Release Notes for McAfee(R) Anti-Malware Engine Application Program Interface Version 5.6.00 Copyright (C) 1992-2013 McAfee, Inc. All Rights Reserved ================================================ - Engine Version: 5600 ================================================ Thank you for using this software. This file contains important information regarding this release. We strongly recommend that you read the entire document. Please ensure that you update the DAT files on your computer to the latest version. IMPORTANT: McAfee strongly recommends that you use any pre-release software (alpha, beta or release candidate) in a test environment only. Pre-release software should not be installed in a production environment. McAfee does not support automatic upgrading of a pre-release version of the software. To upgrade to a later beta release, a release candidate, or a production release of the software, you must first uninstall the existing version of the software. ________________________________________________ WHAT'S IN THIS FILE - New Features - System Requirements - Installation - Known Issues - Documentation - Engine End-of-Life (EOL) Program - The Problem - The Solution - The Engine End-Of-Life Program - Participating in the McAfee Beta Program - Contact Information - Copyright - License Information ________________________________________________ NEW FEATURES The Anti-Virus Engine in this package has the following new features: - Enhancements to Portable Document File (.PDF) scanning to improve exploit detection capabilities - Enhancements to Office file format scanning to improve exploit detection capabilities - Enhanced unpacking to detect more threats - File decomposition support for Red Hat Package Manager (.rpm) file format - Performance enhancements to Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanning - DAT loading and updating improvement for better performance during incremental DAT updates - General performance optimisations targeting initialisation, updating and scanning - New supported platforms: Win8, Win2012, FreeBSD 8, Linux Kernel 3.x, HP-UX Itanium 11.2 and 11.3 - End of Life platform: HP UX 11.0, Mac OSX 10.2.8, 10.3.9, Novell Netware & Microsoft Windows NT4 ________________________________________________ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS This readme.txt file is provided with all distributions of the software. The system requirements vary according to the platform. - At least 512 MB of free hard disk space - At least an additional 512 MB of free hard disk space reserved for temporary files - At least 512 MB of RAM for scanning operations (1024 MB recommended minimum) To learn which platforms are currently supported, or to request additional platform support, please contact your sales representative or support account manager. ________________________________________________ INSTALLATION Read the following notes before you upgrade to the 5600 Anti-Malware Engine: 1.VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i Patch 5 and Hotfix 777352 are required for VSE 8.7i to install the 5600 Anti-Malware Engine The 5600 Anti-Malware Engine is signed with a newer certificate that is not automatically trusted by VSE 8.7i. McAfee has released Hotfix 777352 to update the digital certificate information for VSE 8.7i. This issue only applies to VSE 8.7i. It does not affect VSE 8.8. VSE 8.7i Patch 5 and Hotfix 777352 are required on all VSE 8.7i systems before you can successfully upgrade to the 5600 Engine. For details, see KB75459. https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB75459 2. On VirusScan for Linux 1.7.1 with HF808993 applied, after the 5600 Anti-Malware Engine upgrade, VSEL product will fail to restart its services. This issue only applies to VSEL 1.7.1 with HF808993 applied. It does not affect VSEL 1.7 or VSEL 1.7.1 without the hotfix installed. HF808993 will be replaced with a newer version in April 2013. 3. McAfee Security for Mac 1.x and VirusScan for Mac 9.x fail to upgrade to the 5600 Anti-Malware Engine. This issue is resolved in Security for Mac 1.2 and VirusScan for Mac 9.2 with Hotfix 833397. For details, see KB77749 and KB77752 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB77749 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB77752 ________________________________________________ KNOWN ISSUES There are no known issues at this time. ________________________________________________ DOCUMENTATION Documentation is included in the product package and is available with a valid grant number from the McAfee download site: http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/downloads.aspx - A LICENSE Agreement. The terms under which you may use the product. Read it carefully. If you install the product, you agree to the license terms. - This README file. __________________________________________________________ ENGINE END-OF-LIFE (EOL) PROGRAM Your Anti-Virus software is only as good as its last update! Updating your DAT files and Anti-Virus Engine regularly is essential and a MUST! Sometimes architectural changes to the way that the DAT files and Anti-Virus Engine work together make it critical for you to update your engine: an old engine WILL NOT catch some of today's threats. McAfee Labs recommends having as part of your Security Policy Program, an Engine Update process to take advantage of the latest technology and stay protected! THE PROBLEM Thousands of new detections are added to the DAT files daily by McAfee Labs. If you are not up-to-date, you are vulnerable to any one of them that gets a foothold in the field (also known as "in the wild"). McAfee Labs releases regular DAT files, ensuring that full protection is added to all McAfee products. The DAT files contain the information required to detect and remove threats - what to look for and where to look for it. However, today's threats are evolving almost on a daily basis. Software providers continue to make changes to operating systems and applications that can change the way a program acts or works, and a Anti-Virus program may not understand the changes. THE SOLUTION Taking this into account, McAfee regularly updates its Anti-Virus Engine used by ALL McAfee virus-detection and removal products. The engine understands all the different structures in which a virus could lurk - EXE files, Microsoft Office files, Linux files, and so on. Occasionally these changes require us to make significant architectural changes to the engine as well as the DAT files. McAfee Labs strongly recommends that users of ALL McAfee Anti-Virus products update the engine in the products they have deployed as part of a sound security best-practices program. THE ENGINE END-OF-LIFE PROGRAM To ensure protection from the evolving malicious code threat, users should update as soon as possible upon the release of McAfee's latest Anti-Virus Engine. Engines begin their End of Life Process once a new Engine version is released. Upon release of the new engine version, the previous engine will be supported for at most an additional 6 months, at the end of which you will not be able to receive any further support on the previous version. Information on the McAfee Engine End-of-Life policy and a full list of supported engines and products can be found at: http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/support/customer_service/end_life.html __________________________________________________________ PARTICIPATING IN THE MCAFEE BETA PROGRAM To download new beta software or to read about the latest beta information, visit the McAfee beta web site located at: http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/downloads/beta/index.html To submit beta feedback on any McAfee product, send e-mail to: mcafee_beta@mcafee.com McAfee is devoted to providing solutions based on your input. __________________________________________________________ CONTACT INFORMATION THREAT CENTER: McAfee Labs Homepage http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/default.asp McAfee Labs Threat Library http://www.mcafee.com/us/mcafee-labs/gti-welcome.html McAfee Labs DAT Notification Service https://secure.mcafee.com/apps/mcafee-labs/dat-notification-signup.aspx DOWNLOAD SITE Homepage http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/ - Product Upgrades (Valid grant number required) - Security Updates (DATs, engine) - HotFix and Patch Releases - For Security Vulnerabilities (Available to the public) - For Products (ServicePortal account and valid grant number required) - Product Evaluation - McAfee Beta Program TECHNICAL SUPPORT Homepage http://www.mcafee.com/us/support KnowledgeBase Search https://kc.mcafee.com McAfee Technical Support ServicePortal (Logon credentials required) https://mysupport.mcafee.com/eservice/Default.aspx CUSTOMER SERVICE Web: http://www.mcafee.com/us/support/index.html http://www.mcafee.com/us/about/contact/index.html Phone: +1-800-338-8754 Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Central Time US, Canada, and Latin America toll-free PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - Enterprise Business: http://www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/services/index.html _____________________________________________________ COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2013 McAfee, Inc. 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