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Endpoint Security (v2.0.0.0) - 3 December 2008

Install/Remove

To upgrade Kaseya Server and managed machines to KES v2.0:

  • Run the KES v2.0 installer on the Kaseya Server.
  • Logon to VSA and run reinstalls against all v1.2 endpoints to upgrade them to v2.0 using Security > Install/Remove.

Security Install Option

The following install options have been added to KES v2.0:

  • User Name - If checked, enter a name associated with this install of KES.
  • Company Name - If checked, enter the name of the company associated with this install of KES.
  • Target Directory - if checked, enter a target directory. If blank, the default install directory is used.
  • Kill all running applications that prevent installation - If checked, stops all running applications that might prevent successful installation.
  • Reboot the computer after installation if needed - If checked, reboots the computer after installation.
  • Install AVG Toolbar - If checked, installs the AVG Toolbar to the following:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000
    • Microsoft Windows XP
    • Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 6.0 or greater)
    • Mozilla FireFox (version 1.5 or greater)

Does not install to browsers running on Windows Server O/S.

  • MS Office 2000 - 2007 Add-in – If checked, installs the AVG scanning plugin for Microsoft Office, versions 2000 though 2007.
  • Email Scanner - If checked, installation detects the default email client on a machine and automatically installs the respective email scanning plug-in.
  • Enable end user directory scans – If checked, adds a right-click option to Windows Explorer, enabling the user to scan an individual file or directory immediately.
  • Hide AVG system tray icon - If checked, hides the AVG icon in the system tray.
  • Link Scanner – If checked, blocks dangerous websites and checks links returned by the most popular search engines. Does not install to browsers running on Windows Server O/S.
    • Surf-Shield – If checked, scans a link displayed in a web page, before you click it.
    • Active Search-Shield – If checked, identifies the safety rating for a search link listed in Google, Yahoo and MSN search lists.
  • Web-Shield – If checked, scans downloaded files and files exchanged using instant messaging.
  • Script to run before install: select a script.
  • Script to run after install: select a script.

Sample Profile
  • Several predefined security protection profiles in KES 1.2 have been replaced with a single sample profile in KES v2.0.
  • Existing predefined profiles and custom profiles are not removed by upgrading to KES v2.0.
  • When reinstalling an endpoint to upgrade it from v1.2 to v2.0, you will have to reapply the profile or apply a new one.

Tracking Cookies
  • If Profile has  "Scan for Tracking Cookies" checked for Resident Shield and/or Full Scan, KES v2.0 will detect and delete them and not report it to the UI.
  • If Profile does not have the "Scan for Tracking Cookies" checked for Resident Shield and/or Full Scan, we do not scan for them.

Exclude PUPS

There are two ways to Exclude PUPs.  In both cases, all the endpoints that share the profile are updated as well as the avConfig.xml on the endpoints. The excluded PUPs are also added to the AVG8 UI PUP Exceptions list in Advanced Settings.

  • In Security > Define Profiles click the Excluded PUPs tab. Enter the full name of the file, the file’s corresponding checksum value and exact file size in bytes. Online help describes how to identify the checksum value and the file size for a file.
  • Run a scan that identifies files as threats. On the View Threats page, select the file you want to classify as an excluded PUP, click the Add to PUP Exclusion List button. The threat is restored and the threat is added to the "Excluded PUPs" list.

Kaseya files are now automatically excluded and display in the PUP Exceptions list in Advanced Settings.

Security Status

The following actions buttons have been added to the Security Status page:

  • Enable Resident Shield
  • Disable Resident Shield
  • Enable Email Protection
  • Disable Email Protection
  • Empty Vault

You can now click the threat count for email threats to display them on the View Threats page.

Enable/Disable

Enable/Disable has been removed as a separate function and combined with the Security Status page.

View Threats

The View Threats page has been reorganized as follows:

  • The Historical Threats tab has been renamed Virus Vault, to match AVG 8.0 terminology.

The action buttons on the Current Threats tab have been changed to the following:

  • Heal - Attempts to heal a file without deleting it. Healed threats are removed from the Current Threats tab and display in the Virus Vault tab.
  • Delete - Attempts to delete a file. Deleted threats are deleted from the computer immediately.
  • Cancel Pending Operation - Cancels any of the other actions, if they have not yet been completed.
  • Add to PUP Exclusion List - Selected threats are added to the exclusion list for the profile assigned to the machine they were found on. Exclusion means the file is no longer scanned as a potential threat on all machines assigned this profile.

The action buttons on the Virus Vaults tab are the same as the Current Threats tab, except Restore replaces the Heal action button.

  • Restore - Restores the original file identified as a threat.

Define Profile

Several of the options have been renamed or removed to simplify configuration and to match AVG 8.0 terminology and functionality.

MS Exchange

The Edit User Prompts action button and prompt options have been removed.

Define Alarm Sets

The types of events that can trigger an alarm have been simplified.

Install Requirements

AVG8 only runs on:

  • Windows 2000 SP4 + Update Rollup 1
  • Windows XP SP2 or higher
  • Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP1
  • Windows Vista/Vista x64 Edition or higher
  • Windows 2003 Server SP2
  • Windows 2003 Server 64 bit Edition
  • Windows 2008 Server
  • Windows 2008 Server 64 bit Edition

AVG8 provides a separate install for the following email server applications:

  • MS Exchange Server 2000/2003
  • MS Exchange Server 2007

In addition:

  • The Anti-Rootkit component does not get installed when KES v2.0 is installed to x64 endpoints.
  • Web Shield components are primarily for desktop use. It is not recommended for installation on servers.