The Patch Management module in Nebula was updated with new features and improvements. Release notes are viewable below.
August 15, 2023
Features and improvements
- Added the Group column to OS patches tables to easily identify and categorize OS patches based on endpoint groups.
Issues fixed
- No fixes this release.
August 15, 2023
Features and improvements
- No features this release.
Issues fixed
- Resolved an issue where OS patches were not displayed correctly in Nebula due to the Endpoint Agent incorrectly reporting the patches as "Not Found", when they had been applied successfully. This issue is fixed in Asset Plugin 1.2.635.
August 3, 2023
Features and improvements
- Windows software updates for Endpoint Agent (Asset Plugin 1.2.634; OPSWAT SDK 4.3.3625).
- Made additional performance improvements as well as definition and product signature updates. This improvement is added in Software Management SDK version 4.3.3625.
Issues fixed
- The Patch Management updates would sometimes not honor the "Pause Software Update" policy setting. This issue is fixed in Asset Plugin 1.2.634.
July 13, 2023
Features and improvements
- Made performance improvements for the Patch Management applications catalog, as well as definition and product signature updates. This improvement is added in the Software management SDK version 4.3.3576.
Issues fixed
- No issues fixed this release.
June 13, 2023
Features and improvements
- Improved techniques in detecting which programs have available updates. This was included in AssetPlugin 1.2.629.
Issues fixed
- Self-protection was blocking the writing of log files while applications were updating.
December 6, 2022
Features and improvements
- Improved debug logging.
Issues fixed
- Issue with updating Microsoft Office 365 applications.
- Issue with updating Mozilla Firefox.
- Issue with updating Adobe Acrobat.
- Issue with updating Photoshop.
October 27, 2022
Features and improvements
- Added the ability to enable a pre-deployment message and delay deployments for scheduled OS patches and software updates.
- Added functionality to view deployment progress with a new policy setting.
Issues fixed
- No fixes this release.
October 12, 2022
Features and improvements
- Added reboot management options, including customizable reboot settings to the Schedules Page.
- Added event auditing on the Events page for Patch Applied and Software Updated.
Issues fixed
- Issue with wording discrepancies across the platform.
- Issue with a dropdown on the Schedules page.
- Issue with the Last Inventory Scan column preferences resetting on the Endpoints page.
August 31, 2022
Features and improvements
- Added the Available patches column to the Endpoints page.
- Added the option to apply OS patches by category or Software patches to supported 3rd party applications as a new functionality on the Schedules page (requires Patch Management module).
Issues fixed
- Issue where Category was missing on patch slide-out.
July 5, 2022
Features and improvements
- Improved Asset Manager to report failed OS Patches more accurately for Patch Management.
Issues fixed
- Issue with Asset Manager that caused updating Microsoft Edge with Patch Management to fail with null value error.
June 9, 2022
Features and improvements
- Added two new types of schedules to automatically install third-party software updates and available Windows OS patches (requires the Patch Management add-on).
- Added support for enhanced Patch Management capabilities.
- Improved diagnostic log collection for Patch Management troubleshooting.
- Moved the location of the SDK and DB folders of Patch Management to prevent initialization errors.
Issues fixed
- Issue where the Patch Management module encountered a NULL Reference exception.
May 12, 2022
Features and improvements
- Added new mini dashboards to help provide at-a-glance overviews on severities of missing patches.
Issues fixed
- No fixes this release.
April 14, 2022
Features and improvements
- Added a new tab in the Patch Management page to show available software updates.
Issues fixed
- No fixes this release.
March 31, 2022
Features and improvements
- Introduced Patch Management for Malwarebytes Nebula, allowing administrators to install system patches and keep software and applications up-to-date. Learn more.
- Configure Patch Management under the Software management policy section.
- Schedule and run scans to identify available system patches and software updates.
- Apply system patches from the Patch Management page.
- Update software from the Software Inventory page.
- Fix vulnerabilities from the Vulnerabilities page when combined with Patch Management.
- Configure outdated software reports under the Reports page.
- Configure patch notifications under the Notifications page.
- Introduced Vulnerability Assessment for Mac.
Issues fixed
- No fixes this release.