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    • Administration Guide

    Home FortiEDR/XDR 6.0.0 Administration Guide
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    User cannot communicate externally or files modification activity is blocked

    User cannot communicate externally or files modification activity is blocked

    Microsoft Windows-based devices

    The Windows Event Viewer records whenever a FortiEDR Collector blocks communication from a device or file modification related to ransomware activity. This information is recorded in the Windows Event Viewer log located in the following location: Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application.

    macOS-based devices

    The mconsole records whenever a FortiEDR Collector blocks communication from a device or file modification related to ransomware activity. This information is recorded in the macOS console log located in the following location: Applications > Utilities > Console > All Messages, as shown below:

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    User cannot communicate externally or files modification activity is blocked

    User cannot communicate externally or files modification activity is blocked

    Microsoft Windows-based devices

    The Windows Event Viewer records whenever a FortiEDR Collector blocks communication from a device or file modification related to ransomware activity. This information is recorded in the Windows Event Viewer log located in the following location: Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application.

    macOS-based devices

    The mconsole records whenever a FortiEDR Collector blocks communication from a device or file modification related to ransomware activity. This information is recorded in the macOS console log located in the following location: Applications > Utilities > Console > All Messages, as shown below:

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