Command Line Rules

Command Line Rules extend the whitelisting coverage to file-less attacks that make use of already trusted applications to infect PCs. Such attacks do not exist as a file and can remain undetected by antivirus programs and threaten the security of the user’s system.

This advanced feature of SecureAPlus enables users to make additional rules on top of the default ones to increase the overall security of SecureAPlus according to user preference and technical knowledge.

Learn more on how to add or remove trusted command line

Adding command line rules

To add command-line rules

  1. Launch SecureAPlus and select App Settings. In the App Settings menu, click on Application Whitelisting → Command Line Settings.

  2. On the Rules tab, click on the Add button.

  3. Browse the process file or Enter the process file name without the path and select the desired parameters and action and click on the Add button.

  4. The newly added command line rule will be added to the list.

Learn more about what action to be set in command line rules

Editing command line rules

To modify application whitelisting rules for the command line

  1. Launch SecureAPlus and select App Settings. In the App Settings menu, click on Application Whitelisting → Command Line Settings.

  2. Select a process from the list

    • To modify the Process name or the parameter: Double click on it till you see a text box. Make necessary changes and hit the Enter key.

    • To modify the Parameter rules or the action: Click on the drop-down list and select the desired field.

Removing command line rules

To remove the command line

  1. Launch SecureAPlus and select App Settings. In the App Settings menu, click on Application Whitelisting → Command Line Settings.

  2. Check on the rule(s) from the list that you want to remove, click the Remove button.


  3. The selected rule(s) will be removed from the list.

The Command Line Settings is an advanced and powerful feature that increases in utility as user technical knowledge about threats increases. To learn more about this powerful feature, check out our other support pages on Adding & Removing Trusted Command Lines and Available Actions for Command Line Rules.

Support and feedback

Should you encounter any issues using SecureAPlus with any of the mentioned or missed requirements above, you can write to us a docs@secureage.com.

This page was last updated: November 07, 2024