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Vendor List Changes Logs


  • Click 'Logs' in the XCS menu bar
  • Select 'Vendor List Changes' in the drop-down at upper-left

XCS ships with a list of trusted vendors who have a reputation of creating legitimate, safe software. XCS allows unknown files which are digitally signed by one of these trusted vendors to run. Click 'Settings' > 'File Rating' > 'Vendor List' to view the list.

  • You can also add new vendors, and change the rating of existing vendors. Admin / User ratings supersede the Xcitium rating
  • The files published by these vendors are rated depending on the current rating assigned to the vendor
  • Any changes to vendors in the list are logged in 'Vendor List Changes'.



  • Date & Time - When the change event occurred.
  • Vendor - The name of the software publisherю
  • Modifier - Who made the change (User or C).
  • Action - Whether the vendor was added, removed, or assigned a new ratingю
  • Property - Whether the current rating was assigned by Xcitium, an admin, or a user.
  • Old Rating - The trust rating of the vendor before the change.
  • The rating can be 'Trusted', 'Unrecognized' or 'Malicious'. Under default settings, unrecognized files are run in the container until Xcitium classifies them as 'Trusted' or 'Malicious'.
  • New Rating - The trust rating of the vendor after the change.
  • 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.