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Help allowing a false positive to run / exclude from detection

Running Sophos Endpoint 9.5.

As of the recent update, we are receiving a false positive that we need to run.  I have already submitted the file to Sophos and explained the issue.

The immediate issue is that the only way I can get this application to run is by stopping On-Access scanning.

When I try to run the assocated application, it detects a particular file as a problem and quarantines it/

I have already tried adding the single file to the exclusion list, but it detects that file as a problem.

I then tried to add the entire direction C:\Program Files\XXX to the exclusion list, but it still detects that file as a problem.

It is detecting the file as Virus/spyware, NOT HIPS/PUA/Suspicious behavior, etc.  However, that said, I added it to every list in Authorization manager that was possible (Suspicious Files, Buffer Overflow, Suspicious Behavior, Suspicious Files)

The detection is Virus/spyware: Mal/Ponmocup-A.  So I tried adding that to  to Adwwre and PUAs as well (IN Authorization Manager).

I have verified that my client is updated as I can see the exclusions and settings from that level.

Any advice, or am I stuck removing Sophos until this definition gets changed in some way.

Appreciate any advice that can be offered.

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  • Sophos was quick to respond to the false positive and got out a new .ide the same day to resolve my 'false positiive' issue.  However, if anyone has an answer for this, would still like to hear it.

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  • Hello MartinDE,

    entering the complete path as it appears in the (SAV.txt) log as well as only the item itself (filename.extension) should exclude the file from On Access scanning. I've just tested local exclusion as well as exclusion from the policy with one of the samples I keep for testing such things for item, complete path and folder. Worked in all cases as expected.

    I'd suggest to try (and test) the different settings (use the eicar test file, that's what it's for).

    Christian 

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