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Why is Process Guard not blocking the process?

  • Published on Sep 11, 2026
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  • Process Guard policy is not set to Block on Detection mode.

    Note

    The default behavior of Process Guard has been changed to detection only mode in default installation mode. To block a process, you must enable the Block on Detection option.

  • The process is excluded using Process Guard exclusions.

  • A compatible agent version is not installed.

    Note

    Process Guard requires Agent MR update () installed to be fully operational.

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