McAfee VIRUS SCAN ENTERPRISE 8.7I HOTFIX 464768 - RELEASE NOTES 19-05-2009, VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i User Manual

Release Notes for McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i
HotFix 464768

Thank you for using McAfee® VirusScan® Enterprise 8.7i. This document contains important information about this
HotFix. We strongly recommend that you read the entire document.

About this HotFix

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HotFix Release: 5-19-2009

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McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i Patch 1

Make sure you have the correct version of the product(s) in this list before using this release.

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Files affected:

Purpose

This release is based on McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i Patch 1 and includes all of the issues resolved in that
release. This Hotfix extends McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i Patch 1 to address the issues described under
Resolved issues.

Resolved issues

Resolved issues in this release of the software are described below:

1. Issue: In an attempt to produce less overhead for some process-heavy tasks, some customers were
disabling Access Protection and Buffer Overflow. The drivers remained loaded but not active, causing little
change in performance. (Reference: 465506)
Resolution: Disabling the Access Protection and Buffer Overflow drivers now yields the expected
performance increase.

2. Issue: The on-access scanner did not properly time out when

scanning large archives. This could lead to the

Filename Version

mfeann.exe 14.1.0.499
McShield.exe 14.1.0.499
mytilus3_worker.dll 14.1.0.496
OtlkScan.dll 14.1.0.506
mfevtps.exe 14.1.0.554
mfevtpa.dll 14.1.0.554
mfetdik.sys 14.1.0.554
mferkdet.sys 14.1.0.554
mferkda.dll 14.1.0.554
mfehidk.sys 14.1.0.554
mfehidin.exe 14.1.0.554
mfehida.dll 14.1.0.554
mfebopk.sys 14.1.0.554
mfebopa.dll 14.1.0.554
mfeavfk.sys 14.1.0.554
mfeavfa.dll 14.1.0.554
mfeapfk.sys 14.1.0.554
mfeapfa.dll 14.1.0.554

system failing to copy files. (Reference: 464768)
Resolution: The on-access scanner service now successfully times out at the length specified in the user
interface.

3. Issue: When the on-delivery Outlook scanner received emails to scan, some keyboard entry could be lost.
(Reference: 480992)
Resolution: The Outlook scanner now handles the on-delivery scan of an email on Microsoft Outlook, and
caches the keys entered during that time.

4. Issue: On 32-bit systems, the Access Protection rule "Prevent termination of McAfee processes" was being
improperly disabled, even when the managed policy specified otherwise. (Reference: 481687)
Resolution: The HotFix installer resolves this issue by removing the rule file that should have only been
installed on 64-bit systems.

NOTE: This issue has also been resolved in fully released Patch 1 installer. The HotFix resolves the issue for
customers who installed Patch 1 during the managed release cycle.

Installation instructions

Installation prerequisites

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McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i Patch 1

NOTE: The VirusScan 8.7i Patch 1 must be installed in your ePolicy Orchestrator repository and deployed to the
system prior to installing the HotFix.

Installation steps

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An administrator can install this release by executing VSE87HF464768.EXE locally on an individual system,
or by adding the package to the ePolicy Orchestrator repository for deployment via an agent update.

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License attributions

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Software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). |
Cryptographic software written by Eric A. Young and software written by Tim J. Hudson | Some software programs
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