Compared to previous versions, McAfee Agent 5.0 and later, uses a more efficient method to determine if there are new policies to download.

MA determines if a new policy needs to be applied, by transferring a small manifest file. The small file is sent at every agent-to-server communication. MA then reads it to determine if any new policies to download.

It is the transfer of this manifest file, that the agent is recording. It is merely reporting that a policy package has been received.