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<blockquote data-quote="Trident" data-source="post: 1096577" data-attributes="member: 99014"><p>Harmony Endpoint Windows Client v 88.50 released 5th of Aug 2024.</p><p></p><h2>List of New Features and Enhancements in E88.50 for Windows</h2> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>ID</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>General</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30360</td><td>Enhancement: Added Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capability which detects and prevents unauthorized transmission of confidential information, such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers and so on. Refer to <a href="https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Infinity_Portal/WebAdminGuides/EN/Harmony-Endpoint-Admin-Guide/Topics-HEP/Introduction.htm" target="_blank">Harmony Endpoint EPMaaS Administration Guide</a> > Configuring the Endpoint Policy > Data Loss Prevention.</td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30649</td><td>Enhancement: The system now automatically blocks vulnerable drivers upon their creation on the device. This includes drivers that are downloaded, extracted, copied, or otherwise introduced to the system.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56912</td><td>Enhancement: Installing any of the Anti-Malware, Anti-Bot, Forensics, or Threat Emulation blades requires Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.7.2 or higher.<br /> For all other configurations, the minimum required Microsoft .NET Framework version is 4.6.1. Refer to <a href="https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182480" target="_blank">sk182480</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-57300</td><td>Enhancement: Enhanced software security through advanced compilation techniques and updated the core libraries, strengthening enterprise protection.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-57548</td><td>Enhancement: The Harmony Endpoint connectivity tool no longer uses E1 URLs.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56975</td><td>Enhancement: Added pagination to the Blade tabs tables in the Clients UI to improve the performance when loading large datasets.</td></tr><tr><td>Anti-Bot and URL Filtering</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30718</td><td>Enhancement: URL Filtering eliminates User Check popups for blocked connections in supported browsers with the Harmony Extension installed. This reduces interruptions, improving user experience. In Incognito mode, blocked connections are silently dropped.</td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30872</td><td>Enhancement: URL Filtering logs in the Management Server logs now include additional information:<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Policy Name</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Policy Version</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Policy Installation Time</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Process Path</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td>Anti-Malware E2 (US-DHS and EU compliant)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30787</td><td>Enhancement:<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Added ability to recover malware files detected and removed from critical system areas, which was previously restricted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Malware detection alerts now appear on both the client UI and the management console.</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30618</td><td>Enhancement: The Critical Scan feature is improved to include boot sector scanning.</td></tr><tr><td>Anti-Ransomware, Behavioral Guard and Forensics</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30058</td><td>Enhancement: Refined the ability to detect network-related security threats.</td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30673</td><td>Enhancement: Improved the detection of some types of Ransomware and Wipers.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56879</td><td>Enhancement: Improved the RDP usage information for advanced signatures.</td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30810</td><td>Enhancement: When illegitimate login attempts are detected, the account that is targeted will be removed from the list of accounts authorized to access the specific computer.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56740</td><td>Enhancement: Data transferred through OS pipes is now reported to the Threat Hunting tool.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-57500</td><td>Enhancement: Additional folders in ProgramData are now protected against tampering.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56617</td><td>Enhancement: Optimized detection algorithm to reduce false positives in generic anti-ransomware signature.</td></tr><tr><td>Full Disk Encryption</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56482</td><td>Enhancement: After a password change, Microsoft Entra ID users are now prompted to lock and unlock the computer to synchronize the Windows password and the FDE Pre-boot password.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-57260</td><td>Enhancement: The Mobile Enrollment feature in the Endpoint Security Client UI now supports all the available languages. </td></tr><tr><td>EPS-55822</td><td>Enhancement: FDE Pre-boot Remote Help now features a user-friendly wizard interface. This guided flow helps users easily select the type of assistance they need before system boot.</td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56840</td><td>Enhancement: The PS2 keyboard default setting for Dell Latitude 5420 laptops is now changed to "FALSE" (disabled).</td></tr><tr><td>Media Encryption and Port Protection</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56627</td><td>Enhancement: Printers installed as software devices are now controlled by the Media Encryption and Port Protection Blade, allowing administrators to apply access policies and rules to regulate communication with these virtual printer resources, enhancing security oversight.</td></tr></table><h2></h2> <h2>List of Resolved Issues in E88.50 for Windows </h2><p></p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>ID</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>General</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EPS-57575</td><td>Launching SmartConsole from Smart-1 Cloud portal fails after Endpoint Security Clients upgrade to E88.41. Refer to <a href="https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182532" target="_blank">sk182532</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>Anti-Ransomware, Behavioral Guard and Forensics</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>EPS-56823</td><td>Abnormally high memory usage by the EFR service at first login after a PC reboot.</td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30740</td><td> There maybe multiple <em>EFRSAL_*.ds</em> files in the DBStore directory. </td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30785</td><td>Some internal system files, which are not created by users, are listed in the Restoration UI screen.</td></tr><tr><td>Threat Emulation</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AHTP-30786</td><td>When the File Reputation feature sends a report to the Management Server and XDR, the Protection Name field sometimes displays as either "<em>File.Rep.</em>" or "<em>Unknown</em>" instead of a more specific identifier.</td></tr><tr><td>Remote Access VPN</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ESVPN-4273</td><td>When a non-administrator user creates a VPN site from a link, the browser does not prompt the VPN GUI to open.