Thank you for using McAfee software. This document contains important information about this release. McAfee strongly recommends that you read the entire document.
Repost Patch 1
Refer to (McAfee) KnowledgeBase article KB65944 for the most current information regarding this release.
This release was developed for use with:
Supported minimum versions:
For a list of supported environments for VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 on Microsoft Windows, see (McAfee) KnowledgeBase article KB51111. McAfee Agent 4.0 is End of Life December 31, 2011. The latest McAfee Agent versions available are 4.5 and 4.6.
This document makes references to the following products as VirusScan Modules:
McAfee recommends this release for all environments. Repost Patch 1 is considered a Mandatory Release Rating. See (McAfee) KnowledgeBase article KB51560 for information on ratings.
Mandatory
McAfee considers this release to be a required update for all environments. Mandatory Patches and Hotfixes resolve vulnerabilities that might affect product functionality and compromise security. These updates must be applied to maintain a viable and supported product. Failure to apply Mandatory updates might result in a security breach.
This release contains a variety of improvements and fixes. McAfee has spent a significant amount of time finding, fixing, and testing this release. However, it is strongly recommended to verify this update in test and pilot groups prior to mass deployment. Please review the Improvements, Known issues, and Resolved issues sections below for additional information.
This document supplements the product Release Notes in the release package.
This release package contains the following files:
File name | Description |
---|---|
File name | Description |
ePO45_help_vse_880.zip | ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 help file for VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 |
ePOPolicyMigration.exe | ePO Policy Migration Tool |
example.sms | Configuration file |
FramePkg_UPD.exe | McAfee Agent installer |
mcavscv.scv | Check Point SCV |
msistrings.bin | Configuration file |
Patch1.htm | Patch 1 Readme |
PKGCATALOG.Z | Package catalog file |
Readme_DE.html | Product Readme in German |
Readme_EN.html | Product Readme in English |
Readme_ES.html | Product Readme in Spanish |
Readme_FR.html | Product Readme in French |
Readme_IT.html | Product Readme in Italian |
Readme_JA.html | Product Readme in Japanese |
Readme_KO.html | Product Readme in Korean |
Readme_NL.html | Product Readme in Dutch |
Readme_PL.html | Product Readme in Polish |
Readme_PT_BR.html | Product Readme in Brazilian Portuguese |
Readme_RU.html | Product Readme in Russian |
Readme_SV.html | Product Readme in Swedish |
Readme_ZH_CN.html | Product Readme in Chinese Simplified |
Readme_ZH_TW.html | Product Readme in Chinese Traditional |
Repost1.htm | This Release Note document |
Setup.INI | Initialization file for SETUP.EXE |
SetupVSE.EXE | Installer for this release |
SignLic.Txt | License file |
UnInst.exe | 32-bit uninstaller file |
UnInst.ini | Initialization file for UnInstal.exe and UnInstX64.exe |
UnInstX64.exe | 64-bit uninstaller file |
vcredist_x64.exe | Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistribution Setup |
vcredist_x86.exe | Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistribution Setup |
VIRUSCAN8800(191).zip | ePolicy Orchestrator 4.x extension for VirusScan Enterprise |
VIRUSCANREPORTS120(136).zip | ePolicy Orchestrator 4.x Reports for VirusScan Enterprise |
vse880.msi | Microsoft Installer file |
VSE880Det.mcs | ePolicy Orchestrator detection script for VirusScan Enterprise |
WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe | Windows Installer update |
The following files are updated with this release:
No files have been updated since the release of Patch 1. Refer to the Patch 1 Release Notes accompanying this release for additonal information about changes to file versions since the previous release.
The resolved issues are divided into subsections per Patch, showing when each fix was added to the compilation.
NOTE: Refer to Checking in Packages Manually in the ePolicy Orchestrator online Help, for instructions on adding a package to the repository. The package type is Product or Update (.ZIP).
Warning: Removing the installation leaves the system without any virus protection software until another installation is scheduled and completed.
Removing McAfee VirusScan Enterprise can be performed using any option below.
msiexec /x {CE15D1B6-19B6-4D4D-8F43-CF5D2C3356FF} REMOVE=ALL REBOOT=R /q
A reboot, of the client system, might be required prior to validating that the installation has been successfully installed.
Reporting
There is update information in the ePolicy Orchestrator properties section for each computer. The ePolicy Orchestrator Properties tab displays two entries in the VirusScan 8.8 General branch:
Patch – Displays the current Patch installed.
Fixes - Displays any number of Hotfixes listed in the registry.
Here is a list of known issues that we were aware of at production time.
No additional known issues were added with this release.
Please refer to the Patch 1 Release Notes accompanying this document for the list of known issues since the previous release.
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