DeepGuard provides an additional layer of security to help protect your personal data against being deleted, ransomed, or stolen by harmful applications.
DeepGuard makes sure that you use only safe applications. The safety of an application is verified from the trusted cloud service. If no information is available, DeepGuard displays a permission dialog that asks you to deny or allow the application.
By checking the file reputation, DeepGuard improves the detection of system compromises. It also makes sure that applications that do not respect privacy are prevented from using your webcam, installing new startup programs, taking control of other programs, eavesdropping on your internet connection, or other such activities that can affect your privacy.
To make sure that DeepGuard is active:
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- Click on the product icon in the menu bar.
- Select Preferences from the menu.
- Click the DeepGuard tab.
- Click the lock icon in the bottom-left corner.
You need administrative rights to change the settings. Without this authorization, you cannot change any of the DeepGuard settings.
- Select DeepGuard.
- Select Let non-administrators save new rules if you want to apply new DeepGuard rules without using an administrator account.
- Select Use advanced mode for prompts if you want more options when DeepGuard asks you how to handle new applications. This allows you to create more detailed rules for handling specific applications or their access to certain files and folders on your computer. When DeepGuard detects a previously blocked or unknown application in advanced mode, click Details on the permission dialog to modify or adjust the rule for the application.