Whenever your system comes in contact with any external devices, your system is at risk that viruses and malwares may infiltrate through them. This feature allows you to set protection rules for external devices such as; CDs, DVDs, and USB-based drives.
To configure External Drives Settings, follow these steps:
- Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
- Go to Settings > Client Settings > External Drives Settings.
- Select the options that you want to enable.The External Drives Settings options include: External Drives Settings, Autorun Protection Settings, and Mobile Scan Settings.
- To save your setting, click Save Policy.
External Drives Settings includes the following:
External Drives Settings
With External Drives Settings, you can scan the USB-based drives as soon as they are attached to your system. The USB-based drives should always be scanned for viruses before accessing it from your system, as these devices are convenient mediums for transfer of viruses and malwares from one system to another.
Autorun Protection Settings
Autorun Protection protects your system from autorun malware that tries to sneak into the system from USB-based devices or CDs/DVDs using the autorun feature of the installed operating system.
Mobile Scan Settings
This feature scans for viruses, spywares, and other malwares in mobile devices. To scan your mobile device, you need to connect it to PC using any of the following methods:
- USB Cable
- Bluetooth
The Mobile Scan feature is not supported on server operating systems.