Secure Endpoint Agent release notes - Version 8.0

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 8.0, 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 8.0, see the Absolute 8.0 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.

Secure Endpoint Agent 8.0 supports devices running the following operating systems:

Operating system Supported versions
Windows
  • Windows 11 Home, Pro, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise editions (64-bit)
  • Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise editions (32- and 64-bit)
Mac macOS 11 to 14

The following agent components are associated with Secure Endpoint Agent 8.0.

Agent or component Windows version Mac version
Core agent The core agent (also known as rpcnet) is a small software client that resides in devices that are managed in the Secure Endpoint Console. After the core agent is initially installed on a new device, it is activated with its first connection to the Absolute Monitoring Center and the device is enrolled in Absolute. The core agent then makes scheduled connections every 24.5 hours. (rpcnet) 994 976

Component manager The component manager (also known as CTES) is installed on top of the core agent and manages the agent components responsible for initiating device actions and collecting device data. Most agent components are controlled by policies, such as the Hardware and Installed Applications policies. The component manager typically connects to the Absolute Monitoring Center every 15 minutes, at a minumum, to send device data and receive instructions.

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3314 1.0.0.3314

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.10.6 1.0.9.6

Application Health

(OPS)

 1.1.2.5 1.0.12.6

Application Resilience

(RAR)

 7.13.11.24 N/A

Custom Data

(CDC)

(On Mac, this component is used for Application Health checks only)

 1.0.11.9

1.0.11.9

Data Discovery

(DARAgent)

 8.0.4.3 8.0.1.3

Device Usage

(DUR)

 1.0.8.10 1.0.7.19

End User Messaging

(EUM)

 1.0.3.21 1.0.2.24

File Delete

(SDD)

 1.0.7.37 1.0.7.50
Freeze
(DFZ)		 1.0.7.18 1.0.3.89

Full-Disk Encryption
(ESP)

 1.0.9.5 1.0.8.6

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.0.11.9 1.0.9.8

Hardware

(HDP)

 2.0.15.12 1.0.12.33

Installed Applications

(SNG)

 1.0.13.13 1.0.10.7
Manage Supervisor Password
(PER)
 1.0.4.6 N/A

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.2.43 1.0.5.15

Web Usage

(WMA)

 8.0.1.1 N/A

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.5.30 1.0.2.18

You can view the version number of a device's core agent and component manager on its Details > Summary page.

Absolute for Chromebooks Extension: 2640

You can view the version number of a device's Chromebook extension by adding the Agent column to a device report.

Agent improvements and fixes

Version 8.0 of the Secure Endpoint Agent includes improvements and fixes to the following agent components:

Component Component version Improvements and fixes
Windows

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.10.6

  • The AVP component now detects the following applications when they're installed on a device:

    • Avast Antivirus version 23
    • Trellix Endpoint Security version 10

Application Health

(OPS)

 1.1.2.5
  • In some cases, the OPS component failed to detect the version number of an installed application. This issue is now fixed.

Application Resilience

(RAR)

 7.13.11.24
  • The RAR component provides more details for the Status details field.
  • The RAR component now waits before checking to make sure that a service has restarted.
  • The RAR component has been updated to allow users to configure which health checks are applied to Application Resilience policies for Microsoft SCCM.
  • Performance improvements.

Component manager

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3314
  • Performance, stability, and security improvements.

Data Discovery

(DARAgent)

 8.0.4.3
  • The DARAgent component has added support for the new EDD operators.
  • Security improvement.

Messages

(EUM)

 1.0.3.21
  • Security improvements.

Freeze

(DFZ)

 1.0.7.18

Full-Disk Encryption

(ESP)

 1.0.9.5
  • Performance improvement.

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.0.11.9
  • The GEO component now collects the SSID of each nearby Wi-Fi access point for a location. It also detects whether the device is connected to one of the access points.

Installed Applications

(SNG)

 1.0.13.13
  • Previously, the SNG component failed to detect applications downloaded from the Microsoft Store, such as Microsoft Photos, on a Windows 11 device. This issue is now fixed.
Manage Supervisor Password
(PER)		 1.0.4.6
  • The PER component now collects the date and time the action occurred on the device.

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.2.43
  • Security improvements.

Web Usage

(WMA)

 8.0.1.1

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.5.30
Mac

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.9.6
  • The AVP component now detects Crowdstrike Falcon version 7.
Application Health
(OPS)		 1.0.12.6
  • The OPS component no longer reports a Health Status of Unknown for healthy applications.
  • Previously, the OPS component reported the publisher of Symantec Endpoint Protection as Symantec instead of Broadcom. This issue is now fixed.

Component manager

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3314
  • Performance, stability, and security improvements.

Data Discovery

(DARAgent)

 8.0.1.3
  • The DARAgent component has added support for the new EDD operators.
  • Security improvement.

Messages

(EUM)

 1.0.2.24
  • Security improvement.

File Delete

(SDD)

 1.0.7.50
  • Security and stability improvements.

Freeze

(DFZ)

 1.0.3.89

  • Security improvements.

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.0.9.8
  • The GEO component now collects the SSID of each nearby Wi-Fi access point for a location. It also detects whether the device is connected to one of the access points.

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.5.15
  • The ANS component has been updated to ensure that if a Run Script request is in progress when a second Run Script request is received, the second request now waits for the first to complete instead of failing.
  • Security improvement.

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.2.18
  • Security improvement.