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Security for
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RELEASE NOTES
Security for Virtualized Environments
Release Notes
Publication date 2015.07.01
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Table of Contents
1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Version History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1. Security for Virtualized Environments Multi-Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.1. Security Server 6.1.48.2495 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.2. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.17.772 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.3. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.16.758 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.4. Security Server 6.1.46.2361 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1.5. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.16.751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1.6. Security Server 6.1.0.2182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.7. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.16.741 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.8. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.15.719 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.9. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.14.704; Security Server 6.1.0.313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.10. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.597 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1.11. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.595 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.12. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.593 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.13. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.590 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.14. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.589 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.15. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.591 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1.16. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.586 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1.17. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.12.565; Security Server 5.3.12.272 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1.18. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.11.509 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1.19. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.11.508 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1.20. Security Server 5.3.11.252 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1.21. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.10.496 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1.22. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.9.491; Security Server 5.3.9.239 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1.23. Security Server 5.3.7.198 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1.24. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.7.396 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1.25. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.7.394; Security Server 5.3.7.195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1.26. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.4.349 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.1.27. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.4.348 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.1.28. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.4.347; Security Server 5.3.4.167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1.29. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.2.294; Security Server 5.3.1.134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1.30. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.1.273; Security Server 5.3.1.131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1.31. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.1.262; Security Server 5.3.1.126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1.32. Bitdefender Tools 5.2.4.216 and 5.2.4.214; Security Server 5.2.4.100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1.33. Bitdefender Tools 5.2.4.158; Security Server 5.2.4.84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2. Security for Virtualized Environments Integrated With vShield Endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2.1. Security Server 6.1.48-2491 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2.2. Security Server 6.1.47-2412 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2.3. Security Server 6.1.46.2356 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2.4. Security Server 5.0.42-2182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2.5. Security Server 5.0.37.1822 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2.6. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.37.1805; Security Server 5.0.37.1805 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2.7. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.33.1549; Security Server 5.0.33.1549 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.2.8. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.30.1447 and 5.3.7.394; Security Server 5.0.30.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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2.2.9. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.26-1209 and 5.3.7.382; Security Server 5.0.26.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.10. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.20.573 and 5.2.4.205; Security Server 5.0.20.573 . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2.11. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.18.486 and 5.2.4.205; Security Server 5.0.19.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3. Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.1. Security for Virtualized Environments Multi-Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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1. OVERVIEW
Security for Virtualized Environments is the first all-encompassing security solution
for virtualized data centers, protecting virtualized servers and desktops on Windows
and Linux systems. Powered by cutting edge security technologies from Bitdefender,
Security for Virtualized Environments has been specifically architected to meet
the unique requirements of dynamic virtualized data centers today.
The security solution consists of two components:
Security Server
Security Server is a dedicated virtual appliance that deduplicates and centralizes
most of the antimalware functionality of antimalware clients, acting as a scan
server.
Bitdefender Tools
Bitdefender Tools is the component to be installed on the virtual machines you
want to protect.
Find in this document the list of Bitdefender Tools and Security Server changes,
known issues and limitations since 5.2.4.158 version released in September 2013
until the newest available update.
Overview
1
2. VERSION HISTORY
This chapter includes the list of released Bitdefender Tools and Security Server
updates. Click the version number of the product you are interested in to view the
corresponding list of changes.
Note
The changes included in each Security Server update are listed under the Bitdefender
Tools version delivered at the same time.
