Athena EPP (Endpoint Protection Platform)

Athena EPP (formerly Sangfor Endpoint Secure) integrates NGAV, EDR, and endpoint management into a single, powerful solution for comprehensive endpoint protection.
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High-Risk Operations

{{ $t('productDocDetail.updateTime') }}: 2025-12-30

Before you use Athena EPP, learn about and avoid the high-risk operations described in the table below. If a high-risk operation is performed, your business may be affected or even interrupted.

Table 5:High-risk Operations

Module

Level 1 Directory

Level 2 Directory

Risky Operation

Description

Risk Level

Response

Policies

General Policies

Anti-Malware

The action for a detected threat file is set to Auto Fix - Security First.

A business file may be quarantined due to a false positive, which can cause a system error.

High

Set the action for a detected threat file to Auto Fix - Business Continuity First.

Policies

General Policies

Anti-Malware

The engine is set to High Detection Rate for daily operations.

The virus detection rate is higher in High Detection Rate mode, resulting in more false positives. We recommend using this mode only when you test the virus detection rate.

High

Do not set the engine to High Detection Rate for daily operations.

Policies

General Policies

Realtime Protection

In the Realtime File Protection section, the action to take for a detected threat file is set to Auto Fix - Security First.

A business file may be quarantined due to a false positive, which can cause a system error.

High

Set the action for a detected threat file to Auto Fix - Business Continuity First.

Detection and Response

Anti-Malware

Scan Mode

When the server performance is insufficient, the scan mode is set to High CPU.

In High CPU mode, a scan consumes more endpoint CPU resources. This affects the system services if the server performance is insufficient. We recommend that you set the scan mode to Balanced by default.

High

When the server performance is insufficient, set the scan mode to Low CPU or Adaptive.

Detection and Response

Target Assets

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Endpoint isolation

An isolated endpoint cannot access any other networks. If a server is isolated, your business may be affected.

High

Go to Detection and Response > Target Assets > Isolated, and remove the endpoint from isolation.

Detection and Response

Response

Endpoint Isolation

Isolation

An isolated endpoint cannot access any other networks. If a server is isolated, your business may be affected.

High

Go to Detection and Response > Response > Endpoint Isolation, and remove the asset from isolation.

Detection and Response

Response

Domain Isolation

Domain name and IP address isolation

An isolated domain name or IP address is not accessible to endpoints. Your business may be affected if an isolated domain or IP address is required for a service.

High

Go to Detection and Response > Response > Domain Blocking, and remove the domain name or IP address from isolation.

Detection and Response

Response

Process Killing

Process Killing

A process blocked on an endpoint is killed. Your business may be affected if the process is required for a service.

High

Restart the process on the endpoint.

Detection and Response

Response

File Quarantine

File quarantine

A file is quarantined. Your business may be affected if the file is required for a service.

High

Go to Detection and Response > Response > File Quarantine, and remove the file from the Quarantine area. You can also perform file restoration on an integrated device.

Risk Assessment

Vulnerability Remediation

Patching

Some vulnerability fixes require a system restart to take effect. Your business will be interrupted if you specify to restart the server automatically after fixing a vulnerability.

Your business is interrupted due to a server restart.

High

We recommend that you do not specify to automatically restart the server after fixing a vulnerability. Instead, you can manually restart the server when the restart causes a minimal business impact.

Policies

General Policies

Anti-Ransomware

You have enabled the trusted process whitelist, but have not added server service processes to the whitelist.

Key server services cannot run, resulting in business interruption.

High

Add server service processes to the whitelist.