DLP agent makes a snapshot of any file that are evaluating for removable storage.  That way, if the file is removed before DLP agent detect, DLP agent can still Monitor the file and create an incident, allowing us to be aware that the copy happened.  Before processing, the files are copied into an .snp files that are stored in the C:\Program Files\Manufacturer\Endpoint Agent\temp directory.

The .snp (snapshot) files are the original copies of the files DLP agent scan. The file is then copied to a .vep (Vontu Endpoint) file, which is used in the detection process.

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It make a snapshot of any file that we are evaluating for removable storage.  That way, if the file is removed before we detect, we can still Monitor the file and create an incident, allowing us to be aware that the copy happened.  Before processing, the files are copied into an .snp files that are stored in the C:\Program Files\Manufacturer\Endpoint Agent\temp directory. 

The .snp (snapshot) files are the original copies of the files we scan. The file is then copied to a .vep (Vontu Endpoint) file, which is used in the detection process. 

We keep the last 20 snp files so there should never be more than 20 files in this folder in v10. The .snp files should be removed if the edpa process is restarted. If there are more than 20 files or they are not removed after restarting the edpa process then contact technical support.

VEP File Elimination should be disabled when:

* Two-Tier policies are used on the endpoint, OR
* Data Retention is enabled on the endpoint, OR
* Symantec Endpoint Encryption is used on the endpoint.

Otherwise, VEP File Elimination can be enabled.

Hi Mirza,

If you implement any of the above scenarios on your deployment, make sure that VEP file optimization is turned off. Go to System > Servers > Overview > Server Detail > Advanced Endpoint Settings and scroll down for FileSystem.ENABLE_VEP_FILE_ELIMINATION.int. The parameter should be set to 0.

By default, VEP file optimization is disabled.

Dear,

these files are being generated on the user's machine and we have no policy enabled on the console. Is this normal?

Thanks

kishorilat,

thanks i was looking for that and couldnt remeber off th top of muy head where it was at..

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make sure that VEP file optimization is turned off. Go to System > Servers > Overview > Server Detail > Advanced Endpoint Settings and scroll down for FileSystem.ENABLE_VEP_FILE_ELIMINATION.int. The parameter should be set to 0.