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Endpoint not reporting blocked DVD drive, so cannot create exemption

Hi,

 

I have setup a new Win10 desktop with DVD-RW drive. I need to create a Device Control exemption, but there is no entry in the "add exmption" screen for optical drive to enable me to create it. I also note there is no pop-up alert from Sophos to say it has blocked the drive.

If I disable Device Control on the PC the DVD can burn discs fine, when I re-enable it I cannot. So Sophos is definitely in control of it.

I haven't had issues with creating any device exemptions before so this is a strange issue.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Stephen.



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  • Hello Stephen,

    you say that with other drives it works? In this case no alert, no pop-up, no entry in the DC log (you can set it to verbose on the endpoint), and nothing in the Windows Events log?
    Does the policy block all access or allow just R/O?

    Christian

  • Hi,

     

    I've not made any exemptions using the machine before, but have had no problem making rules in the past from any other computer. We did get the roll-out of the latest version of End-Point in the last week or so.

    Correct, there's no pop-up, no alert, no entry in the device control log within Sophos End-Point on the PC itself, no entry in device control event log on Enterprise Console. I don't see anything obvious in Windows Event Log.

    The existing device control policy for the PC allows read only for optical drives.

    Thanks,

    Stephen.

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  • Hi,

     

    I've not made any exemptions using the machine before, but have had no problem making rules in the past from any other computer. We did get the roll-out of the latest version of End-Point in the last week or so.

    Correct, there's no pop-up, no alert, no entry in the device control log within Sophos End-Point on the PC itself, no entry in device control event log on Enterprise Console. I don't see anything obvious in Windows Event Log.

    The existing device control policy for the PC allows read only for optical drives.

    Thanks,

    Stephen.

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