Bitdefender Tools
Multiplatform
Linux
5.3.16.758 5.3.16.741 5.3.15.719
5.3.14.704 5.3.13.597 5.3.13.595
5.3.13.593 5.3.13.590 5.3.13.589
5.3.13.586 5.3.12.565 5.3.11.509
5.3.11.508 5.3.10.496 5.3.9.491
5.3.7.396 5.3.7.394 5.3.4.349
5.3.4.348 5.3.4.347 5.3.2.294 5.3.1.273
5.3.1.262 5.2.4.216 5.2.4.158
Windows
5.3.17.772
5.3.14.704
5.3.10.496
5.3.2.294
5.2.4.158
Multiplatform
6.1.48.2495 6.1.46.2361
6.1.0.2182 6.1.0.313
5.3.12.272
5.3.11.252
5.3.9.239
5.3.7.198
5.3.7.195 5.3.4.167 5.3.2.134
5.3.1.131 5.3.1.126
5.2.4.100 5.2.4.84
5.3.16.751 5.3.16.741
5.3.13.591 5.3.12.565
5.3.9.491 5.3.7.394 5.3.4.347
5.3.1.273 5.3.1.262 5.2.4.214
vShield
Linux
5.0.37.1805 5.0.33.1549 5.0.30.1447
5.0.26-1209 5.0.20.573 5.0.18.486
Windows
5.3.7.394 5.3.7.382 5.2.4.205 5.2.4.205
Version History
Security Server
vShield
6.1.48-2491 6.1.47-2412
6.1.46.2356 5.0.42-2182
5.0.37.1822 5.0.37.1805
5.0.33.1549
5.0.30.2
5.0.26.2 5.0.20.4 5.0.19.4
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2.1. Security for Virtualized Environments
Multi-Platform
2.1.1. Security Server 6.1.48.2495
New Features and Improvements
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Added the latest security patches to the Security Server's operating system.
2.1.2. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.17.772
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.17.772 is for Windows operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Added some background optimizations to prepare the next update.
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Added new antimalware drivers.
Resolved Issues
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After product upgrade, the old antimalware driver was still used instead of the
new one. This issue is now fixed.
Fixed an issue with SSE2 not being supported on systems with Pentium III
processors.
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A Bitdefender Tools security certificate was expired. This issue is now fixed.
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Fixed an issue at the scheduler for Quick Scan and Full Scan tasks.
2.1.3. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.16.758
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.16.758 is for Linux operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Added Support Tool, which collects information necessary for troubleshooting.
The information refers to:
– Bitdefender Tools logs and settings
– Operating system (version, distribution and kernel)
– Machine hardware configuration (available RAM, free hard-disk space)
– System logs
Version History
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– Network connection settings
– Existing users and user rights from /etc/sudoers and /etc/passwd files
The tool is integrated in Bitdefender Tools and it can be used by running the
following command:
# /opt/BitDefender/bin/bdconfigure [option]
The tool supports the --help option, which displays the command description
and available options.
Resolved Issues
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Some Bitdefender Tools services could not start on Ubuntu 15.04 machines
after a system boot. The issue is now fixed.
2.1.4. Security Server 6.1.46.2361
New Features and Improvements
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Added the latest security patches to the Security Server's operating system.
Resolved Issues
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Some PE files were generating a crash on the Security Server when they were
scanned. The issue is now fixed.
2.1.5. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.16.751
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.16.751 is for Windows operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Added exclusions for Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller following
Microsoft recommendations.
Version History
4
2.1.6. Security Server 6.1.0.2182
New Features and Improvements
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Security Servers can now receive automatic updates according to the policy
settings.
Optimized the number of checks done on the update locations.
Resolved Issues
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Security Servers were displayed as outdated in the Update Status reports from
Control Center. The issue is now fixed.
2.1.7. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.16.741
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.16.741 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Improved the update mechanism of on-access scanning drivers (Dazuko) for
the latest Linux kernel releases.
Improved on-access scanning performance by adding new file scan and rootkit
drivers.
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Increased the number of possible policy exclusions up to 1024.
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The built-in antimalware exclusions can now be disabled from the policy.
2.1.8. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.15.719
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.15.719 is for Linux operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Added new on-access support for the latest kernel releases.
2.1.9. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.14.704; Security Server 6.1.0.313
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.14.704 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
Version History
5
New Features and Improvements
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Bitdefender Tools is now compatible with Bitdefender Security for Exchange.
Important
For the two products to work together on the same system, it is required that
Bitdefender Security for Exchange to be installed first.
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Added several Bitdefender Tools optimizations for the following Microsoft
applications:
– Team Foundation Server (all versions)
– System Center Operations Manager 2012, 2012 R2
– System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
– Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM)
– Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
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Endpoint Security is now available in Polish and Romanian languages.
