Malwarebytes Nebula has been updated with new features, improvements, and issues fixed in March 2022.
March 29, 2022
Features and improvements
- Windows software update IR, EP, and EDR (Engine Version 1.2.0.969, Agent Service Version 1.2.0.528, Endpoint Protection Version 1.2.0.1063, Asset Manager Version 1.2.0.520, Brute Force Protection Version 1.2.0.208, Protection Service Version 4.5.2.157, Component Package Version 1.0.1618).
- Enhanced Device Control to support additional removable storage devices.
- Improved Device Control to prevent blocking critical OS volumes.
- Enhanced EACMD.exe arguments to be case insensitive.
- Enhanced Patch Management to detect Windows Update state via multiple methods.
- Improved handling of Windows Updates to provide an experience closer to Windows when using Patch Management.
- Refined Device Control notifications to provide a better user experience.
- Improved detection and remediation capabilities of Malware Protection, Behavior Protection, Exploit Protection, and Web Protection.
Issues fixed
- Issue with Patch Management that caused the Reboot Required status to not align with the Windows Update API and cached Windows Update UI state.
- Issue with Patch Management that caused an Asset Scan not to run after applying multiple OS patches.
- Issue with Device Control notifications not showing non-ASCII characters correctly.
- Issue with Brute Force Protection uninstallation keeping a handle to KernelTraceControl.dll.
- Issue with Brute Force Protection reporting false RDP detections from 0.0.0.0 and ::.
- Issue with Real-Time Protection detections with special characters sent as unicode escaped to Nebula.
- Multiple issues with Patch Management that caused the Reboot Required status to not show properly after installing a Windows Update.
- Issue with Patch Management that caused a selected Windows Update to not install due to being in a Pending Install state.
- Issue with Patch Management that prevented Endpoint Agent from uninstalling if a Windows Update is being performed.
- Issue with Patch Management that claimed a Windows Update was successful when it failed.
- Issue with case sensitivity when uninstalling Endpoint Agent via MSIExec.exe CLI with an uninstall password.
- Issue with Device Control that caused a BSOD or major OS performance degradation.
- Issue that may cause MBAMService to crash.
- Issue that may cause MBAMService to enter a deadlock state.
- Multiple compatibility issues with Exploit Protection and 3rd party applications.
- Multiple issues with Web Protection that may cause a BSOD.
- Compatibility issue with Web Protection and Techloq.
- Issue with Web Protection that caused outbound UDP connection to be blocked for DNS requests in local network segments.
March 17, 2022
Features and improvements
- No features this release.
Issues fixed
- Issue on the Device Control page where certain fields were not showing full data in the table.
March 16, 2022
Features and improvements
- No features this release.
Issues fixed
- Issue where the Sandbox Analysis page would crash when uploading files (EDR only).
March 15, 2022
Features and improvements
- Expanded on taking actions for suspicious activity, allowing for more actions to be done in bulk (EDR only).
Issues fixed
- No fixes this release.
March 7, 2022
Features and improvements
- Introduced our Device Control functionality for Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Detection and Response customers, allowing administrators to better manage USB devices plugged in to their endpoints
- Control: Gain control of external storage devices, USB devices via single agent
- Visibility: Provide visibility of USB device usage across your managed endpoints
- Granular Details: Device identification by vendor, product, or serial number
- Policy Management: Easy policy management via one console
- Threat Prevention: Prevents infections introduced by files on USB mass storage devices
- Compliance: Allow to connect only “approved” USB devices
Issues fixed
- No fixes this release.