Important information about the 6.x.xx Anti-Malware Scan Engine
技術文章 ID:
KB66741
上次修改： 5/27/2020
環境
McAfee Anti-Malware Scan Engine 6.0.00 (6000), 6.0.10 (6010), 6.1.00 (6100)
McAfee VirusScan Command Line Scanner 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4
Multiple McAfee products 摘要
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)
- Windows 10 version 1909 (November 2019 Update) and 20H1, all editions
- Windows Server 2019
End of Life platforms:
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 |
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