Added several optimizations in the balancing mechanism when multiple Security
Server appliances were defined in the policy
Improved the Security Server appliances network performance by adding
VMXNET3 as a NIC card.
Resolved Issues
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The scanning exclusions for network shares did not work. This issue is now
fixed.
Solved a BSOD caused by the rootkit driver on Windows Server 2003 operating
systems.
In certain situations, although endpoints have been updated, Control Center
reported them as outdated. This issue is now fixed.
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In some situations, Security Server failed to update. This issue is now fixed.
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Patched the Security Server appliance for the POODLE vulnerability.
2.1.10. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.597
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.13.597 is for Linux operating systems.
Version History
6
New Features and Improvements
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Added new on-access support for the latest kernel releases.
2.1.11. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.595
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.13.595 is for Linux operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
●
Added new on-access support for the latest kernel releases.
2.1.12. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.593
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.13.593 is for Linux operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
●
Added new on-access support for the latest kernel releases.
2.1.13. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.590
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.13.590 is for Linux operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
●
Added new on-access support for the latest kernel releases.
2.1.14. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.589
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.13.589 is for Linux operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Added new on-access support for the latest kernel releases.
2.1.15. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.591
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.13.591 is for Windows operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Improved the caching mechanism stability.
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Major improvements at Bitdefender Tools file and rootkit drivers.
Version History
7
Resolved Issues
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A driver incompatibility caused Bitdefender Tools and StorageCraft backup
software to malfunction if they were both installed on the same machine. This
issue is now fixed.
Resolved a corner case scenario when the target file inside a previously excluded
folder was scanned after the folder exclusion was replaced with the file
exclusion.
In some situations, the uninstallation process failed to remove the Bitdefender
Tools rootkit driver. This issue is now fixed.
In some situations, when installing Bitdefender Tools on a Windows Server
2003 SP2 machine, a BSOD error occurred. This issue is now fixed.
2.1.16. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.13.586
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.13.586 is for Linux operating systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Added new on-access support for the latest kernel releases.
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Improved the product performance and reduced the resource usage.
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Increased product stability.
Resolved Issues
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In certain situations, multiple instances of the product update process were
running in parallel. This issue is now fixed.
In some situations, the update of Bitdefender Tools from older versions ended
unsuccessfully. This issue is now fixed.
In some situations, when removing Sophos with Bitdefender Tools installer, the
service remained loaded and the removal failed. This issue is now fixed.
In certain situations, the crash dump files filled the hard disk. This issue is now
fixed.
2.1.17. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.12.565; Security Server 5.3.12.272
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.12.565 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
Version History
8
New Features and Improvements
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Added the possibility to deploy Bitdefender Tools on Linux machines using
non-root user credentials. For more information, refer to this KB article.
Product updates and signature updates can now be configured separately. This
improvement allows administrators to choose which component to update and
to better schedule product updates that require OS restarts and high bandwidth
consumption. For more information, refer to Administrator’s Guide.
Upgraded OpenSSL to version 1.0.1h.
Resolved Issues
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The default Bitdefender Tools exclusions did not work for Microsoft Exchange
2010. This issue is now fixed.
The Windows virtual machines created using the Sysprep tool were unable to
properly load the antimalware module. This issue is now fixed.
In some situations, scheduled custom scan tasks failed to start on Windows
machines. This issue is now fixed.
2.1.18. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.11.509
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.11.509 is for Linux operating systems.
Resolved Issues
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After installing Bitdefender Tools on Linux operating systems, the NFS mounts
became unavailable. This issue is now fixed.
2.1.19. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.11.508
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.11.508 is for Linux operating systems.
Resolved Issues
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The reports for On-demand Custom Scan tasks did not work. This issue is now
fixed.
Version History
9
2.1.20. Security Server 5.3.11.252
Resolved Issues
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In certain situations, updating from version 5.3.4.167 did not work. This issue
is now fixed.
2.1.21. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.10.496
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.10.496 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
Resolved Issues
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Product update failed when the update server's address had FQDN format. This
issue is now fixed.
Note
No issues occurs with IP address configuration of the update server.
2.1.22. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.9.491; Security Server 5.3.9.239
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.9.491 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
New Features and Improvements
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Major improvement of the update mechanism in Bitdefender Tools for better
performance.
