Xcitium Enterprise

• Introduction To Comodo Client - Security For Linux
  • Special Features
  • System Requirements
  • Install Comodo Client - Security For Linux
  • Start CCS For Linux
  • Understand CCS Alerts
• The Summary Screen
• Antivirus Tasks - Introduction
  • Run A Scan
  • Update Virus Database
  • Scheduled Scans
  • Quarantined Items
  • Scan Profiles
  • Scanner Settings
    • Real Time Scan
    • Manual Scan
    • Scheduled Scan
    • Exclusions
• More Options - Introduction
  • Preferences
    • Language Settings
    • Log Settings
    • Connection Settings
    • Update Settings
    • External Device Control Settings
  • Manage My Configurations
    • Xcitium Preset Configurations
    • Import / Export And Manage Personal Configurations
  • Diagnostics
  • View Antivirus Events
    • Log Viewer Module
      • Antivirus Logs
        • Filter Antivirus Logs
      • Device Control Logs
        • Filter Device Control Logs
      • Alerts Displayed Logs
        • Filter Alerts Displayed Logs
      • Tasks Launched Logs
        • Filter Tasks Launched Logs
      • Configuration Change Logs
        • Filter Configuration Change Logs
  • Help
  • About
• Appendix 1 - CCS For Linux How To Tutorials
  • Scan Your Computer For Viruses
  • View Antivirus Events
  • Configure Database Updates
  • Quickly Set Up Security Levels
  • Change CCS Language Settings
  • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Create A Scheduled Scan
  • Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Item(s)
  • Switch Off Automatic Antivirus Updates
  • Password Protect Your CCS For Linux Settings
  • Control External Device Accessibility
• About Xcitium

External Device Control Settings

• Device control lets you block access to external devices like USB sticks and external drives

• You can also define exclusions for selected devices. The selected devices will be allowed to connect, but all others will be blocked

Configure device control

• Open Comodo Client Security

• Click 'More' > 'Preferences' > 'Device Control':
  

• Enable Device Control - Prohibits access to external storage devices like USB cards and external drives. You can define exclusions to allow selected devices to connect. (Default = Disabled)
  

• Log detected devices - All device connection / disconnection events, whether allowed or blocked, are added to CCS logs. You can view the logs in the 'Log Viewer' module. (Default = Enabled)

• Click 'More' > 'View Antivirus Events' > 'More' > 'Device Control Events'

• See Device Control Logs for more details.
  

• Exclusions - Add exceptions to device control. Devices specified here are allowed access to your computer even if 'Device Control' is active. For example, if your company uses USB tokens to authenticate remote VPN connections, you should create exceptions for those tokens.
  

Add exclusions

You can specify the exceptions in two ways:

• Select from currently connected devices

• Specify a custom device

Connect a device then create an exclusion for it

Note - You need to create your exceptions before enabling device control.

• Make sure the external device is connected to the computer

• Open Comodo Client Security

• Click 'More' > 'Preferences' > 'Device Control':

• Click the 'Add' button then choose 'Existing Device' from the drop-down
  

The screen lists all devices that are currently connected to your computer.

• Select the devices you want to add to exclusions and click 'OK'

• The device is added to the exclusions:

• Repeat the process to exclude more devices

• Click 'OK' in for your settings to take effect

Specify custom devices to be excluded

• Open Comodo Client Security

• Click 'More' > 'Preferences' > 'Device Control':

• Click the 'Add' button beside 'Exclusions' then choose 'Custom Device' from the drop-down

• Enter the vendor identifier and product identifier in the respective areas. Example: VID0951&PID1643. You can use wildcard character to add a series of devices to exclusions. E.g. VID0951&PID16*

• Click 'Apply' in the 'Add Custom Device' dialog

• Click 'OK' in the 'Preferences' dialog for your settings to take effect