Accessibility
• Appendix 2 - Comodo Secure DNS Service
  • Router - Manually Enabling Or Disabling Comodo Secure DNS Service
  • Windows XP - Manually Enabling Or Disabling Comodo Secure DNS Service
  • Windows 7 / Vista - Manually Enabling Or Disabling Comodo Secure DNS Service
• About Comodo Security Solutions

Filtering 'Alerts Displayed' Logs

Comodo Client Security allows you to create custom views of all logged events according to user defined criteria. You can use the following types of filters:

• Preset Time Filters

• Advanced Filters

Preset Time Filters

Clicking on the handle at the bottom enables you to filter the logs for a selected  time period:

• Today - Displays all logged events for today.

• Current Week - Displays all logged events during the current week. (The current week is calculated from the Sunday to Saturday that holds the current date.)

• Current Month - Displays all logged events during the month that holds the current date.

• Entire Period - Displays every event logged since Comodo Client Security was installed. (If you have cleared the log history since installation, this option shows all logs created since that clearance).

• Custom Filter – Enables you to select a custom period by choosing the 'From' and 'To' dates under 'Please Select Period'.

Alternatively, you can right click inside the log viewer module and choose the time period.

Advanced Filters

You can further refine the displayed events according to specific filters. Following are available filters for 'Alerts' logs and their meanings:

• Advice: Displays only the log of alerts that matches the advice entered

• Answer: Displays only the log of alerts that were answered by you with the selected response

• Answered Displays only the log of alerts that were answered on a selected date and time

• Description: Displays only the log of alerts that matches the description entered

• Flags: Displays only the log of alerts based on the selected flags set for the corresponding events

• Treat As: Displays only the log of alerts based on their 'Treat As' response you entered in the pop-up alert

• Type: Displays only the log of alerts of selected type -  Antivirus or Advanced Protection (HIPS/Containment/Auto-Containment).
  

 

To configure Advanced Filters for Alerts Displayed

1. Click the funnel button  from the title bar or right click inside the log viewer module and choose 'Show Advanced Filter' from the context sensitive menu.
   

2. Select the filter from the 'Advanced Filter' drop-down and click 'Add' to apply the filter.

You have 7 categories of filters that you can add. Each of these categories can be further refined by either selecting or deselecting specific filter parameters or by the user typing a filter string in the field provided. You can add and configure any number of filters in the 'Advanced Filter' dialog.

Following are the options available in the 'Add' drop down menu: 

iv. Advice: The 'Advice' option enables you to filter alerts based on the advice given by CCS in the alert. Selecting the 'Advice' option displays a drop-down field and text entry field: 

1. Select 'Contains' or 'Does Not Contain' option from the drop-down menu.

2. Enter the text or word as your filter criteria.

For example, if you enter the phrase 'you can safely allow this request' in the text field, then only entries containing the advice 'you can safely allow this request' will be displayed.

2. Answer: The 'Answer' option enables you to filter the alerts based on how you answered for the alerts. Selecting the 'Answer' option displays a drop-down box and a set of specific filter parameters that can be selected or deselected.

1. Select 'Equal' or 'Not Equal' option from the drop down menu. 'Not Equal' will invert your selected choice.

2. Now select the check-boxes of the specific filter parameters to refine your search. The parameter available are: 

• Unknown

• Allow

• Deny

• Treat As

• Disinfect

• Quarantine

• Skip Once

• Add to Exclusions

• Add to Trusted Files

• False Positive

• Skip

• Terminate

• Keep Inside the Containment

• Run Outside the Containment

• Containment

For example, if you choose 'Equal' from the drop-down and select 'Add to Exclusions' checkbox, only the log of Antivirus alerts for which you answered as 'Ignore' > 'Ignore and Add to Exclusions' will be displayed.

3. Answered: The Answered option enables you to filter the log based on the date you answered the alerts. Selecting the 'Answered' option displays a drop-down box and date entry field.

1. Select any one of the following option the drop-down box.

• Equal

• Not Equal

2. Enter the date by selecting it from the calendar displayed by clicking the drop-down arrow.
   

For example, if you select 'Equal' from the drop-down and select '08/20/2015', only the log of alerts answered on 08/20/2015 will be displayed.

4. Description: The Description option enables you to filter the log based on the description of the attempt displayed in the alert. Selecting the 'Description' option displays a drop-down field and text entry field.

1. Select 'Contains' or 'Does Not Contain' option from the drop-down menu.

2. Enter the text or word as your filter criteria.

For example, if you select 'Contains' from the drop-down and enter 'connect to the Internet', only the log entries of Firewall alerts that contain the phrase 'connect to the Internet' in the description, will be displayed.

5. Flags: The 'Flags' option enables you filter the entries based on the flags set for the kinds of actions against the event triggered by the file. Selecting the 'Flags' option displays a drop down menu and a set of specific filter parameters that can be selected or deselected.

1. Select 'Equal' or 'Not Equal' option from the drop down menu. 'Not Equal' will invert your selected choice.

2. Now select the check-boxes of the specific filter parameters to refine your search. The parameters available are:

• Remember

• Restore Point

• Submit

• Trusted Publisher

For example, if you choose 'Equal' from the drop-down and select 'Remember' from the checkbox options,  only the log entries of alerts for which 'Remember my answer' option was selected will be displayed.

6. Treat As: The 'Treat As' enables you to filter the log entries based on their 'Treat As' response you entered in the pop-up alert. Selecting the 'Treat As' option displays a drop-down menu and text entry field.

1. Select 'Contains' or 'Does Not Contain' option from the drop-down menu.

2. Enter the text or word as your filter criteria

For example, if you have chosen 'Contains' from the drop-down and entered 'Installer' in the text field, only the log entries containing the phrase 'Installer' in the 'Treat As' column will be displayed.

7. Type: The 'Type' option enables you to filter the entries based on the component of CCS that has triggered the alert. Selecting the 'Type' option displays a drop down menu and a set of specific alert types that can be selected or deselected.

1. Select 'Equal' or 'Not Equal' option from the drop down menu. 'Not Equal' will invert your selected choice.

2. Now select the check-boxes of specific filter parameters to refine your search. The parameters available are:

• Antivirus Alert

• Firewall Alert

• HIPS Alert

• Containment Alert

For example, if you select 'Equal' from the drop-down and select 'Antivirus Alert' checkbox, the logs of Antivirus Alerts alone will be displayed.

Note: More than one filter can be added in the 'Advanced Filter' pane. After adding one filter type, select the next filter type and click 'Add'. You can also remove a filter type by clicking the 'X' button at the top right of the filter pane.

• Click 'Apply' for the filters to be applied to the 'Alerts' log viewer. Only those entries selected based on your set filter criteria will be displayed in the log viewer.