Improved the update mechanism of Bitdefender Tools for Linux, on-access
scanning module being available after the kernel upgrade.
Added new SQL Server exclusions in Bitdefender Tools to cover more instances
running on the same machine.
The communication component daemon (epagd) is now protected by the
whatchdog module of the Security Server.
Version History
10
Resolved Issues
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In corner situations (power failure, machine crash etc.), some inconsistencies
could occur when applying settings on Bitdefender Tools for Linux, resulting in
the agent crash.
When the On-access Scanning module was set to Permissive and was scanning
only applications extensions, an infected file could be executed. This issue is
now fixed.
Creating a Machine Catalog with MCS in XenDesktop 7.5 failed if Bitdefender
Tools was installed. The issue is now fixed.
When multiple update locations were defined and one contained older files than
those currently installed, product downgrade was possible. This issue is now
fixed, only updating to higher versions being allowed.
In some situations, when Bitdefender Tools was updating, the communication
component daemon could not be stopped to get the update. This issue is now
fixed.
2.1.23. Security Server 5.3.7.198
Resolved Issues
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Fixed a major security breach due to OpenSSL vulnerability (Heartbleed Bug).
OpenSSL incorrectly handled memory in the TLS heartbeat extension, revealing
up to 64k of memory contents from the client or server and exposing sensitive
information over the network, including private keys (if found). For more
information, please refer to https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20140407.txt
2.1.24. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.7.396
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.7.396 is for Linux operating system.
New Features and Improvements
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Added new on-access support for latest kernel releases.
2.1.25. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.7.394; Security Server 5.3.7.195
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.7.394 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
Version History
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New Features and Improvements
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Added some performance improvements to the component that is responsible
with communication to the console.
The Full Scan configuration tasks for Endpoint Security and Bitdefender Tools
were aligned in order to have the same settings and deliver the desired security
level.
New file scan drivers have been added, improving on-access scanning
performance.
The RAM usage has been optimized for on-demand scan tasks running on
servers with a very large number of files.
Improved the stability of the communication component from our Security
Server appliance.
Resolved Issues
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Fixed some instabilities of the communication component that was functioning
improperly in some certain scenarios.
Scheduled on demand scans did not start at the scheduled time for our Security
for Amazon Web Services solution. This issue is now fixed.
In certain conditions, for scan tasks defined on a weekly basis, the scheduled
time was not respected and the scan started immediately after the policy was
applied. This issue is now fixed.
2.1.26. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.4.349
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.4.349 is for Linux operating system.
New Features and Improvements
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Added new on-access support for latest kernel releases.
2.1.27. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.4.348
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.4.348 is for Linux operating system.
New Features and Improvements
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Added new on-access support for latest kernel releases.
Version History
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2.1.28. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.4.347; Security Server 5.3.4.167
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.4.347 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
Resolved Issues
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A commercial keylogger was displayed in the scan log even if the option to skip
keyloggers was active. This issue is now fixed.
In certain situations the communication agent from the endpoint was using a
high amount of CPU. This issue is now fixed.
Fixed an abnormal behavior in the balancing feature of Bitdefender Tools when
multiple Security Servers were used.
Fixed the abnormality in which Copy files to quarantine was done even for the
Delete action.
Copy files to quarantine before applying the disinfect action option from
Antimalware > Quarantine policy settings is now available for Linux version as
well.
Version History
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2.1.29. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.2.294; Security Server 5.3.1.134
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.2.294 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
Resolved Issues
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Fixed a Bitdefender Tools memory overload issue occurring after signatures
update. This issue was reproducible only when Use SSL option was enabled in
the Security Server settings.
In certain conditions, Bitdefender Tools crashed when updating. This issue is
now fixed.
Bitdefender Tools did not properly apply the delete action to quarantined files.
This issue is now fixed.
2.1.30. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.1.273; Security Server 5.3.1.131
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.1.273 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
New Features and Improvements
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This release brings several new features to Bitdefender Tools that will facilitate
a smooth future migration from Security for Virtualized Environments
Multi-Platform to GravityZone, minimizing the downtime in the customer’s
environment.
