IBM BigFix Compliance Client Manager for Endpoint Protection (CMEP) added Windows Defender to AV detection Fixlets

Product:
IBM BigFix Compliance

Title:
IBM BigFix Compliance Client Manager for Endpoint Protection (CMEP) AV Detection Fixlets updated to include Windows Defender

Details:
On December 21, 2017, IBM BigFix Compliance updated the Fixlets that are intended to detect installed anti-virus products on a system to include detect Windows Defender. The updated Fixlets are as follows:
Fixlet ID: 83 - DEPLOYMENT: Anti-Virus Software Not Installed - Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/2008 R2/8/8.1/2012/2012 R2/10/2016 (x64)
Fixlet ID: 5 - DEPLOYMENT: Anti-Virus Software Not Installed - Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/10

The updated Fixlets will not be relevant when Windows Defender is on the system.

Published Sites:
Client Manager for Endpoint Protection, site version 3785

Actions to take:

  • Gather the indicated Client Manager for Endpoint Protection site version.
  • If you use custom sites, update your custom sites accordingly to use the latest content. You can synchronize your content by using the Synchronize Custom Checks wizard. For more information, see https://ibm.biz/Bd4LBt.

The IBM BigFix Compliance CMEP team