Release Notes About this release New features Installation instructions Resolved issues Known issues Find product documentation Product documentation About this release This document contains important information about the current release. We recommend that you read the whole document. This McAfee Change Control release is available only for the Windows platform and includes: Solidcore extension 8.0.0 182 Solidcore client 8.0.0 651 We have developed this release for use with these McAfee epolicy Orchestrator (McAfee epo ) versions: 5.1.0 5.1.3 5.3.0-5.3.2 New features Here are the details about the new features included in this release. SHA-256 support Change Control now supports file SHA-256 values for various workflows (Windows platform) in addition to SHA-1 and MD5. If you perform upgrade from earlier versions, you must fetch the inventory in order to view the SHA-256 values on the McAfee epo console. Multiple wildcard character support In this release, we have simplified rule creation and management by providing multiple wildcard character support. Paths can include the * and? wildcard characters to specify file paths and file names. You can use wildcards when defining readprotection, write-protection, and updater rules for files. Notifications for CLI breach attempt Starting with the 8.0.0 release, you can configure Change Control to notify the administrator of any unsuccessful attempts to recover the CLI on the endpoint. In case any attempt is made to breach security, the CLI should be immediately disabled to thwart the attempt. User comments support You can now record additional information for events on the Solidcore Events page. If needed, you can filter events based on specified comments. Installation instructions Here is information specific to the 8.0.0 release for installation and upgrade. System requirements
To review system requirements for this release, see the McAfee KnowledgeBase article KB76459. Supported platforms This release is available for Microsoft Windows 7 and later platforms. This release is unavailable on the Microsoft Windows Vista platform. Supported McAfee epo versions Installation and upgrade of Solidcore extension 8.0.0 is supported on McAfee epo versions 5.1.0 5.1.3 and 5.3.0 5.3.2. Supported McAfee Agent versions This release supports McAfee Agent versions 5.0.3 and later. Install or upgrade of Solidcore client on earlier versions of McAfee Agent will fail. Upgrade support Component Solidcore extension Details This release supports upgrading from these Solidcore extension versions: 6.0.0, 6.0.1 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4 6.2.0 7.0.0 Note When you upgrade the Solidcore extension, you should not make any changes to existing rules and configuration until the Solidcore: Migration server task completes. If you are upgrading Solidcore extension from 6.0.0 or a later release but earlier than 6.1.2-150, you must follow these steps. 1 Upgrade Solidcore extension to any version between 6.1.2-150 and 6.2.0. 2 Upgrade McAfee epo to 5.1.0 or later. 3 Upgrade Solidcore extension from any version between 6.1.2-150 and 6.2.0 to the 8.0.0 release. Solidcore client This release supports upgrading from these Solidcore client versions: 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3 6.2.0 7.0.0 Important If you are upgrading the Solidcore client from an older release, you must first upgrade to the 6.1.0 release, then to the 8.0.0 release. Resolved issues The current release of the product resolved these issues. For a list of issues fixed in earlier releases, see the Release Notes for the specific release.
Solidcore extension Solidcore version Hotfix build number Description Issue # All (earlier than 8.0.0) N/A Unable to view Change Control help content on the McAfee epo console. All (earlier than 8.0.0) N/A When you upgrade the Solidcore extension version to -156 or later, rules are not synchronized in contained policies. N/A The Threat Event Log page on the McAfee epo console erroneously displays only Solidcore threat events. N/A When you upgrade the Solidcore extension version to, garbled characters are displayed in non-english locales. 1152557 1161036 1131058 1170106 Solidcore client Solidcore version Operating system Hotfix build number Description Issue # Windows 8 or later -275 On a protected Windows 8 or later system where monitoring is enabled, appropriate event is not generated when the local user logs off (ID 4647). 1151993 Windows all 6.2.0-533, 7.0.0-688, -275 On a system where enabled, high CPU usage is observed for the scsrvc.exe file while tracking files (using File diff or Content Change Tracking) in the c:\intetpub\wwwroot folder. 1138874 Windows all -275 On a system where deployed, the File Modified event is generated for a tracked file without any modification to the file. 1142527 7.0.0, Windows all 7.0.0-688, -275 On a system running 1143719
Change Control where Japanese locale is set, the EULA is unreadable. 7.0.0, Windows 10 N/A On a system where enabled, when you execute Windows update, error 0x80075b4 is observed. 1142789 Windows 8 or later -275 On a protected 64- bit system running Windows 8 or later, 32-bit interpreters crash when the script-as-updater feature is enabled. 1152477 Windows 8 or later -275 Updater privileges are erroneously not revoked from a script file when it is executed by an interpreter. 1154252, 1161842 Known issues For a list of known issues in this product release, see this McAfee KnowledgeBase article: KB87838. Find product documentation On the ServicePortal, you can find information about a released product, including product documentation, technical articles, and more. Task 1 Go to the ServicePortal at https://support.mcafee.com and click the Knowledge Center tab. 2 In the Knowledge Base pane under Content Source, click Product Documentation. 3 Select a product and version, then click Search to display a list of documents. Product documentation Every McAfee product has a comprehensive set of documentation. Document Configuration Description Product Guide Information to help you configure, use, and maintain the product. Help Information to help you configure, use, and maintain the product. Also, includes context-sensitive Help for all product-specific interface pages and options in the McAfee epo interface. Information to help you install, upgrade, and uninstall the product.
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