Important information about the 6.x.xx Anti-Malware Scan Engine

Articles techniques ID: KB66741
Date de la dernière modification : 9/25/2020

Environnement

McAfee Anti-Malware Scan Engine 6.0.00 (6000), 6.0.10 (6010), 6.1.00 (6100)
McAfee products that use the McAfee Anti-Malware Scan Engine

Synthèse

This article contains information about releases and how to stop automatic Scan Engine updates from the current Scan Engine to the next Scan Engine version. It also provides links to articles that help you roll back from the next Scan Engine to the current Scan Engine, if needed. For an explanation of the Scan Engine and its function, see KB52425.

6100 Anti-Malware Scan Engine (Current)
The 6100 Scan Engine includes the following improvements:

Enhanced threat landscape coverage with added support for 7Z, RAR5, and ISO archive file types
Improved detection with added support for WinACE2, BZIP2, LZMA2, BCJ, and PPMD Codecs
Better handling capability for non-PE-based malware with added Driver Ordering support
Improved precision in detection with added Floating-point support
Several bug fixes, security fixes, and performance improvements

NOTE: For more details about ISO and 7Z archive file scanning, see KB92712.

New supported platforms:

macOS 10.15 (Catalina), macOS 11.0 (BigSur)

NOTE: For known issues with updating to the 6100 Scan Engine on Endpoint Security for Mac, see the following articles:
- KB85855 - Endpoint Security for Mac 10.x Known Issues
- KB85825 - Endpoint Security for Mac Threat Prevention 10.x Known Issues
- KB92888 - Scan Engine upgrade fails with McAfee Agent 5.6 on macOS systems
Windows 10 version 1909 (November 2019 Update), Windows 10 version 2004 (May 2020 Update), and Windows 10 20H2, all editions
Windows Server 2019

End of Life platforms:

None

System requirements – disk space and memory:

At least 512 MB of free hard disk space
At least another 512 MB of free hard disk space reserved for temporary files
At least 512 MB of RAM for scanning operations – 1024 MB recommended
At least 1024 MB of RAM for updating operations

Release schedule for the 6100 Scan Engine and VirusScan Command Line Scanner 6.1.4

6100 Scan Engine Beta	Starting April 15, 2020
VirusScan Command Line Scanner 6.1.4 Beta	Starting April 15, 2020
6100 Scan Engine (Elective Download) General Availability (GA) for corporate products and VirusScan Command Line 6.1.4 products GA	May 28, 2020
6100 Scan Engine (Auto-Update) GA for corporate products (except Endpoint Security)	June 30, 2020
6100 Scan Engine (Throttled Auto-Update) GA for Endpoint Security	Starting June 16, 2020, and completion on June 30, 2020

IMPORTANT: These timelines are estimates and are subject to change.

6100 Scan Engine download for VirusScan Enterprise and other related products that consume V2 virus definition updates:
You can download the 6100 Scan Engine (starting May 28, 2020) from the Security Updates page at https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/downloads/security-updates.html.

6100 Scan Engine download for Endpoint Security products that consume V3 virus definition updates:
For important information about the 6100 Anti-Malware Scan Engine update for Endpoint Security, see KB92669.

6010 Anti-Malware Scan Engine (Previous, to be End of Life soon)
The 6010 Scan Engine included the following improvements:

Future platform support, including case sensitivity support for Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903)
File scanning performance improvements for Windows
Sustaining fixes for all platforms

6000 Scan Engine (To be End of Life soon)
The 6000 Scan Engine included the following improvements:

Enhanced JavaScript engine, stabilization, and performance improvements. JavaScript processing capability was added in the 5900 Scan Engine.
Augmented VBA Macro file handling to improve detection capabilities on malware hidden in VBA Macros.
Added internal APIs for file, directory, process, and registry handling to enable safer DAT content authoring.
Added support for 64-bit binary disassembly.
Enhanced ELF Handler, to improve detection capabilities on 64-bit ELF binaries.
Improved DAT initialization performance to tackle increasing DAT content.
Miscellaneous fixes of defects and customer escalations.

5900 Anti-Malware Scan Engine (End of Life on April 30, 2019)
The 5900 Scan Engine included the following detection and performance improvements:

Enhanced support of JavaScript to detect more threats
Improved support for the Microsoft Office (OLE) file format
Improved unpacking of Dotfuscator and MPRESS packed files
Enhancements to DAT content to improve predictability of content processing

Rolling back to an earlier version for products consuming V2 DATs
To roll back the Scan Engine for your managed product to an earlier version, see the relevant article:

Managed product	Related article
Security for Lotus Domino 7.5	KB66692
Security for Microsoft Exchange 8.x	KB74691
VirusScan Enterprise 8.x	KB58626
VirusScan Enterprise for Linux	KB54769

Stopping automatic updates for products consuming V2 DATs
To stop your managed product from automatically upgrading to the latest posted Scan Engine, see the relevant article:

Managed product	Related article
ePO 5.x	KB77901
Security for Lotus Domino 7.5	KB66695
Security for Microsoft Exchange 8.x	KB78061
VirusScan Enterprise 8.x	KB51159
VirusScan Enterprise for Linux	KB54024

Informations connexes

To review the FAQs for the Anti-Malware Scan Engine, see KB78037.

For product lifecycle details, see the McAfee Product and Technology Support Lifecycle page at: http://www.mcafee.com/us/support/support-eol.aspx.

For End of Life (EOL) policy details, see the Corporate Products EOL policy at: https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/assets/misc/support-policy-product-support-eol.pdf.

Definitions:

EOL period—The time frame that runs from the day McAfee announces product discontinuation, until the last date that McAfee formally supports the product. In general, after the EOL period is announced, no enhancements are made.
EOL date—The last day that the product is supported, according to the terms of the McAfee standard support offering.

Produits affectés

Advanced Threat Defense 4.8.x
Advanced Threat Defense 4.6.x
Advanced Threat Defense 4.4.x
Advanced Threat Defense 4.10.x
Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention 10.x
Endpoint Security for Mac Threat Prevention 10.x
Endpoint Security Threat Prevention 10.7.x
Endpoint Security Threat Prevention 10.6.x
MOVE Antivirus Agentless 4.9.x
MOVE Antivirus Agentless 4.8.x
MOVE Antivirus Agentless 4.7.x
MOVE Antivirus Multi-platform 4.8.x
MOVE Antivirus Multi-platform 4.7.x
MOVE Antivirus Multi-platform 4.6.x
Scan Engine
Security for Lotus Domino 7.5
Security for Microsoft Exchange 8.7
Security for Microsoft Exchange 8.6
Security for Microsoft Exchange 8.5
Security for SharePoint (PortalShield) 3.5
Upgrade/Migrate
VirusScan Command Line Scanner 6.1.x
VirusScan Enterprise 8.8
VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 2.0.x
VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x
VirusScan Enterprise for Storage 1.3.x
VirusScan Enterprise for Storage 1.2.x
VirusScan for Mac 9.8
VirusScan for Mac 9.7
VirusScan for Mac 9.6
Web Gateway 9.2.x
Web Gateway 9.1.x
Web Gateway 9.0.x

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