Enabling and configuring exclusions for and optimization of sent EDR telemetry about application processes

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This section provides information related to Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Windows. This information may be partially or completely inapplicable to Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Linux. For complete information about Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Linux, please refer to the Help of the solution that includes the application: Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform or Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response.

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Exclusions for EDR telemetry about application processes are available when Kaspersky Endpoint Agent is integrated with servers where KATA Central Node or Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks is installed.

Kaspersky Endpoint Agent does not analyze or send data on excluded application processes to the server with KATA Central Node or Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks installed.

Optimization of the volume of EDR telemetry about application processes can be managed (enabled / disabled) when Kaspersky Endpoint Agent is integrated with servers where Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks is installed.

If optimization of the volume of EDR telemtry is enabled, Kaspersky Endpoint Agent does not send events with 102 (basic communications) and 8 (network activity of a process) codes for the Microsoft SMB protocol and the Network Agent process klnagent.exe regarding processes of applications on a server where Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks is installed.

To enable and configure exclusions for and optimization of the volume of EDR telemetry on application processes:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Open the application properties window for an individual device.
     1. In the Managed devices folder of the Administration Console tree, select the folder with the name of the administration group, which includes the required device.
     2. In the workspace, select the Devices tab.
     3. Select the device for which you want to configure Kaspersky Endpoint Agent settings.
     4. Select Properties in the device context menu.

        The device properties window opens.

     5. Select the Applications section.

        A list of Kaspersky applications installed on the device is displayed in the window.

     6. Select Kaspersky Endpoint Agent and open its properties window in one of the following ways:
        • Double-click the application name.
        • In the application context menu, select Properties.
        • Click the Properties button under the list of Kaspersky applications.

   • Open the policy properties window.
     1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
     2. In the console tree, open the Policies folder.
     3. Select Kaspersky Endpoint Agent policy and open its properties window in one of the following ways:
        • Double-click the policy name.
        • Select Properties in the policy context menu.
        • Select the Configure policy settings item in the right part of the window.

2. Select the EDR telemetry → Excluded processes section.
3. In the Exclusions settings group, enable the Use exclusions setting to enable use of EDR telemetry exclusions.
4. Configure optimization of the volume of EDR telemetry:

   When Kaspersky Endpoint Agent is integrated with servers where KATA Central Node is installed, optimization of the volume of EDR telemetry should always be enabled.

   • Disable the Optimize the amount of telemetry setting if you want Kaspersky Endpoint Agent to send events with codes 102 (basic communications) and 8 (the process's network activity) for the Microsoft SMB protocol, WinRM service, and the Network Agent process klnagent.exe.
   • Enable the Optimize the amount of telemetry setting if you want Kaspersky Endpoint Agent to not send events with codes 102 (basic communications) and 8 (the process’s network activity) for the Microsoft SMB protocol and the Network Agent process klnagent.exe.

   If the Use exclusions setting is disabled, Kaspersky Endpoint Agent does not send events with codes 102 (basic communications) and 8 (the process's network activity) for the Microsoft SMB protocol and the Network Agent process klnagent.exe, regardless of the value of the Optimize the amount of telemetry setting.

5. Create a list of exclusions:
   1. Click the Add button.
   2. In the Rule properties window that opens, configure the exclusion settings:

      Exclusion settings are applied using a logical AND.

      To create an exclusion, specify the value in the Full path field and select at least one event type in the Use this exclusion for the following event types list.

      If the Network events value is selected for the Use this exclusion for the following event types criterion, specify the full path to the file in the Full path field.

      The object for which you create an exclusion must be available on the protected device at the time the exclusion settings are applied. For example, if you first configure exclusion for a specific application, and then install that application on the protected device, this exclusion will not be applied.

      1. In the Process information section, specify the values in the following fields:
         • Full path. Full path to the file, including its name and extension. You can use file masks (using the ? and * characters), as well as system environment variables.
         • Command line text. Command line to run the object.
         • Parent folder path. The path to the folder where the file is located.
      2. In the File properties section, specify the values in the following fields:
         • File description. The value of the FileDescription parameter from the resource of the RT_VERSION type (VersionInfo).
         • Original file name. The value of the OriginalFilename parameter from the resource of the RT_VERSION type (VersionInfo).
         • File version. The value of the FileVersion parameter from the resource of the RT_VERSION type (VersionInfo).
      3. In the File checksums section, specify the values in the following fields:
         • MD5. MD5 hash of the file.
         • SHA256. SHA256 hash of the file.
      4. In the Use this exclusion for the following event types list, select at least one value:
         • File modification.
         • Network events.
         • Interactive input in the console.

           This event type is selected by default.

         • Loading the process module.
         • Changes in the Registry.
   3. Click OK to save the changes and close the Rule properties window.

      The new exclusion is created and displayed in the list of exclusions.

   4. If you need to export the exclusion list to an XML file, click the Export button.
   5. If you need to import the exclusion list from an XML file, click the Import button.
   6. If you need to modify an exclusion, click the Modify button.
   7. If you need to delete an exclusion from the list, select the exclusion and click the Delete button.
6. If you are configuring the policy settings, make sure that the switch in the upper right corner of the group of settings is turned on. It is the default position of the switch.
7. Click OK to save the changes.