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How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

  • 1.  How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 05:39 AM
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    How to stop Disabling client interface. I have created a password protection to open the interface. But still client are able to disable the SEP.



  • 2.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 05:44 AM

    See Chetan articles

    How to disable SEP features at client GUI in SEP

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/how-disable-sep-features-client-gui-sep-121

     

    See this thread and brian comments

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/disable-symantec-endpoint-option-not-working-windows-8



  • 3.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 06:19 AM

    How to block a user's ability to disable Symantec Endpoint Protection on Clients

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH102822



  • 4.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 06:35 AM

    How to block a user's ability to disable Symantec Endpoint Protection on Clients

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH102822

    How to block a user's ability to disable Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition on Clients

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH172434

    How to lock down Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Client

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH167182

    How to restrict users from making configuration changes to the Symantec Endpoint Protection client

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH102370

    How do you lock down SEP client interface so that end users cannot disable components or modify settings

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH136678

    Securing the Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client user interface and settings

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH185903



  • 5.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 07:16 AM

    Hi,

    How to disable SEP features at client GUI in SEP

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/how-disable-sep-features-client-gui-sep-121

    How to add or remove features to existing Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client installations

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH90936

    How to block a user's ability to disable Symantec Endpoint Protection on Clients

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH102822

    How to block a user's ability to disable Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition on Clients

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH172434

    How to lock down Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 Client

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH167182

    How to restrict users from making configuration changes to the Symantec Endpoint Protection client

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH102370



  • 6.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 07:21 AM

    Solution provided by .Brain



  • 7.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 07:38 AM

    Enabled the High Protection for Virusscan and Spyware. But when disabling it shows following error ips is disabled. And diable option is also not grayed out.

    Running on windows 8.1 machine.

     



  • 8.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 08:01 AM

    Close the locks in the IPS policy



  • 9.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 08:29 AM

    I cannot see any option to close the lock. Can you suggest me the steps for it .



  • 10.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 08:32 AM

    In the third screenshot of the IPS policy you posted, the two locks are open. They need to be closed. Simply click on them to close and click OK to save the update. Wait until the client(s) pick up the policy change and they should be set.



  • 11.  RE: How to protect Symantec Endpoint Protection from being disabled.

    Posted Aug 28, 2014 08:38 AM

    click on the small local icon... it will get closed the one in previous screen shot