ThreatLocker Version 8.1 introduces a new prompt to replace the Windows UAC prompt, allowing the user to request elevation.&nbsp;
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ThreatLocker Version 8.1 introduces a new prompt to replace the Windows UAC prompt, allowing the user to request elevation. 
 
 

Additionally, administrators can make the requester reason on an Elevation or Approval Request a mandatory field by adding an asterisk at the beginning or end in the custom text on the default deny policy. 
 

 


Changes to the User Account Control (UAC) Prompt in ThreatLocker Version 8.1

Preventing the Exploitation of 3CX 

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Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Updates

Upcoming Scheduled Maintenance: February 11-12, 2023

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Known Backup Issues with Tamper Protection on Agent Version 7.7.*

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Preventing the Exploitation of CVE-2022-30190 (Follina)

Applying Policies to Users or Active Directory Groups

Blocking and Permitting USB Drives

Changes to Adobe 6/8/2021 

Computer failing to update

Configuring with DUO Authentication

Create a Computer Group that does not learn

Creating a New Administrator

Default Computer Group Policies

Deploying Policies

Diagnosing an Application with an issue

Email Parsing Rules in ConnectWise Manage

Event Log Error Key

Excluded Processes

Getting your Unique Identifier from ThreatLocker

Hermetic Wiper: ThreatLocker Recommended Policy

Hiding the ThreatLocker tray icon

Issue with RMM Deployment

Log4J Vulnerability

Managing Application Definitions

Managing Application Policies

Merging Application Definitions

Notifications for Requests

Permitting All Signed Files in a Directory

Permitting Blocked Files

Permitting Software from the Approval Center

Permitting Software From the Computers Page

Preventing BCDEdit From Being Weaponized

Preventing Bitlocker from being Weaponized

Remote Presence

Response to Reports of Webroot Compromised File

Restarting the ThreatLocker Agent

Setting the ThreatLocker Agent Update Channel 

Setting Up SMS Alerts for ThreatLocker Requests

Setting up the Active Directory Sync Service

ThreatLocker Application Control Agent Data Collection

ThreatLocker Override Codes

ThreatLocker Popup is not happening when something is blocked

ThreatLocker Portal Performance 

ThreatLocker Stub Installer

Trusting an Application by a Certificate

Uninstalling the ThreatLocker Agent

Updating the ThreatLocker Version on a Single Computer

Updating ThreatLocker to the Latest Version

User Permissions 

Using Learning Mode to Track Installed Files from an RMM or Software Deployment Tool

Using the Console App to Verify the ThreatLocker MAC Agent is Running

Using the ThreatLocker Unified Audit

Using ThreatLocker to Mitigate CVE-2021-40444

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Windows 11 Upgrade and ThreatLocker 

ThreatLocker Security and Privacy

Trial Expiry

The ThreatLocker Testing Environment

Allowing ThreatLockerService to Retrieve your AD Groups

Known Issue: DNS Caching on Versions 7.0-7.6.2

Customer Deal Registration

ThreatLocker Mitigation and GoAnywhereMFT Zero-Day Exploit

Known Issue: Some ActiveX .ocx Files Not Recognized as Executing Pre 7.9 

Known Issue: Driver Not Restarting on Versions 7.0-7.4

Preventing the Exploitation of CVE-2023-2033

Rubber Ducky Data Exfiltration | Google Bucket

Preventing the Exploitation of MOVEit Vulnerability (CVE-2023-34362)

Proxy Benefits and Dangers

Changes to Elevation in ThreatLocker Version 8.2

Browser Extensions Affecting the ThreatLocker Testing Environment

Known Issue: Simulated Denies Not Showing When Network Control is Enabled Without Policies

Known Issue: Powershell Will Not Open When the Option MonitorPowerShell is Enabled