A new feature has been implemented to prevent data loss in case of false
positives by saving copies of files into quarantine before they are disinfected.
Copy files to quarantine before applying the disinfect action option is available
in Antimalware > Quarantine section of the policy settings from Control Center.
This action applies to all kind of scans: on access, on demand and contextual
scans.
2.1.31. Bitdefender Tools 5.3.1.262; Security Server 5.3.1.126
Bitdefender Tools version 5.3.1.262 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
Version History
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New Features and Improvements
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A number of communication drivers that link Bitdefender Tools with GravityZone
Communication Server have been updated.
Bitdefender Tools was updated with the latest technology drivers available in
Bitdefender.
The default credentials for Multi-Platform Security Server have been changed
to user: root / password: sve.
2.1.32. Bitdefender Tools 5.2.4.216 and 5.2.4.214; Security
Server 5.2.4.100
Bitdefender Tools version 5.2.4.216 is for Linux OS and version 5.2.4.214 is for
Windows OS.
New Features and Improvements
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A new section available in virtual machines policies allows assigning the target
computers with one or several communication servers, when multiple
communication servers are available on the GravityZone appliance. Available
Endpoint Security Relays, which serve as communication servers, are also taken
into account.
A new section available in virtual machines policies allows choosing the Security
Server for the target virtual machines, when multiple Security Servers are
available.
Solved some blue screen crashes by providing a new on access file driver.
Resolved Issues
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The Bitdefender Tools deployment on Windows 2008 R2 machines did not work
when the administrator password contained Unicode characters. This issue is
now fixed.
Configuring on-access scanning for user defined extensions via virtual machines
policy did not work. This issue is now fixed.
Version History
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2.1.33. Bitdefender Tools 5.2.4.158; Security Server 5.2.4.84
Bitdefender Tools version 5.2.4.158 is for both Linux and Windows operating
systems.
New Features and Improvements
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A new option available at the Security Server configuration allows defining a
maximum number of concurrent on-demand scans, to prevent performance
slowdowns during multiple virtual machines on-demand scanning.
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A new quarantine tab in Bitdefender Tools Linux client is available.
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Add VLAN capability to Security Server appliances.
Resolved Issues
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When trying to deploy Security Server on ESXi hosts, no distributed switch can
be selected in the deployment window. This issue is now fixed.
In certain conditions, the license key of HyperV virtual machines could not be
registered. This issue is now fixed.
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Network discovery task not functioning. The issue is now fixed.
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Deployment issues of Security Server on XenServer. The issue is now fixed.
2.2. Security for Virtualized Environments Integrated
With vShield Endpoint
2.2.1. Security Server 6.1.48-2491
New Features and Improvements
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Added the latest security patches to the Security Server's operating system.
2.2.2. Security Server 6.1.47-2412
Resolved Issues
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Fixed a bug which caused the scanning service to consume an abnormal amount
of CPU time.
Version History
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2.2.3. Security Server 6.1.46.2356
New Features and Improvements
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Added the latest security patches to the Security Server's operating system.
Resolved Issues
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Some PE files were generating a crash on the Security Server when they were
scanned. The issue is now fixed.
The communication protocol change from SSL to non-SSL was generating a
high use of CPU on the Security Server appliance. The issue is now fixed.
2.2.4. Security Server 5.0.42-2182
New Features and Improvements
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Security Servers can now receive automatic updates according to the policy
settings.
Optimized the number of checks done on the update locations.
Resolved Issues
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Security Servers were displayed as outdated in the Update Status reports from
Control Center. The issue is now fixed.
2.2.5. Security Server 5.0.37.1822
Resolved Issues
Fixed an issue with the antimalware engines update.
2.2.6. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.37.1805; Security Server
5.0.37.1805
Bitdefender Tools version 5.0.37.1805 is for Linux OS.
New Features and Improvements
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Updated several Security Server core components.
Version History
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Patched the Security Server appliance for the POODLE vulnerability.
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Improved the way On-Access policy applies on Linux mount points.
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Added several improvements to facilitate reporting of the Security Server status.
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Added support for more environment variables which can be used for exclusions.
