NOTE: Patch 7 is currently in a Managed Release period, where select customers receive the Patch and work closely with Tier III Support to implement the Patch and provide feedback. Any issues found are investigated and addressed. This article will be updated when Patch 7 reaches General Release, which is expected to be 7 November 2008.
Customers who wish to participate in this Managed Release program should contact their Technical Account Manager or Support Account Manager. For more details see 615747.
Patch Release: October 6, 2008
This release was developed and tested with:
- VirusScan Enterprise:8.5i
- DAT Version: 5382, September 11, 2008
- Engine Version: 5.3.00
Make sure you have installed these versions, or later,
before using this release.
ABOUT THIS RELEASE
PURPOSE
This release contains updated binaries in a single
Microsoft Patch installer to address all items listed
in "Resolved Issues" below.
For the most up-to-date copy of this Readme
information, refer to McAfee Support KnowledgeBase
article 616848.
Patch 7 is a High Priority release. See McAfee Support
KnowledgeBase article 614038 for information on
ratings.
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IMPROVEMENTS
1. The on-demand scanner has been updated to better
use the System Utilization setting throughout the
entire scanning process.
Refer to McAfee Support Knowledgebase article
9197288 for further information.
2. This Patch contains a new Buffer Overflow and
Access Protection DAT (version 378), which adds an
Access Protection category for Virtual Machine
Protection. These rules provide access protection
functionality for virtual machines.
NOTE:
To manage the new Virtual Machine Protection
category with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.x or
ProtectionPilot, you must use the latest NAP file,
included in this Patch package, or VirusScan 8.5i
Repost Patch 5.
For ePolicy Orchestrator 4.x users, the Extension
update also contains the updated rule file. The
updated Extension package is available on the web
product download area under the Patches category.
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RESOLVED ISSUES
The resolved issues are divided into subsections per
patch, showing when each fix was added to the
compilation.
PATCH 7 RESOLVED ISSUES
1. ISSUE:
When installing a VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i patch,
the existing On-Access Scanner service might fail
to unload. This leads to two instances of the
service, with one consuming a high amount of CPU
usage.
RESOLUTION:
The On-Access Scanner service had been updated to
avoid a runaway thread scenario that caused the
service, being replaced, to not stop.
NOTE:
To avoid this issue while installing Patch 7 or
later, install HF427887 first. Refer to McAfee
Support KnowledgeBase article 616344 for further
information.
2. ISSUE:
Changes to the VirusScan Enterprise core subsystem
disabled performance optimization for handling
frequent write actions to INI and LOG files.
RESOLUTION:
The Anti-Virus Filter Driver was corrected to
ensure that scanning of specified file extensions
is optimized, as in previous versions.
3. ISSUE:
A three-party deadlock occurred, causing the
On-Access Scanner to become blocked until it times
out. This causes the scanner service to time out
and eventually self-terminate.
RESOLUTION:
The Common Shell scanner has been updated to
prevent the On-Access Scanner from becoming blocked
while the security libraries are loaded by the
system.
4. ISSUE:
The extended reports NAP contained some ePolicy
Orchestrator stored procedures that were needed to
add support for the VirusScan product line. The
ePolicy Orchestrator patches have since made new
modifications to the same stored procedures.
Therefore, when the VirusScan extended reports NAP
is checked in after the new ePolicy Orchestrator
modified procedures are in place, they are
overwritten and the newer functionality is lost.
RESOLUTION:
The VirusScan extended reports NAP has been revised
to no longer replace the ePolicy Orchestrator
stored procedures.
5. ISSUE:
If the Lotus Notes client is running during the
uninstall of VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i, the Lotus
Notes Scanner entries might not be properly removed
from the NOTES.INI file. This can cause the Lotus
Notes client to crash on subsequent starts.
RESOLUTION:
The Lotus Notes Scanner module has been corrected
to remove its entries in the NOTES.INI file for all
scenarios.
6. ISSUE:
The VirusScan Enterprise Patch installer did not
correctly preserve the MIDFileTime registry value.
This caused the McAfee Installation Designer (MID)
.CAB files to be re-applied at the time of
installation.
RESOLUTION:
The Patch installer has been updated to correctly
preserve the binary value of MIDFileTime.
7. ISSUE:
Changes made in Microsoft Vista SP1 and later, in
how the operating system opens/views network files,
caused delays in opening new network paths, with
the On-Access Scanner’s Network Scanning feature
enabled.
RESOLUTION:
The link driver has been modified to use a
different method of accessing the network resources
that avoids the delays imposed by the operating
system change.
8. ISSUE:
A 7E bugcheck (blue screen) might occur if an
application shut down immediately after sending
data over the network.
RESOLUTION:
The link driver has been revised to better handle
data that is transmitted by applications after the
driver has stopped.
9. ISSUE:
When the VirusScan NAP is checked in, it runs a
script that enables anti-spyware settings in
policies and tasks, if the AntiSpyware 8.5 module
NAP is in the ePolicy Orchestrator repository. The
intended purpose of the script is similar to the
local AntiSpyware module installer, which enables
its settings when installed on a local system.
RESOLUTION:
The VirusScan NAP has been updated so that the
script is disabled during check-in of the VirusScan
NAP package. This prevents the anti-spyware
settings from being enabled when updating the
VirusScan NAP.
NOTE:
The McAfee AntiSpyware 8.5 module NAP has the same
script in it. This means that if the McAfee
AntiSpyware 8.5 module NAP is installed after the
VirusScan NAP, the anti-spyware settings are still
enabled.
10. ISSUE:
Servers that deal with many file writes were
becoming unresponsive.
RESOLUTION:
The anti-virus filter driver was revised to
correctly filter and dispatch scans on write. |
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