Elements Agent for Mac Changelog
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F-Secure CP&RDR upgrade to WithSecure™ Element Agent 22.3.45064 started for clients participating in Early Access
New features and noticeable changes:
- Product is now rebranded as WithSecure™ Elements Agent
- New GUI:
- redesigned menubar agent now contains uptodate protection status
- there is no longer a separate app with product status
- local product settings are now available in menubar, System Preferences pane is no longer installed with the product
- WithSecure™ Elements Agent no longer requires Rosetta2 on Apple Silicon Macs
- Single installer is now working with different Elements production environments based on the activation key
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F-Secure CP&RDR upgrade to WithSecure™ Element Agent 22.3.46135 started for clients participating in Early Access
Fixed known issues:
- Fixed bugs with checkboxes in Malware Protection & Privacy Tabs in Preferences.
- Fixed breaking network interfaces after enabling network isolation
- No product components require Rosetta any longer
- Fixed menubar crashes
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WithSecure™ Element Agent 22.3.46135 has now rolled to all release channels and is available for all customers.
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WithSecure™ Element Agent 22.4.47309 started for clients participating in Early Access
Added features:
- New security postures
Fixed issues:
- Fix for our login items displayed as from "unidentified developer" in Ventura
- Various fixes for endpoint security
- Various stability fixes
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WithSecure™ Element Agent 22.4.47309 has rolled out to Production
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WithSecure™ Element Agent 23.1.50165 started for clients participating in Early Access
This release introduces new features and fixes, if interested enable Early access to client software in General Settings of your profile for selected endpoints. Full availability starts one week later and takes some days to reach all customers.
Features:
- Software Updater
Software Updater can be enabled in the profile editor.
You can specify which software you would like to include/exclude from scan results or automatic installations
Running applications can be force-closed or update installation can be cancelled.
Software updates can be downloaded via HTTP proxy or from Elements Connector
Software updater can scan for missing software or install updates automatically, these operations can be scheduled in the Automated tasks section of the profile.
- Automatic InTune deployment support
- Adds an option to download definition updates from via HTTP
- macOS 10.15 Catalina is no longer supported
WithSecure™ Element Agent is compatible with the following versions:
- macOS 11 Big Sur
- macOS 12 Monterey
- macOS 13 Ventura
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WithSecure™ Element Agent 23.1.50165 has now rolled out to Production and is available for all customers.
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Apple will released macOS 14 “Sonoma” on September 26th 2023, and currently this version is not yet supported by WithSecure products.
Read all the updates here:
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WithSecure™ Element Agent 23.2.51507 has now rolled out to Production and is available for all customers.
Added features:
- macOS 14 Sonoma support was added
- Auditd is now enabled automatically if it is required for the sensor (reboot is required)
Fixed issues:
- Definitions updates on Sonoma are now properly downloaded and installed
- Support tool no longer requests for the FDA
- Firefox browser extension installation button now leads to the correct version
- Eicar is now detected even before initial definitions update
WithSecure™ Element Agent is compatible with the following versions:
- macOS 11 Big Sur
- macOS 12 Monterey
- macOS 13 Ventura
- macOS 14 Sonoma
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In the middle of April, we will start to roll out WithSecure™ Elements Agent 24.1 for the clients who participate in our Early Access program. To prepare for this change, follow the instructions published in the previous pre-announcement:
Please note that MDM profiles for the WithSecure System Extension has been updated with the RemovableSystemExtensions section to allow seamless uninstallation of F-Secure System Extension during the migration. Please adjust the profile accordingly.
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WithSecure™ Element Agent 24.1.51782 started for clients participating in Early Access
This release introduces new features and fixes, if interested enable Early access to client software in General Settings of your profile for selected endpoints. Full availability starts one week later and takes some days to reach all customers.
Actions required:
MDM profiles must be updated as instructed on page Pre-Announcement: New WithSecure client for macOS.
Added features:
- This release introduces new WithSecure Elements agent update mechanisms. We are taking into use backend services that are completely distinct from the services used by F-Secure products. Therefore this release also introduces new server addresses where the endpoints connect to. Switch to the new backend services happens like the usual automatic endpoint upgrade and will require full definitions download.
- The product is now signed with WithSecure signature and installed to the new location:
- /Library/WithSecure (instead of /Library/F-Secure used for earlier versions)
- /Applications/WithSecure (instead of /Applications/F-Secure used for earlier versions)
- activator tool is now moved to /Library/WithSecure/bin/activator
- Background connectivity checker tool is now added to the product. Client now detects and reports connectivity issues to the Element Security Center to highlight Firewall misconfiguration to the administrator.
- Elements Agent is now using the new Browsing Protection extensions. If you use MDM or group policies to manage browser extensions it is recommended to allow or preinstall these extensions as instructed on page Pre-Announcement: New WithSecure client for macOS.
- Auditd is not required for the sensor to function on Sonoma and we will gradually reduce dependency on auditd on older OS versions.
Fixed issues:
- Performance degradation on macOS Sonoma is now fixed.
WithSecure™ Element Agent is compatible with the following versions:
- macOS 12 Monterey
- macOS 13 Ventura
- macOS 14 Sonoma
Dropped functionality:
- macOS 11 Big Sur support is discontinued. Elements Agent won't be upgraded on Big Sur and older OS versions and will remain running the previous product version until its end of life. WithSecure recommends upgrading these endpoints to macOS 12 or above to ensure uninterrupted service. Please upgrade Elements Agent manually if the version running is 22.4 and older. Versions 23.1 and newer will be upgraded automatically.
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