Applies to: Sophos Home for Windows only
Machine learning is a Sophos Home Windows feature that can predict if a file is malicious pre-execution, without having seen it before, by examining its behavior. In addition to this, a database is cross-referenced at Sophos where customer feedback influences the decision.
How to exclude a file from Machine Learning
- Access your Sophos Home Dashboard
- Click on the affected machine
- Find the detection under New Activity or via the History tab
Example: (Note ML means this was a machine learning detection):
Important : exclusions are added at your own discretion. Submit file samples to Sophos Labs if you are unsure whether they are safe to exclude: Sophos- Submit a Sample
4. Click on Show Advanced Options
5. Under Did we get this wrong? click on Allow and Restore
6. You will now be prompted to restore and allow the application. This will restore the file, and send Sophos a report to re-evaluate the decision
Note: If more than one component from a company is detected, you will have the option to Restore and Allow All, which will restore and allow all applications from that vendor. Example below
Related articles
- Setting scan exceptions
- Sophos- Submit a Sample
- Adding local exclusions/Allowing Installations and/or applications to run