Blocked Programs Related Issues

Applies To: WatchGuard Advanced EPDR, WatchGuard EPDR, WatchGuard EDR

This topic describes how you can get a digital signature for a program or file, unblock a program or file, report a file that shows as pending for a length of time, or report malware that WatchGuard Endpoint Security does not detect.

Get a Trusted Digital Signature

To stop Advanced Protection from blocking a program or file from an environment where you frequently update software, and the program or file is susceptible to a block because it is unknown, you can send the program or file to Support as a digitally signed file with a trusted signature. After verification, WatchGuard can add the program or file to an allowlist so that the program or file is no longer unknown.

To obtain a WatchGuard digital signature for a program or file:

  1. Make a copy of the digitally signed file.
  2. Describe the file, specify the reason you want the file to be on the allowlist, and contact Support.

Program is Blocked as Unknown

On the Endpoint Security Status > Security dashboard, unknown processes show in the Currently Blocked Programs Being Classified tile until WatchGuard EPDR or WatchGuard EDR analyzes them. Sometimes, it is not possible to complete the analysis because the file is too large or no longer available on the endpoint. When this happens, unknown files might continue to show in the Currently Blocked Programs Being Classified tile.

Screenshot of the program files being blocked.

You can remove a blocked program that is in the process of classification. For more information, see Blocked Third-Party Programs.

For further assistance, contact Support and provide a description of the issue, the name of the program, and the date of detection.

Files Pending Classification

If a program or file remains on the Currently Blocked Programs Being Classified tile for an extended period of time, and it is not classified, there could be an Endpoint Security communication issue. For this type of issue, contact Support.

Known Malware Not Detected

If Endpoint Security does not detect malware on the computer, but you know that a malware infection exists and that the endpoint security product did not detect it, you can send information about the malware to:
[email protected].
WatchGuard does not respond to emails sent to this address.

Contact Support

If you have to contact Support, you can use the PSInfo tool to provide diagnostic logs to help Support troubleshoot your issue. For more information, go to Get Started with PSInfo.