Monthly Release Notes May 2024
Boldon James
Knowledge Classifier
Version 1.4
May 1, 2024
Fixes
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Writing to alternate data streams for file paths in long UNC format failed
Globalscape
EFT
v8.2.0.46
May 1, 2024
Fixes
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Fixed an issue where EFT service would fail to start on additional nodes added to a new HA Active-Active cluster configuration
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Updated several Help topics (typos, clarifications, and so on)
High Availability (HA)
Help Documentation
GoAnywhere
GoAnywhere Gateway
Version 3.1.1
May 06, 2024
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Enhanced the Gateway Docker image to better track the underlying Gateway version.
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Set the Gateway reverse proxy to be enabled by default in the installer.
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Updated Software Identification (SWID) tag for Fortra branding.
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Updated the default installation folder from 'HelpSystems' to 'Fortra'.
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Updated the Gateway User Guide to include a workaround for Gateway not installing the /etc/init.d/gagatewayd command.
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Updated Docker paths to use Fortra.
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Updated Netty from version 4.1.100.Final to 4.1.108.Final.
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Updated bc-fips from version 1.0.2.3 to 1.0.2.4.
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Fixed an issue with whitespace in comma-separated values in the gateway.xml configuration file.
Outflank Security Tooling (OST)
Outflank
Version: 8 May 2024
Command and Control
- Low level SpawnAs implementation based on novel research, which also serves as a UAC bypass at Stage 1.
Updates
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Enhanced OPSEC on PE Payload Generator, Stage1, and ShovelNG: evading EDR emulation.
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Under the hood quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
Powertech
Powertech Antivirus for IBM i
Version 8.10
May 14, 2024
New Features
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On-access and On-demand scan statistics along with Virus detection events are now forwarded to the PTAV Server for use in dashboards.
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In addition to On-demand scanning, on-access scanning can now be configured in the HelpSystems One PTAV application.
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Extended support for IBM i endpoints within Powertech Antivirus:
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Anti-ransomware functionality can now be configured for IBM i endpoints. Requires this version (8.10 (R8M10)) or higher of the Powertech Antivirus for IBM i software to be installed on the IBM i system.
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Enhancements
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The Trellix 6600 scan engine has been incorporated. Compared to the previous version of the scan engine, this offers improvements in detection capabilities, performance, product security and stability, improved support for DMG files, and support for the APK file type.
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The documentation of the anti-ransomware functionality has been extended massively to highlight the detection mechanisms, mitigation mechanisms, and usage scenarios.
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The Anti-Ransomware section of the User Guide has been updated to more clearly distinguish between the two detection mechanisms.
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All references to "McAfee" have been replaced with the new brand name, "Trellix".
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In the User Guide, the section on Monitoring the product has been extended to include additional messages to monitor for, such as the AVE3001 and AVE3002 anti-ransomware messages.
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Endpoint registration has been improved as follows:
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The Endpoint Menu now has two options:
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Register as Web Endpoint (prompts a new command AVREGWEB which allows the user to register the system as an endpoint).
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Control Web Endpoint Servers (prompts the existing AVINSITE command)
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In the 'Monitoring' section of the User Guide, updated information is provided about which messages to monitor for in Powertech Antivirus.
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Support has been added for scanning multiple directories when the scan is configured from the GUI.
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The fields, “block time” and “block origin” have been added to blocked users within the web server.
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The Integrity Scan log has been amended to have an ascii ccsid.
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The information in the User Guide about managing IBM i endpoints with Powertech Antivirus Server has been expanded.
Fixes
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Under certain conditions, a Qp0lProcessSubtree API failed with error code -1 message would be generated. Processing has been amended to reduce the occasions upon which this occurs.
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An infected file found on an iASP is now Quarantined correctly.
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Work with Canary Files (AVWRKCNY) now handles many more definitions. The new limit is based upon storage location.
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QMSF Scanning now works as expected.
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Objects related to the legacy Operations Navigator(TM) plugin for Powertech Antivirus for IBM i have been removed from the installed objects.
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All scan paths configured on an on-demand scan path definition are now scanned if multiple paths are configured. While it was previously possible to specify multiple paths, only the last path specified was actually scanned.
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The list of Blocked Users is now always updated.
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The file "SCNRESULTS" is now created with size set at *NOMAX.
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User Indexes are now created with the correct Owner.
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An issue where the DAT version, following download, was being shown as only four characters long, has been resolved.
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After running a DAT update with "Retrieve files only" RTVONLY(*YES), the superfluous character ('?') no longer appears in the text for Message Id AVC0207.
Titus
Data Classification Suite Metadata SDK
Version 5.1
May 10, 2024
New Features
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Can write standard, custom, and embedded metadata to the following file types:
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Open XML Files (for example, Microsoft docx, xlsx, and pptx files)
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Compound document format files (for example, Microsoft doc, xls, and ppt files)
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PDF files
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Can write embedded metadata to file types that support XMP metadata (for example, jpg, mp3, mp4)
Policy Manager
Version 2024.04 HF1
May 15, 2024
Fixes
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Improved Configuration publishing when a Schema Field is used multiple times in a Schema View and the condition builder in a Rule includes metadata properties for this Schema Field.
Vera
Version 3.23.5
May 2024
Fixes and Security Updates
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Important Update to the Vera SaaS
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The Secure Collaboration team will be performing an infrastructure upgrade to enhance its security posture.
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Version 3.23.4
May 2024
Fixes and Security Updates
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Important Update to the Windows Agent
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Fixed a security issue for the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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