---
title: "Dynamic Application Containment page"
slug: "dynamic-application-containment-page"
tags: ["Reference", "ENS 10.7.x"]
updated: 2026-08-31T16:22:43Z
published: 2026-10-06T19:45:38Z
canonical: "docs.trellix.com/dynamic-application-containment-page"
---

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# Dynamic Application Containment page

Protect your system by limiting the actions that contained applications can perform based on configured rules.

 
 
 

The **Dynamic Application Containment** settings of Adaptive Threat Protection apply to Windows systems only.

 
 
 
 

| Section | Option | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Containment Rules** |  | Configures Dynamic Application Containment rules. You can change whether Trellix-defined containment rules block or report, but you can't otherwise change or delete these rules. - **Block** (only) — Blocks, without logging, contained applications from performing actions specified by the rule. - **Report** (only) — Logs when applications try to perform actions in the rule, but doesn't prevent applications from performing actions. - **Block** and **Report** — Blocks and logs access attempts. - **Block All** — Selects or deselects **Block** for all rules. - **Report All** — Selects or deselects **Report** for all rules. To disable the rule, deselect both **Block** and **Report**. |

 
 

| Section | Option | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Exclusions** |  | Excludes processes from containment. - **Add** — Adds a process to the exclusion list. - **Delete** — Deletes the selected item. - **Actions** — - **Edit** — Changes the selected item. - **Duplicate** — Creates a copy of the selected item. |