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Using archives to update malware definitions
Using archives to update malware definitions When you cannot use a connection to an intermediate proxy due to security policies, you can update the malware definitions using the tool provided with Policy Manager. The tool for downloading updates is bundled with Policy Manager and can be extracted with the provided…
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Getting Hardware ID for a device
Getting Hardware ID for a device There are several ways to get the Hardware ID for a device for the Device Control rules; Using Device Control statistics or Windows Device Manager. Using Device Control statistics to get Hardware ID * Open Device Control statistics in Policy Manager. * Find the device that should be used…
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Installing F-Secure Linux Security 11 and Policy Manager for Linux 12 on the same server
Installing F-Secure Linux Security 11 and Policy Manager for Linux 12 on the same server This article provides information on installing the F-Secure Linux Security 11 and Policy Manager for Linux 12 on the same server. Limitations and compatibility issues * By default, firewall in Linux Security (LS) will block ports…
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Using Policy Manager Proxy to update malware definitions
Using Policy Manager Proxy to update malware definitions If your network setup does not allow Policy Manager to connect to the Internet, but allows connections to internal resources that can access the Internet, you can use Policy Manager Proxy to keep the malware definitions up to date. This is the most convenient…
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How can I use Windows 7 DirectAccess with F-Secure firewall turned on?
How can I use Windows 7 DirectAccess with F-Secure firewall turned on? This article describes how you can set up the F-Secure firewall for Windows 7 DirectAccess from Policy Manager Console (PMC). To set up the F-Secure firewall for DirectAccess from PMC: * Windows Firewall needs to be turned on. Therefore, change the…
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Unable to connect to the Policy Manager Server after upgrading Policy Manager
Unable to connect to the Policy Manager Server after upgrading Policy Manager Symptoms Policy Manager Console prompts an error message: "Cannot connect to the server: localhost:8080. Check that the host name and port number are correct. Port number 8080 is used by default." Diagnosis This may be a TCP port conflict.…
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How to configure MyNetwork rule in Policy Manager autoselect
How to configure MyNetwork rule in Policy Manager autoselect This article describes how you can configure the MyNetwork rule in F-Secure Policy Manager. MyNetwork works using a single IP address. If the IP is in the same network as the workstation (based on the calculations from the IP netmask & IP address of the…
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Policy Manager advanced configuration settings
WithSecure Policy Manager supports some advanced configuration using Java system properties. This article describes how you can specify the Java system properties for Windows and Linux environments. On Windows The Java system properties for Policy Manager Server (PMS) can be specified via the Windows registry: Run Regedit…
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How do I create a custom firewall rule (service) for F-Secure Client Security 13.x?
How do I create a custom firewall rule (service) for F-Secure Client Security 13.x? Your computer is protected with predefined firewall settings. Usually, you do not have to change them. However, you may have to change the settings, if you use a very strict firewall profile, or if you have added your own firewall rules…
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How to collect an MBR rootkit sample
How to collect an MBR rootkit sample This article explains how you can collect an MBR rootkit sample for F-Secure Labs to analyse. Before performing any of the steps, you need * a USB drive (or other similar removable media) AND * any rescue system CD available, such as KNOPPIX®. To collect an MBR rootkit sample, do as…