# Elastic defend is not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Endpoint Security\ **Created:** [May 4, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737 "2024-05-04T08:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lesio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lesio/32/89323_2.png) [@lesio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lesio)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737/42 "2024-05-08T14:04:14Z")
Did you check your Elastic Defend policy? Can you post a screenshot? ---
**Author:** ![Intruder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Intruder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Intruder)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737/43 "2024-05-08T14:07:48Z")
![图片](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/a/aa7bfc9912912090ba2ab462d26844fbc98b00ba.png) ![图片](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/4/a43020b67959635f4475091d10f899046242e1ca.png) ---
**Author:** ![lesio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lesio/32/89323_2.png) [@lesio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lesio)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737/44 "2024-05-08T14:13:44Z")
Malware protections should catch it from on disk execution, but you need `Prevent` mode to have it stopped. I would check again if the policy was actually applied on the endpoint, and if the output works to let Endpoint deliver the alert to the stack. ---
**Author:** ![Intruder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Intruder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Intruder)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737/45 "2024-05-08T14:19:08Z")
It seems the policy is not applied .. it is not in the status But if you see the fleet server , it says it is applying the policy ,and it is running ![图片](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/2/f29ed9fb48cd8c2afa47f1b90e6ccc4c35a6ca29.png) ![图片](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/c/3cc4770377b8c681b40f8d4077be11d0152e79ac.png) And it is talking to elastic as it should ![图片](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/3/a32cac75a974c5f625bf5178ca8d467046e4191c.png) what could be the reason ? ---
**Author:** ![lesio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lesio/32/89323_2.png) [@lesio](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lesio)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737/46 "2024-05-08T14:33:20Z")
Policy update takes some time. I'm not familiar with the details what happens in the stack until it reaches the target machine. ---
**Author:** ![Intruder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Intruder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Intruder)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737/47 "2024-05-08T14:44:08Z")
Thats ok , at least it is working as healthy ,I think I can manage that . I am grateful ! thanks for your time very much ---
**Author:** ![Intruder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Intruder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Intruder)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737/48 "2024-05-08T14:45:14Z")
If anyone have idea about this issue and share to me , that will be great ! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-is-not-working/358737/49 "2024-06-05T14:46:12Z")
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