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McAfee AGENT 4.0 PATCH 2 - FOR WINDOWS RELEASE NOTES 10-03-2009 Release Note

McAfee AGENT 4.0 PATCH 2 - FOR WINDOWS RELEASE NOTES 10-03-2009 Release Note

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Release Notes for McAfee Agent 4.0.0 Patch 2 (Windows)
Release Notes for McAfee Agent 4.0 Patch 2 (Windows)
Thank you for using McAfee Agent software version 4.0. This document contains important information
about this release. We strongly recommend that you read the entire document.
Contents
About this release
System requirements
Rating
Purpose
Known issues
Resolved issues
Installation instructions
Allowing users to configure proxy settings
Finding release notes and documentation for McAfee enterprise products
License attributions
About this release
Patch Release: March 10, 2009
Patch Package: 4.0.0.1421
This release was developed for use with:
Data Loss Prevention 2.1 and 2.2
Endpoint Encryption for Files and Folders 3.1.0
Endpoint Encryption for PC 5.1.5
ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6.1 and 4.0
McAfee Anti-Spam for GroupShield 7.0
McAfee Encrypted USB 1.0
McAfee VDisk for Windows 4.1.0
Host Intrusion Prevention (Windows only) 7.0
Network Access Control 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0
Policy Auditor 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.1
PortalShield 1.0 and 2.0
Safeboot Encrypted USB 1.0
Safeboot Endpoint Encryption for File and Folder (Content Encryption) 3.1.0
Safeboot Endpoint Encryption for PC (Device Encryption) 5.1.5
Safeboot VDisk for Windows 4.1.0
SecurityShield 1.0
SiteAdvisor Enterprise 1.5, 1.6. and 2.0
System Compliance Profiler 1.1 and 2.0
VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i, 8.5i (Patch 7 and above), and 8.7i (with AntiSpyware Enterprise)
Make sure you have installed the correct version(s) before using this release.
System requirements
This section specifies the system requirements for McAfee Agent 4.0.

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  • Page 1 Release Notes for McAfee Agent 4.0.0 Patch 2 (Windows) Release Notes for McAfee Agent 4.0 Patch 2 (Windows) Thank you for using McAfee Agent software version 4.0. This document contains important information about this release. We strongly recommend that you read the entire document.
  • Page 2 For more information, see KB article KB51560. Purpose This document supplements the McAfee Agent 4.0 Readme file in the release package, and details fixes included in McAfee Agent 4.0 Patch releases. This Patch contains a variety of improvements. McAfee has spent a significant amount of time finding, fixing, and testing the fixes in this release.
  • Page 3 UNC repository was inaccessible for pinging, the McAfee Agent might run with lowered privileges. When this occurred, the error message “Permission denied” appeared in the Agent_ log file when the McAfee Agent attempted to write to the registry. (Reference: 416303, 417404, 432919, 432931) Resolution: The UNC Repository Updater process now continues to run under the System user’s...
  • Page 4 Resolution: The script engine has been updated to properly detect and report unregistered services as an error rather than exiting. 10. Issue: Non-English versions of the McAfee Agent could fail to apply incremental DAT updates, and instead download the full DAT package, resulting in unnecessary network bandwidth consumption.
  • Page 5 Release Notes for McAfee Agent 4.0.0 Patch 2 (Windows) Note: When writing a message to the error log file, the size of the current file is checked. If the size equals or exceeds the file size limit set in the registry, the following actions will occur: If the backup file (Agent_<system name>_backup.log) exists in the target folder, it is...
  • Page 6 Resolution: All dates are now recorded correctly in the Agent_<system name>.xml log file. 14. Issue: The McAfee Agent only updated the VirusScan engine if the minor version was newer than what was installed. This prevented the VirusScan engine from updating to a newer build of the same version.
  • Page 7 Note: This change does not remove the Temp files created during the execution of an “Agent Update Task” prior to implementing this patch. 20. Issue: During Policy Enforcement, when the McAfee Agent failed to compile the policy file, the policy enforcement failed and the agent crashed on the next Policy Enforcement. (Reference:...
  • Page 8 Agent Installation Package Creation wizard. Create a deployment task. Installing on ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 systems This section provides instructions for installing McAfee Agent 4.0 for use with ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 on Windows using two different methods. Tasks Installing on Windows using ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 Installing on Windows using third-party deployment methods Installing on Windows using ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0...
  • Page 9 You can add parameters and switches as allowed by your deployment system. For a list of available parameters, see Installing, upgrading and uninstalling using Windows command-line switches. Upgrading This section provides instructions for upgrading the agent from versions 3.5.5 and 3.6 to McAfee Agent 4.0.
  • Page 10 Release Notes for McAfee Agent 4.0.0 Patch 2 (Windows) Upgrading on Windows using FramePkg_upd.exe You must have administrator rights to perform this task. 1. Download and extract the Patch 2 agent package, MA400P2WIN.zip, to a temporary location. 2. Copy FramePkg_upd.exe to a location on the target client.
  • Page 11 Release Notes for McAfee Agent 4.0.0 Patch 2 (Windows) Use this command for installation and upgrade to include policies selected by the administrator rather than the default policies. framepkg.exe /install=agent /agentpolicy=<full path of user-defined server.xml file> Note: Policies are stored in the server.xml file.
  • Page 12 Release Notes for McAfee Agent 4.0.0 Patch 2 (Windows) framepkg.exe /install=agent /forceinstall Note: McAfee strongly advises that you only use /forceinstall to install the McAfee Agent under the conditions stated above, because the command: Deletes current program files and restores data files to a default state. As a result, all user- configured repositories and user-created tasks are lost.
  • Page 13 Using these commands is the equivalent of double-clicking FramePkg_upd.exe in the installation package. Uninstalling the agent Some managed products, such as McAfee VirusScan Enterprise and McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention, incorporate their own copies of the agent. Disconnect the agent from its ePO server, and if there are no point-products using it for updating, remove it completely: frminst.exe /remove=agent...
  • Page 14 /siteinfo=<full path of target server’s sitelist.xml file> Allowing users to configure proxy settings Laptop users of Windows can configure proxy settings for downloading McAfee VirusScan Enterprise updates while in the field. This requires making changes in the ePolicy Orchestrator console and in the VirusScan console.
  • Page 15 For any such software covered under the GPL, the source code is made available on this CD. If any Free Software licenses require that McAfee provide rights to use, copy or modify a software program that are broader than the rights granted in this agreement, then such rights shall take precedence over the rights and restrictions herein.
  • Page 16 No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of McAfee, Inc., or its suppliers or affiliate companies.

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