Users Guide

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DellDataProtection|ProtectedWorkspaceAutoRestore
TheDDP|ProtectedWorkspaceproducthasanautorestorefeaturebuilt‐inthatwillrestorethe
protectedenvironmentbacktoacleanstateonasetschedule.Thisschedulecanbecustomizedbythe
enduser.
Whenanautorestorehappens,thefollowingdialogappears.Thisallowstheuserto
restore
immediatelyortodelaytherestoreuntilabettertime.Itisrecommendedthatthe“RestoreNow”
optionbeusedtoensuretheprotectedenvironmentisresettoacleanstate.
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ItisrecommendedthatAuto‐Restorebeenabledtoensurethatafreshbrowserisusedeachday.
The
recommended(anddefault)settingisthattheDDP|ProtectedWorkspaceenvironmentberestored
every72hoursifnotmorefrequently.Restoringtheprotectedenvironmentwillhelptoensurethatthe
environmentisalwayscleanandfreeofmaliciousactivity.
ItisalsoimportanttonotethattheDDP
|ProtectedWorkspaceenvironmentisrestartedeachtimethe
computerisrestartedoranewuserlogsontothePC.TheAuto‐Restoretimerwillrestarteachtimethe
productisrestartedwhentheauto‐restoretimerisin“AfterElapsed”mode.
DellDataProtection|ProtectedWorkspaceThreatDetection
DDP|ProtectedWorkspacehasabuiltinthreatdetectionagentthatwilldetectunsafebehaviorwithin
theprotectedenvironment.Whenathreatisdetected,theDDP|PWproductwillnotifytheenduser
thatarestoreoftheenvironmentisneeded.Anotificationalertwillbedisplayedabovethesystemtray
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indicatingsuspiciousactivity.
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Userscanclickthe“Restore”button,whichwillrestarttheprotectedenvironmentto aclean state.
Usersalsohavetheoptiontoclosethenotificationandcontinueworking.Whendoingso,theDDP|
ProtectedWorkspaceIconwillbedisplayedinred.