Creation of temporary files and folders by the Decoy Files protection after backup sessions

Creation of temporary files and folders by the Decoy Files protection after backup sessions

• Advanced EPDR
• Advanced EDR

Resolved in Hotfix / v.8.00.23.X

Creation of temporary files and folders like C:\Users\TEMP.DOMAIN_NAME.XXX by the Decoy Files protection after backup sessions.

Apply the available hotfix on the affected endpoint.

1. Download and save the hotfix file to the endpoint:
   hf-wgua3430-wpdecoy-tempfiles.exe
2. Double-click the downloaded file.
3. The hotfix installation does not require restarting the computer. However, under certain circumstances, you may be prompted to restart for the hotfix to be fully applied. If you cannot restart the computer right away, select No when prompted. This postpones the application of the hotfix until the next system restart.Note: To download an unattended or silent version of the hotfix, click here. The hotfix is applied after the next system restart.

Next, find all the changes the hotfix includes.

Affected Versions

Protection versions between v8.00.22.0010 to v8.00.22.0025.

To see your Advanced EPDR/EDR product version, see this article.

File Details

The hotfix updates the following file

Verify Hotfix Application
To confirm the correct application of the hotfix, check the file version (in File Details section) or else, verify the values of these Registry keys: