Product release information for Endpoint Server v12.2 Beta 3 on April 29, 2021.

Click here to download the beta version of VIPRE Endpoint Server v12.2.  

What's New

Following on the heels of our last major agent update, which brought the DNS Protection engine and new browser plugins, we are now releasing v12.2. This new version significantly expands and improves existing functionality, including:

• Added browser support for Microsoft Edge based on Chromium (v79 and higher)
• Post-scan options including, but not limited to, the ability to shut down the computer once scanning has completed
  • For full details on how to use this feature, refer to Related Articles to visit our Beta Program Welcome page.
• Ability to independently enable/disable VIPRE firewall and the VIPRE intrusion detection system (IDS)
• New version of Advanced Active Protection (AAP) that supports Windows Server
  • For full details on how to enable this, refer to Related Articles to visit our Beta Program Welcome page.
• Modified Custom Scan Options dialog showing more detail
• Enhanced security to reduce potential attack entry points
• Overall improvement of system responsiveness by on-demand scans no longer affecting the Windows File Cache; this will also allow scans to complete faster
• HTTPS Payload Scanning allowing VIPRE to scan for malicious browser content in addition to URLs over HTTPS
• Agent user-interface improvements including improved status reports and Web Exploit Detection history
• Secure method for adding exclusions by adding via path exclusions rather than allowing threats
• Threat definition sizes reduced as the result of removing legacy components that are no longer used
• Important malicious process protection updates allowing for compatibility with Windows 21H2

Most importantly though, we fixed a security weakness relating to the Authenticate with unprotected computers using saved credentials option that could potentially allow an attacker, internal to your network, to leverage the auto-install service within these products to access other sensitive systems and data in your environment. As a result, to prevent a potential attack, Agent Installation and Agent Inquiry now have only manual options for Unprotected Computer Discovery and Installation.

Special Instructions

System Requirements

Fixed in this Release

• [VIPREBIS-6878] - User administration is not working
• [VIPREBIS-7464] - Invalid entries are saved when adding Allowed Websites
• [VIPREBIS-6245] - SQL database access account is being used to write log files
• [VIPREBIS-6421] - VIPRE Console can't currently support VDI virtual desktop environments
• [VIPREBIS-6484] - VDI virtual desktop gets assigned to the default policy
• [VIPREBIS-7238] - Health Summary Report: Severity of Threats Found reporting all agents regardless of filter
• [VIPREBIS-7457] - Device Control blocks access to secondary SSD HDD Crucial
• [VIPREBIS-7562] - Date Range Selector isn't displaying threats detected on the last date of the chosen range
• [VIPREBIS-7518] - ViprePPLSvc and VipreAAPSvc was not added to Firewall Exceptions in VSS after upgrading to Console version 12.2.0.79
• [VIPREBIS-7663] - Out of date production version
• [VIPREBIS-7563] - Enabling VIPRE Chrome extension removes extensions/applications managed by Google Workspace
• [VIPREBIS-7648] - Copyright information within VSS file binaries are outdated
• [VIPREBIS-7646] - Copyright date updated to the current date/year
• [VPBAGENT-6862] - Unable to generate a passphrase
• [VPBAGENT-6727] - Web exploit detection interfering with Avigilon Control Center v7.4.2.2 Build 105793
• [VPBAGENT-6361] - BSOD due to dnelwf64.sys
• [VPBAGENT-5596] - Agents stop downloading definitions after a period of time
• [VPBAGENT-4644] - Machines not booting after installation of VIPRE
• [VPBAGENT-4419] - Agents failing to upgrade - Error 1603
• [VPBAGENT-3710] - Wildcards are not accepting when creating advanced firewall rules
• [VPBAGENT-3654] - System variables do not work when creating application exceptions in Firewall protection
• [VPBAGENT-6976] - BSOD UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP(7f)
• [VPBAGENT-7215] - Web Exploit Detection slowing down backups
• [VPBAGENT-7348] - Web Exploit Detection interfering with Sierra Desktop App using java v1.8.0_45
• [VPBAGENT-7123] - IDS Settings box displayed in Agent when Firewall is not user-managed 
• [VPBAGENT-7126] - Missing engine version when using CSE50
• [VPBAGENT-7441] - VIPRENIS causing high CPU usage
• [VPBAGENT-7565] - Web Exploit Detection interfering with SpectrumVoip
• [VPBAGENT-7463] - Copyrights not updated to the current year

Known Issues and Workarounds

This section lists issues that are known at the time of release. In some cases, these are bugs that we are working to resolve with a subsequent release. Other items may be due to causes outside of our control, such as bugs with other vendors' software. In all cases, we have tried to provide a workaround for you to consider, should you experience an issue.

If you have questions about a specific issue, please provide the issue ID (if applicable) when contacting our Technical Support team.