How to use wildcard in KSWS/KESS exclusions [Kaspersky Security for Windows Server]

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KSWS/KESS use * as a wildcard character. There are multiple ways to use it.

Examples

Masks without paths

1. *.exe - all files with extension *.exe
2. test - all files with name test

Masks with absolute paths

1. C:\dir\*.* - all files in folder C:\dir\ and its subfolders
2. C:\dir\*.exe - all files with mask *.exe in folder C:\dir\ and its subfolders
3. C:\dir\test - all files named test in folder C:\dir\ and its subfolders
4. C:\dir\ - all files in folder C:\dir\ and its subfolders

Masks with relative paths

1. dir\*.* - all files in all folders named dir and their subfolders
2. dir\*.exe - all files with mask *.exe in all folders named dir and their subfolders
3. dir\test - all files named test in all folders named dir and their subfolders
4. dir\test*.* - all files which name begins with test and has extention in all folders named dir and their subfolders (for example, C:temp\dir\sub\test2.exe will be excluded )
5. dir\ - all files in all folders named dir and their subfolders

dir\ and dir\* have the same result.

Combinations such as dir\*\ are not used. The product will ignore them.

Masks acceptable while adding trusted processes:

c:\dir1\dir2\fil?.exe

c:\dir1\dir?\fil?.exe

c:\dir1\dir2\*.exe

c:\dir1\*\some_file.exe