</td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trident, post: 1096577, member: 99014"] Harmony Endpoint Windows Client v 88.50 released 5th of Aug 2024. [HEADING=1]List of New Features and Enhancements in E88.50 for Windows[/HEADING] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]ID[/TD] [TD]Description[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]General[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30360[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Added Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capability which detects and prevents unauthorized transmission of confidential information, such as social security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers and so on. Refer to [URL='https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Infinity_Portal/WebAdminGuides/EN/Harmony-Endpoint-Admin-Guide/Topics-HEP/Introduction.htm']Harmony Endpoint EPMaaS Administration Guide[/URL] > Configuring the Endpoint Policy > Data Loss Prevention.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30649[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: The system now automatically blocks vulnerable drivers upon their creation on the device. This includes drivers that are downloaded, extracted, copied, or otherwise introduced to the system.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56912[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Installing any of the Anti-Malware, Anti-Bot, Forensics, or Threat Emulation blades requires Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.7.2 or higher. For all other configurations, the minimum required Microsoft .NET Framework version is 4.6.1. Refer to [URL='https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182480']sk182480[/URL].[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-57300[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Enhanced software security through advanced compilation techniques and updated the core libraries, strengthening enterprise protection.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-57548[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: The Harmony Endpoint connectivity tool no longer uses E1 URLs.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56975[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Added pagination to the Blade tabs tables in the Clients UI to improve the performance when loading large datasets.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Anti-Bot and URL Filtering[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30718[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: URL Filtering eliminates User Check popups for blocked connections in supported browsers with the Harmony Extension installed. This reduces interruptions, improving user experience. In Incognito mode, blocked connections are silently dropped.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30872[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: URL Filtering logs in the Management Server logs now include additional information: [LIST] [*]Policy Name [*]Policy Version [*]Policy Installation Time [*]Process Path [/LIST][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Anti-Malware E2 (US-DHS and EU compliant)[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30787[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: [LIST] [*]Added ability to recover malware files detected and removed from critical system areas, which was previously restricted. [*]Malware detection alerts now appear on both the client UI and the management console. [/LIST][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30618[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: The Critical Scan feature is improved to include boot sector scanning.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Anti-Ransomware, Behavioral Guard and Forensics[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30058[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Refined the ability to detect network-related security threats.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30673[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Improved the detection of some types of Ransomware and Wipers.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56879[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Improved the RDP usage information for advanced signatures.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30810[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: When illegitimate login attempts are detected, the account that is targeted will be removed from the list of accounts authorized to access the specific computer.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56740[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Data transferred through OS pipes is now reported to the Threat Hunting tool.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-57500[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Additional folders in ProgramData are now protected against tampering.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56617[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Optimized detection algorithm to reduce false positives in generic anti-ransomware signature.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Full Disk Encryption[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56482[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: After a password change, Microsoft Entra ID users are now prompted to lock and unlock the computer to synchronize the Windows password and the FDE Pre-boot password.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-57260[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: The Mobile Enrollment feature in the Endpoint Security Client UI now supports all the available languages. [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-55822[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: FDE Pre-boot Remote Help now features a user-friendly wizard interface. This guided flow helps users easily select the type of assistance they need before system boot.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56840[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: The PS2 keyboard default setting for Dell Latitude 5420 laptops is now changed to "FALSE" (disabled).[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Media Encryption and Port Protection[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56627[/TD] [TD]Enhancement: Printers installed as software devices are now controlled by the Media Encryption and Port Protection Blade, allowing administrators to apply access policies and rules to regulate communication with these virtual printer resources, enhancing security oversight.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [HEADING=1] List of Resolved Issues in E88.50 for Windows [/HEADING] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]ID[/TD] [TD]Description[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]General[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-57575[/TD] [TD]Launching SmartConsole from Smart-1 Cloud portal fails after Endpoint Security Clients upgrade to E88.41. Refer to [URL='https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182532']sk182532[/URL].[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Anti-Ransomware, Behavioral Guard and Forensics[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]EPS-56823[/TD] [TD]Abnormally high memory usage by the EFR service at first login after a PC reboot.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30740[/TD] [TD] There maybe multiple [I]EFRSAL_*.ds[/I] files in the DBStore directory. [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30785[/TD] [TD]Some internal system files, which are not created by users, are listed in the Restoration UI screen.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Threat Emulation[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]AHTP-30786[/TD] [TD]When the File Reputation feature sends a report to the Management Server and XDR, the Protection Name field sometimes displays as either "[I]File.Rep.[/I]" or "[I]Unknown[/I]" instead of a more specific identifier.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Remote Access VPN[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]ESVPN-4273[/TD] [TD]When a non-administrator user creates a VPN site from a link, the browser does not prompt the VPN GUI to open.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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