Resolved issues
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Folder exclusions were not applying when both On-Access and On-Demand
exclusions were selected. This issue is now fixed.
When a policy was changed and reapplied too often, a slowdown occurred. This
issue is now fixed.
Fixed some issues that were causing the Security Server to fail starting.
2.2.7. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.33.1549; Security Server
5.0.33.1549
Bitdefender Tools version 5.0.33.1549 is for Linux OS.
New Features and Improvements
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Added new on-access support for the latest kernel releases.
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Increased Bitdefender Tools stability.
Resolved Issues
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In some situations, deleting files from the VMs protected by Bitdefender Tools
took longer than expected. This issue is now fixed.
Fixed a Bitdefender Tools deployment issue.
2.2.8. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.30.1447 and 5.3.7.394; Security
Server 5.0.30.2
Bitdefender Tools version 5.0.30.1447 is for Linux OS and version 5.3.7.394 is for
Windows OS.
Version History
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New Features and Improvements
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Product updates and signature updates can now be configured separately. This
improvement allows administrators to choose which component to update and
to better schedule product updates that require OS restarts and high bandwidth
consumption. For more information, refer to Administrator’s Guide.
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Upgraded OpenSSL to version 1.0.1h.
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Improved the Security Server's stability.
Resolved Issues
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After installing Bitdefender Tools on Linux operating systems, the NFS mounts
became unavailable. This issue is now fixed.
2.2.9. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.26-1209 and 5.3.7.382; Security
Server 5.0.26.2
Bitdefender Tools version 5.0.26-1209 is for Linux OS and version 5.3.7.382 is for
Windows OS.
New Features and Improvements
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Improved the vShield integration for the case in which a protected virtual
machine is migrated from a datastore to another.
Added support for querying the guest OS' environment variables, enabling an
administrator to use them in scan tasks or exclusions.
The vShield security virtual appliance now includes the 'lsof' utility to help with
troubleshooting. This tool is used for listing open files, processes that use a
specific file, network connections, open ports, UDP connections and many
others.
The log entries created by the endpoint agent service (bdepagd) are now
timestamped.
A malfunctioning service that triggers a core dump will no longer be able to fill
the root file system.
Version History
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Resolved Issues
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In some situations, after deploying the Security Server, the virtual machines
appeared unprotected due to a Security Server communication issue. This issue
is now fixed.
2.2.10. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.20.573 and 5.2.4.205; Security
Server 5.0.20.573
Bitdefender Tools version 5.0.20.573 is for Linux OS and version 5.2.4.205 is for
Windows OS.
New Features and Improvements
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Improved successful update rate by using a round robin scheduling algorithm
for the update addresses with or without proxy (when available).
Added several improvements to defend against Denial of Service Attacks (DoS).
Resolved Issues
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Fixed some errors generated by adding process exclusions for vShield endpoint.
Process exclusions will be taken into account only when Bitdefender Tools is
installed.
Configure Security Server task settings configured via virtual machines policy
did not apply to target Security Servers. This issue is now fixed.
2.2.11. Bitdefender Tools 5.0.18.486 and 5.2.4.205; Security
Server 5.0.19.4
Bitdefender Tools version 5.0.18.486 is for Linux OS and version 5.2.4.205 is for
Windows OS.
New Features and Improvements
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Log Collector, a new reporting tool is now available in the Security Server
appliance.
Resolved Issues
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Resolved a Security Server timed out due to a Communication Server error.
Version History
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On-access exclusions did not apply after the first system restart. This issue is
now fixed.
Known Issues
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Configure Security Server task settings configured via virtual machines policy
do not apply to target Security Servers. This issue affects version 5.1.3.-256 of
Control Center and will be fixed with the next Security Server update, scheduled
for December 9th 2013.
Version History
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3. LIMITATIONS
Find in this chapter the list of platform or product limitations, affecting Bitdefender
Tools and the Security Server appliance.
3.1. Security for Virtualized Environments
Multi-Platform
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Cannot install Bitdefender Tools on virtual machines displayed by Control Center
with IP: 0.0.0.0 in certain situations.
The Security Server cannot be uninstalled by a task from Control Center when
powered-off.
Limitations
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