Sentry K350 hardware encrypted USB flash drive - User Guide
Scanning your Device for Malware
If enabled by your SafeConsole administrator, the Malware Scanner is a self-cleaning technology
that detects and quarantines malware on your device. Powered by the McAfee® anti-virus and
anti-malware signature database, and constantly updated to combat the latest malware threats,
the scanner first checks for the latest updates, scans your device, then reports and cleans any
malware that is found.
Your system administrator may require the anti-malware definition to be updated before the de-
vice can be unlocked. In this event, the full anti-malware definition will need to be downloaded to
a temporary folder on the local computer before the password can be entered. This can increase
the time it takes to unlock the device based on the host computer’s networking connection and
the size of malware updates needed.
Some things to know about scanning your device:
• The scanner runs automatically when you unlock your device.
• It scans all onboard files (compressed and uncompressed).
• It will report and delete any detected malware.
• (Optional) If your SafeConsole has enabled quarantine, it may quarantine any malware it
finds. See
Restoring or Deleting a Quarantined File
for more information.
• The scanner will automatically update itself before each scan to protect you from the latest
malware threats.
• An update requires an internet connection. Ensure a minimum of 135 MB of free space on
the device to accommodate the downloaded malware signature files.
• Your first update may take a long time to download, depending on your internet connection.
• The date of the last update is displayed in the Control Panel.
• If the scanner becomes too far out of date, it will need to download a large file to bring it
back up-to-date.
Restoring or Deleting a Quarantined File
If your SafeConsole administrator has enabled quarantine, you will have the option of restoring
or deleting detected malware. This process helps when McAfee® detects a valid document as
malware.
NOTE:
Depending on the size of infected files, quarantine may not be available. If the file cannot
be quarantined it will be deleted and will not be able to be restored using the following process.
If a file is detected as infected a warning dialog will be shown with the option to lock the drive
at that time. Quarantined files remain on the device in an encrypted state to prevent further
execution.
To view quarantined files:
1. Unlock your device and click
Settings
in the DataLocker Control Panel.
2. Click
Quarantine
on the left sidebar.
Selecting a file from the list will display additional details including, Threat Name, Threat Type, anti-
malware definition version, and the date of quarantine. After the file is selected files can either be
Restored or Deleted.
Restored files will be exempt from automatic scanning while the device is currently unlocked. The
file will be scanned during the next unlock or if a manual scan is selected from the
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