Secure Endpoint Agent release notes - Version 7.23

If automatic agent updates are disabled, you can assign an agent version to your account's Windows and Mac devices to prevent agent upgrades. To determine if you want to assign agent version 7.23, review this topic to learn about the improvements included in this version of the Secure Endpoint Agent.

To learn about all features, enhancements, and fixes introduced in Absolute 7.23, see the Absolute 7.23 Release Notes.

About the Secure Endpoint Agent

The Secure Endpoint Agent is a small software client that resides on devices that are managed in the Secure Endpoint Console. After the agent is initially installed on a new device, it is activated with the first connection to the Absolute Monitoring Center.

Each agent package includes software specific to its supported operating system, including the agent and its associated agent components, an installer, and a readme file.

System requirements

The 7.23 package bundle contains Secure Endpoint Agent software that now supports devices running the following operating systems:

Operating system Supported versions
Windows Versions 7, 8.1, 10, and 11
macOS Versions 10.15 to 13

Agent improvements and fixes

Version 7.23 of the Secure Endpoint Agent includes improvements and fixes to the following agent components:

Component Component version Improvements and fixes
Windows

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.9.3
  • Non-ASCII characters are now displayed correctly in application names.
  • Security improvements.

Application Resilience

(RAR)

 7.13.10.19
  • Performance and security improvements.

Component manager

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3215

Device Usage

(DUR)

 1.0.8.10
  • The DUR component now collects Logout and Lock events.
  • In some cases, the DUR component was not collecting the correct local IP address. This issue is now fixed.
  • In some cases, the DUR component didn’t collect updated IP addresses even though the device’s network SSID and location changed. This issue is now fixed.
  • The DUR component now collects sleep, wake, and shutdown activity.
  • In preparation for agent communications using IPv6 networks, support for IPv6 has been added to the DUR component. Note that this enhancement will not be available until a future release.
  • Security improvement.

Data Discover

(DARAgent)

 7.23.1.5
  • Security improvements.

End User Messaging

(EUM)

 1.0.3.16

File Delete

(SDD)

 1.0.7.30

Freeze

(DFZ)

 1.0.7.18
  • The DFZ component has been updated to ensure that a device's keyboard customizations are not removed when an Offline Freeze rule is deployed to the device.
  • Files stored on a frozen device can no longer be accessed from a network share.
  • Security improvements.

Full-Disk Encryption

(ESP)

 1.0.8.2
  • Security improvements.

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.0.10.11

Hardware

(HDP)

 2.0.15.12
  • Previously, the HDP component did not collect the user's username when Remote Desktop was connected. This issue is now fixed.
  • In some cases, the HDP component was not collecting the correct local IP address. This issue is now fixed.
  • In some cases, the HDP component may have collected usernames when it was configured to not collect them. This issue is now fixed.
  • In some cases, the HDP component failed to detect the cellular modem on a Windows device. This issue is now fixed.
  • In preparation for agent communications using IPv6 networks, support for IPv6 has been added to the HDP component. Note that this enhancement will not be available until a future release.
  • Security improvement.

Installed Software

(SNG)

 1.0.12.13
  • Security improvements.

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.2.38

Web Usage

(WMA)

 7.23.0.1

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.5.25
  • If VMware Workspace One is running on a device, its services are now stopped before the device is wiped to ensure that encryption keys are not backed up.
  • Performance and security improvements.
Mac

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.9.4

  • The AVP component now detects the following anti-malware applications:

    • Cisco Secure Endpoint, version 1
    • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, version 101

Component manager

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3215
  • Performance, stability, and security improvements.
  • To improve performance, the component manager has been updated to a universal binary that can run natively on both Intel and ARM-based devices.

Data Discovery

(DARAgent)

 7.23.2.2
  • Security improvements.

Device Usage

(DUR)

 1.0.7.19
  • The DUR component now collects Logout and Lock events.
  • In some cases, the DUR component was not collecting the correct local IP address. This issue is now fixed.
  • The DUR component now includes the username of the applicable user in the device usage payload.
  • The Device Usage background process no longer triggers a malware warning in Cisco Secure Endpoint.
  • The DUR component now collects sleep, wake, and shutdown activity.
  • In preparation for agent communications using IPv6 networks, support for IPv6 has been added to the DUR component. Note that this enhancement will not be available until a future release.
  • Security improvements.

End User Messaging

(EUM)

 1.0.2.20
  • To improve performance, the EUM component has been updated to a universal binary that can run natively on both Intel and ARM-based devices.
  • Security improvements.

File Delete

(SDD)

 1.0.7.38
  • When NoMAD Login is installed on a device running macOS 13, you can now successfully log in to the device after a Delete All Files wipe has been completed.
  • To improve performance, the SDD component has been updated to a universal binary that can run natively on both Intel and ARM-based devices.
  • Performance and security improvements.

Freeze

(DFZ)

 1.0.3.72
  • On frozen devices running macOS 10.15, the Freeze message no longer fails to be displayed, and entering the device's unfreeze code successfully unfreezes the device.

  • Previously, while a device was processing a Freeze request, a blank screen was displayed for up to 40 seconds before the Freeze message appeared. The blank screen also occurred when unfreezing a device. This issue is now fixed.

    This fix only applies when a single user is logged in to the device. If multiple users are logged in, the blank screen still shows.

  • To improve performance, the DFZ component has been updated to a universal binary that can run natively on both Intel and ARM-based devices.
  • Security improvements.

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.0.8.7
  • Security improvement.

Hardware

(HDP)

 1.0.12.33
  • In some cases, the HDP component was not collecting the correct local IP address. This issue is now fixed.
  • In preparation for agent communications using IPv6 networks, support for IPv6 has been added to the HDP component. Note that this enhancement will not be available until a future release.
  • Security improvements.

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.5.11
  • To improve performance, the ANS component has been updated to a universal binary that can run natively on both Intel and ARM-based devices.
  • Security improvements.

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.2.13
  • Previously, the SDW component may have erroneously detected multiple volumes after an OS upgrade and then failed to process a Wipe request. This issue is now fixed.
  • To improve performance, the SDW component has been updated to a universal binary that can run natively on both Intel and ARM-based devices.
  • Security improvements.