From 2beb86cdd0a6358b3f0a67a9fb02f357f9f2a10c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: amirsc3 <42802974+amirsc3@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2021 17:55:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update controlled-folders.md Some customers opened support tickets wanting to know why CFA blocks did not create alerts in our portal... so I think we should add this note to avoid customer confusion... --- .../microsoft-defender-atp/controlled-folders.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/controlled-folders.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/controlled-folders.md index f193b2eca8..34b3992bb5 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/controlled-folders.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/controlled-folders.md @@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ Controlled folder access helps protect your valuable data from malicious apps an Controlled folder access works best with [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](../microsoft-defender-atp/microsoft-defender-advanced-threat-protection.md), which gives you detailed reporting into controlled folder access events and blocks as part of the usual [alert investigation scenarios](../microsoft-defender-atp/investigate-alerts.md). +> [!NOTE] +> Controlled folder access blocks do not generate alerts in the [Alert queue](../microsoft-defender-atp/alerts-queue.md). However, they do provide valuable information that will appear in the [Device Timeline](../microsoft-defender-atp/investigate-machines.md), [Advanced Hunting](../microsoft-defender-atp/advanced-hunting-overview.md) or can be used when building [Custom Detections](../microsoft-defender-atp/custom-detection-rules.md). + ## How does controlled folder access work? Controlled folder access works by only allowing trusted apps to access protected folders. Protected folders are specified when controlled folder access is configured. Typically, commonly used folders, such as those used for documents, pictures, downloads, and so on, are included in the list of controlled folders.