Special rule

Special rules can only be used as whitelist rules.

You can select from the following options in the dialog:

1. Program file is part of the Windows operating system

   • includes all programs protected by the Windows System File Protection (WFP)

   Include additional operation system add-ons addresses programs in

   • C:\windows
   • C:\windows\system32
   • C:\windows\servicing
   • C:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries (Help Center)
   • C:\windows\application compatibility scripts
   • C:\windows\explorer.exe
   • C:\Programs\Internet Explorer
   • C:\Programs\Windows Defender

2. The program is a component of DriveLock

   • all programs in the DriveLock installation directories

3. The program is part of the .NET Framework

   • all programs in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET

4. Windows Automatic Updates are being installed

   • all processes initialized by the Windows Update Agent

5. Program file detail information cannot be extracted

   • can be used as a fallback if for any reason DriveLock is not able to access or read information details from a specific file

6. Any program is started

   • can be used in conjunction with rule limitations for example, to allow access to all programs for the Administrators group, optionally including a user approval before executing the process.

     This user permission does not affect the priority of the rule.