As new operating systems or Service Packs are released, the original product guides might not reflect the current support policy for those platforms. Most of the following information is available in the product installation guides and Release Notes. But, some of the information is available only in Product Management statements published in the Knowledge Base.

Recent updates to this article:

Date	Update
October 15, 2021	Added Windows Server 2022 to the "Supported Microsoft Windows operating systems" section.
October 11, 2021	Added Windows 11 to the "Supported Microsoft Windows operating systems" section.
September 15, 2021	Initial publication.

The CLS is a logical upgrade to the current VirusScan Command Line Scanner (VSCL). The CLS is a program that you can run from a command-line prompt. The CLS provides an alternative to scanners that use a graphical user interface (GUI). The evaluation copies of the software for a free trial period are available from the Free Security Trials webpage. The licensed version of the software is available from the Product Downloads site.

NOTE: You need a valid Grant Number for access. For more information, see: KB56057 - How to download Enterprise product updates and documentation.

The CLS consumes the latest Anti-Malware Scan Engine 6300. For information about the Scan Engine, see: KB66741 - About the 6.x.xx Anti-Malware Scan Engine. The CLS supports both the DAT contents available from McAfee Enterprise – V2 and MED, with continuation to support the bigger AVV DATs. For information about the different types of DAT files, see: KB93334 - FAQs for MED DAT files and KB55986 - FAQs for V2 DAT files. You can download the V2 or MED DAT updates for the CLS from the DAT downloads page.

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