Secure Endpoint Agent 9.2 release notes

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 9.2, 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 9.2, see the Absolute 9.2 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's 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 9.2 supports devices running the following operating systems:

Operating system Supported versions
Windows

  • Windows 11 Home, Pro, Enterprise, SE, and IoT Enterprise editions (64-bit)

    Note that due to restrictions imposed by Microsoft, the following features aren't supported on Windows 11 SE:

    • Application Resilience: applications that require PowerShell for health checks, unless otherwise noted
    • Custom Data: data points that use PowerShell scripts
    • Reach Scripts: all PowerShell scripts
  • Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise, and IoT Enterprise editions (32- and 64-bit)
Mac
  • macOS 13 to 15

The following agent components are associated with Secure Endpoint Agent 9.2.

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)

 1.0.0.3614 1.0.0.3614

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.13.10 1.0.10.22

Application Resilience

(RAR)

 7.15.1.19 N/A

Custom Data

(CDC)

 1.0.13.3 N/A

Data Discovery

(DARAgent)

 9.1.3.8 9.1.3.3

Device Usage

(DUR)

 1.0.10.4 1.0.8.7

End User Messaging

(EUM)

 1.0.4.3 1.0.3.2

File Delete

(SDD)

 1.0.9.10 1.0.8.3
Freeze
(DFZ)		 1.0.8.10 1.0.5.4

Full-Disk Encryption
(ESP)

 1.0.11.3 1.0.9.46

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.0.12.12 1.1.2.33

Hardware

(HDP)

 2.0.16.6 1.0.13.4

Installed Applications

(SNG)

 1.0.16.18 1.0.12.7

Manage Supervisor Password
(PER)

 1.0.6.47 N/A

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.5.8 1.0.6.5

Web Usage

(WMA)

 9.1.1.1 N/A

Wipe

(SDW)

 1.0.8.6 1.0.3.11

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

Absolute for Chromebooks Extension: 2659

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

Component Component version Fixes and improvements
Windows

Component manager

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3614
  • In some rare cases, if an on-demand Freeze request was replaced by a new request on a frozen device, and the device was subsequently unfrozen, its Freeze Status remained set to Frozen. This issue is now fixed.
  • Previously the CTES component may have failed to successfully uninstall an agent component if other agent components should remain installed. This issue is now fixed.
  • Security, performance, and logging improvements.

Custom Data Collector

(CDC)

 1.0.13.3
  • The CDC component no longer triggers a scan when a user logs off a Windows device.

Device Usage

(DUR)

 1.0.10.4

  • The DUR component was updated to resolve some issues that prevented the accurate detection of device activity.

Hardware

(HDP)

 2.0.16.6
  • Logging improvement.

Installed Applications

(SNG)

 1.0.16.18
  • The SNG component has been updated to improve the collection of application health information.

Manage Supervisor Password

(PER)

 1.0.6.47

  • Performance improvements.

Reach Script

(ANS)

 1.0.5.8
  • The ANS component has been updated to ensure that after a Reach Script runs on a device, the script parameters are no longer visible in process monitor tools, such as Task Manager.
Mac

Anti-Malware

(AVP)

 1.0.10.22
  • Previously, the AVP component may have failed to detect the antivirus definition version for AVG Antivirus. This issue is now fixed.

Component manager

(CTES)

 1.0.0.3614
  • Stability and security improvements.

Device Usage

(DUR)

 1.0.8.7
  • Previously, the DUR component may have failed to detect a device's public IP address. This issue is now fixed.

Geolocation

(GEO)

 1.1.2.33
  • Previously, the GEO component may have failed to detect a device's public IP address. This issue is now fixed.
  • Performance and logging improvements.

Installed Applications

(SNG)

 1.0.12.7

  • Performance improvement.

Hardware

(HDP)

 1.0.13.4
  • Previously, the HDP component may have failed to detect a device's public IP address. This issue is now fixed.