Threat Database Match and Prevention Process

Jamf Protect Documentation

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Application
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Utilities & Services
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When Jamf Protect detects a process that matches the database, the following endpoint threat prevention measures occur:

  • By default, the process is blocked.

  • A prompt about the blocked process similar to the following is displayed to end users:

  • The associated file is assigned a unique event identifier and quarantined in the following location:

    Library/Application Support/JamfProtect/Quarantine/<EVENT_UUID>/<ITEM>
  • An alert entry is created in the Alerts page in the Jamf Protect web app or reported to any remote collection endpoints, if configured.