ENS Web Control works with Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Internet Explorer as a browser extension or add-on. All of these browsers require you to manually activate the ENS Web Control extension before you can use Web Control.
Each browser has different behaviors and steps associated with activating the ENS Web Control extension after ENS Web Control is installed on the local system.
IMPORTANT: If enabled, the ENS option to
Prevent users from uninstalling or disabling browser plugins prevents end users from disabling the ENS Web Control extension
only in Internet Explorer. The hardening policy does
not prevent end users from disabling ENS Web Control in Chrome, Edge, or Firefox.
Enable ENS Web Control in Edge:
In Edge, a prompt displays asking the end user to enable the ENS Web Control extension when opening Edge after the ENS Web Control installation. ENS Web Control does not function in Edge until the extension is enabled.
NOTE: The version of ENS Web Control reported in Edge is 10.7.1 when ENS Web Control 10.6.1 is installed.
If an end user disables the ENS Web Control extension in Edge, you cannot re-enable the extension through ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) and the McAfee Agent; the end user must re-enable the extension locally.
Windows provides a group policy (
Prevent turning off required extensions) to harden the Edge extension. To ensure that users cannot disable the ENS Web Control extension, add the ENS Web Control extension PFN to the group policy
Prevent turning off required extensions. The ENS Web Control extension PFN is the following and can be fetched from the Dev Center portal: 5A894077.McAfeeEndpointSecurityWebControl_wafk5atnkzcwy.
For detailed instructions to enable this group policy, see
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/deploy/new-policies#prevent-turning-off-required-extensions.
Currently Microsoft does not provide a way to manage Edge through Active Directory to force-enable the ENS Web Control extension.
Enable ENS Web Control in Internet Explorer:
In Internet Explorer, a prompt displays at the bottom of the browser screen asking the end user to enable the ENS Web Control Browser Helper Object (BHO) and ENS Web Control toolbar. ENS Web Control does not function in Internet Explorer if the ENS Web Control BHO and toolbar are not enabled.
If an end user disables the ENS Web Control add-ons in Internet Explorer, the add-ons cannot be re-enabled with ePO and the McAfee Agent; the end user must re-enable them locally. If enabled, the ENS self-protection policy keeps end users from disabling the add-ons.
Internet Explorer also allows for the ENS Web Control extension to be force-enabled through Active Directory. For details, see
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc985341.aspx and
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/internet-explorer/ie11-deploy-guide/enable-and-disable-add-ons-using-administrative-templates-and-group-policy. The CLSID for the ENS Web Control BHO is
{B164E929-A1B6-4A06-B104-2CD0E90A88FF}, and the CLSID for the ENS Web Control toolbar is
{0EBBBE48-BAD4-4B4C-8E5A-516ABECAE064}.
Enable ENS Web Control in Chrome:
In Chrome, the menu icon is highlighted and a pop-up window opens with a message stating a new extension has been installed and is ready for use. ENS Web Control does not function in Chrome until the extension is enabled.
If an end user deletes the ENS Web Control extension in Chrome, you cannot restore the extension through ePO. An uninstall and reinstall of ENS Web Control does not add the ENS Web Control extension back in Chrome. To make the ENS Web Control extension available in Chrome again, you must either delete the Chrome user profile that deleted the ENS Web Control extension or reinstall Chrome on the system.
Chrome also allows for the ENS Web Control extension to be force-enabled through Active Directory. For details, see
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/187202?hl=en. The APPID for ENS Web Control is
jjkchpdmjjdmalgembblgafllbpcjlei, and the location at which the extension is hosted is:
https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx. APPIDs are case sensitive.
When you add the ENS Web Control extension to force install in group policy, you need to remove the SiteAdvisor Enterprise extension from being force installed. Otherwise, there will be two icons in Chrome. The SiteAdvisor Enterprise icon does not function because the SiteAdvisor Enterprise service is not running. The SiteAdvisor Enterprise extension interferes with the ENS Web Control extension, and it causes navigation issues from ENS Web Control enforcement messages.
Enable ENS Web Control in Firefox:
In Firefox, a prompt displays asking the end user to enable the ENS Web Control extension when opening Firefox after the ENS Web Control installation. The ENS Web Control service will enable the ENS Web Control browser extension automatically in Firefox five minutes after installation if the end user has not already opened Firefox. Every 30 minutes, the ENS Web Control service checks the status of the ENS Web Control extension in Firefox and enables the extension if it has been disabled by the end user. A browser restart is required to enable the ENS Web Control browser extension in Firefox.
Mozilla is investigating Active Directory integration. Currently you cannot manage Firefox through Active Directory to force-enable the ENS Web Control extension and keep end users from disabling the extension.
