Release Notes for VIPRE Home Patch Management - Sept 14, 2021

Written By Marissa Fegan (Super Administrator)

Updated at September 14th, 2021

Product release information for VIPRE Advanced Security for Home, released on September 14, 2021.

What's New

We are releasing an updated Patch Management engine that allows VIPRE to support automatic updates to more products and improve the frequency of monitoring for recent software releases. This update replaces the patch management engine in existing VAS installations.


Certified Applications

The following list of applications has been certified by our Software Development team as being supported by patch management within VIPRE.

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2017
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2020
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous
  • Apple Software Update
  • Audacity
  • Beyond Compare
  • Calibre
  • CCleaner
  • CDBurnerXP
  • Citrix Receiver
  • Citrix Workspace
  • Core FTP LE
  • Dropbox
  • Filezilla
  • Foxit Reader
  • GIMP
  • Git
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Drive
  • Google Earth Pro
  • iCloud
  • IrfanView
  • iTunes
  • Jabra Direct
  • Java
  • KeePass 1.x
  • KeePass 2.x
  • LibreOffice
  • Lightshot
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Nitro Pro
  • Node.js Current
  • Notepad++
  • Open Office
  • OpenVPN
  • Origin
  • PDFCreator
  • pgAdmin 4
  • Pidgin
  • PuTTY
  • QuickTime
  • RealPlayer
  • Recuva
  • SeaMonkey
  • ShareX
  • Skype
  • Sublime Text
  • Thunderbird
  • TightVNC
  • TortoiseGit
  • TortoiseSVN
  • Total Commander
  • VirtualBox
  • VLC media player
  • VMware Tools
  • VNC Server
  • VNC Viewer
  • Winamp
  • WinMerge
  • WinRAR
  • WinZip
  • Wireshark
  • XnView
  • Zoom


Unsupported Applications

The following applications are no longer supported by patch management within VIPRE. 

  • Adobe AIR
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Adobe Digital Editions
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
  • Adobe Flash Player NPAPI
  • Adobe Flash Player PPAPI
  • Adobe Flash Player Plugin
  • Adobe InDesign CS6
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Reader
  • Adobe RoboHelp
  • Adobe Shockwave Player
  • Apple Mobile Device Support
  • AutoFirma
  • Bonjour
  • Cisco Jabber
  • Google Drive File Stream
  • Google Earth
  • Google Picasa
  • VMware Horizon Client
  • VMware Player
  • VMware Workstation 16 Player
  • VMware Workstation 16 Pro
  • Citrix Receiver Enterprise
  • Citrix XenApp
  • Foxit Enterprise PDF Reader
  • Foxit Enterprise Reader
  • Foxit PDF Editor
  • Foxit PDF Reader
  • Foxit PhantomPDF
  • GoToMeeting
  • Amazon Corretto
  • AutoCAD 2017 SP1
  • Box Sync
  • Classic Shell
  • Client for Open Enterprise Server 2 SP5
  • DameWare Mini Remote Control Service
  • Greenshot
  • HPE System Management Homepage
  • Inkscape
  • MindManager
  • PKWARE PKZIP
  • Paint.NET
  • RealTimes (with RealPlayer)
  • Slack Machine-Wide
  • TechSmith Snagit
  • Telegram
  • TightVNC Server
  • UltraVNC Server
  • UltraVNC Viewer
  • Webex Productivity Tools
  • Webex Teams
  • WinPcap
  • Yahoo Messenger



Known Issues

Ticket Description
VIPREHOME-12493 7-zip and Evernote are not currently supported
VIPREHOME-12501/VIPREHOME-12518 Apple iTunes, Apple Mobile Device Service, and Apple Bonjour Service are not currently supported
VIPREHOME-12563 CCleaner is not currently supported
VIPREHOME-12575 Opera browser is not currently supported
VIPREHOME-7030 VIPRE is unable to download Patch Management agent if user uses proxy for Internet connection
VIPREHOME-8888 PMAgent failed download shows "up-to-date software" in VIPREUI
VIPREHOME-12399 Install doesn't work when installing a patch that was restored from a hidden tab 
VIPREHOME-12400 Restoring a single hidden patch restores all hidden patches 
VIPREHOME-12286 Patch info isn't updated in UI after individual patch installation
VIPREHOME-12489 Manage Patches window won't open when opened via notification after scan

Workaround: Closing then reopening VIPRE will fix this issue.
VIPREHOME-12500 Broken Patch Install Now link in MyVIPRE tab after individual patch remediation