BigFix Compliance: Client Manager for Endpoint Protection (CMEP) now has more complete support for McAfee Products for Windows and has removed the support for McAfee Avert Stinger and McAfee NetShield

Product:
BigFix Compliance

Title:
Client Manager for Endpoint Protection (CMEP) now has more complete support for McAfee Products for Windows and has removed the support for McAfee Avert Stinger and McAfee NetShield.

Details:
1. New fixlet to restart the service for McAfee Endpoint Security 10.x
A new fixlet is added to allow an operator to restart the service of McAfee Endpoint Security 10.x if it is not running.
ID: 165
Title: McAfee Endpoint Security 10.x Service Not Running

2. Updated analysis for McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v8.7/8.8
CMEP’s support for McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v8.7/8.8 has been updated/improved to provide more analysis information.
ID: 6
Existing Title: McAfee VirusScan - Client Information
New Title: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7/8.8 - Client Information
The following properties are updated/added to provide more analysis support:
• McAfee Client Version
• McAfee Virus Engine Version
• McAfee Virus Definition Version
• McAfee Client Status
• McAfee Virus DAT Installed Date

3. Updated analysis for McAfee Security for Microsoft Exchange v8.5
CMEP’s support for Mcafee Security for Microsoft Exchange version 8.5 has been updated/improved to provide more analysis information.
ID: 79
Existing Title:
Mcafee Groupshield/Security - Client Information
New Title:
Mcafee Security for Microsoft Exchange v8.5 - Client Information
The following properties are updated/added to provide more analysis support:
• McAfee Security Version
• McAfee Security Status
• McAfee Virus Definition Version
• McAfee Virus Engine Version
• McAfee Virus DAT Installed Date

4. Support for McAfee Avert Stinger and McAfee NetShield for all operating systems has been removed
All McAfee Avert Stinger and McAfee NetShield fixlets are removed from CMEP site because the software is no longer supported by the vendor.

  Note these fixlets have also been removed from the CMEP Overview dashboard. 

Published Sites:
Client Manager for Endpoint Protection, site version 4199

Actions to take:
• To subscribe to the above site, you can use the License Overview Dashboard to enable and gather the site. Note that you must be entitled to the BigFix Compliance product and you must be using BigFix version 9.2 and later.
• Gather the indicated (or higher) Client Manager for Endpoint Protection site version.
More information:
To know more about the BigFix Compliance: Client Manager for Endpoint Protection, please see the following resource:
BigFix Forum:
https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance

We hope you find this latest release of CMEP useful and effective. Thank you!

The BigFix Compliance CMEP team