MER tool intermittently stops responding when run on a client

Technical Articles ID: KB87284
Last Modified: 3/11/2020

Environment

McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Endpoint - all supported versions

For details of DLP Endpoint supported environments, see KB68147

Problem

When you run the WebMER client or MER tool on a system with DLP Endpoint installed, during the data gathering, the WebMER or MER tool intermittently stops responding or hangs.

Solution

Perform the following steps for Data Loss Prevention Endpoint:

Open the Windows Client Configuration Policy.
Click Content Tracking.
Add the following entries to Whitelisted Process:
- MER.exe
- mc64bitresolver.exe
- WebMERClient.exe
Click the App checkbox. Leave all other checkboxes and fields blank.

NOTE: If you are using Clipboard Protection or Printing Protection rules, you must also add the above-mentioned processes to their respective Whitelisted Process list. To add the processes to the Whitelisted Process list, perform the following steps:

For Clipboard Protection:

Open the Windows Client Configuration Policy.
Click Clipboard Protection.
Add the following entries to Whitelisted Process:
- MER.exe
- mc64bitresolver.exe
- WebMERClient.exe

For Printing Protection:

Open the Windows Client Configuration Policy.
Click Printing Protection.
Add the following entries to Whitelisted Process:
- MER.exe
- mc64bitresolver.exe
- WebMERClient.exe

Affected Products

Data Loss Prevention Endpoint 11.4.x
Data Loss Prevention Endpoint 11.3.x
Data Loss Prevention Endpoint 11.2.x
Data Loss Prevention Endpoint 11.1.x
Diagnostic Data Collection
Known Issue/Product Defect
MER

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