Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.8 for Windows

What's new

Update 12.8

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.8 for Windows offers the following features and improvements:

  1. The application now supports the Light Agent mode for protecting virtual environments. Now you can deploy the application as Light Agent as part of the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent 6.2 solution.
  2. Interception of file operations in Docker containers on servers is now supported. A container is an isolated environment in which an application can run without directly interacting with the operating system. Kaspersky Endpoint Security scans the files inside containers to which the user gains access. When a threat is detected, the applications blocks this malicious activity and attempts to disinfect the file inside the container. If the file cannot be disinfected, the application stops the container.
  3. Now you can define a protection scope for the protection of shared folders against external encryption (Behavior Detection component). Now you can specify shared folders which the application must monitor for file activity. You can also exclude files from the protection scope. In previous versions of the application, the Behavior Detection component monitored all shared folders for file activity.
  4. Now you can configure different sets of components for different types of operating systems in the installation package. Now you can deploy the application to workstations and servers using the same installation package. Components that are not available for a certain operating system type are automatically excluded in installation package properties.
  5. The option to select predefined scan exclusions and trusted applications has been added. Predefined scan exclusions and trusted applications allow quickly configuring the trusted zone for the application in a virtual environment (Citrix, VMware). Such exclusions comprise, for example, VHD and VHDX virtual machine files. Exclusions can be added when creating an application installation package, creating a policy, or when installing Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
  6. The EDR telemetry now includes events for operations with USB-connected devices. You can also add these events to exclusions from EDR telemetry.
  7. The option to block network connections over the obsolete TLS 1.0 protocol has been added. TLS 1.0 has a low security level, so it is recommended to disable this protocol and use newer TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 versions. By default, Kaspersky Endpoint Security blocks TLS 1.0 connections. After updating the application version, the operation of third-party services that use the TLS 1.0 protocol may fail. To avoid problems in the operation of third-party services, you can allow the use of the TLS 1.0 protocol in group policy before updating the application version.
  8. When developing this version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, we incorporated the changes included in the following private patches: PF10053, PF10054, PF10360, PF10362, PF10363, PF12120, PF12121, PF12122, PF13115, PF13118, PF13119, PF14061, PF14062, PF14064, PF14065, PF15054, PF15056, PF15058, PF16052, PF16053, PF16055, PF16056, PF17027, PF17029, PF17039, PF17041, PF17043, PF18010, PF18011, PF18014, PF18015, PF18020, PF18021, PF18022, PF18023, PF18024, PF18028, PF19003, PF19016, PF19018.

Update 12.7

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.7 for Windows offers the following features and improvements:

  1. Now you can limit CPU resource usage for Malware Scan tasks. To do so, in application settings, specify the maximum CPU load percentage for all cores that can be utilized while scanning the computer.
  2. Now you can manually send files for scanning in KATA Sandbox. KATA Sandbox is a component of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform that runs files on virtual images of operating systems. Sandbox analyzes object behavior to detect malicious activity and activity characteristic of targeted attacks on the IT infrastructure of the organization. Sandbox analyzes and scans objects on special servers with deployed virtual images of Microsoft Windows operating systems (the Sandbox servers). To send a file for scanning to KATA Sandbox, select the relevant command in the context menu of the file.
  3. Now you can set up integration with the solution that protects the corporate LAN, Kaspersky Network Detection and Response. Kaspersky Network Detection and Response (NDR) is part of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform. You can configure the interaction with NDR in standard mode as well as in the EDR Agent mode.
  4. Support for Microsoft Office Outlook email client version 2021 has been added to the Mail Threat Protection extension. The extension allows scanning messages at the level of a mail client instead of the protocol level. In addition to messages, the extension lets you scan objects received through the MAPI interface from Microsoft Exchange repositories (for example, objects in the Calendar). This scanning takes place in the mail client.
  5. When developing this version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, we incorporated the changes included in the following private patches: PF10049, PF10355, PF12114, PF13109, PF14056, PF15038, PF15045, PF16037, PF16042, PF16047, PF17014, PF17018, PF17021, PF17024, PF18006, PF18007.

Update 12.6

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.6 for Windows offers the following features and improvements:

  1. The functionality for integration with Kaspersky SIEM solutionKaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform (KUMA) – has been added. It is now possible to send events from Windows event logs to KUMA collector. This allows KUMA to receive Windows events (a limited set of EventIDs is supported) from all computers on which Kaspersky Endpoint Security is installed, without installing KUMA agents on these computers.
  2. A new System Integrity Monitoring component was added to replace the File Integrity Monitor component. System Integrity Monitoring component includes all functionality of File Integrity Monitor and additionally allows to monitor registry changes and connection of external devices. The System Integrity Monitoring component monitors changes in the operating system that may indicate computer security breaches. When such changes are detected, Kaspersky Endpoint Security generates corresponding events and alerts the administrator. File Integrity Monitor is no longer part of the application. File Integrity Monitor settings automatically migrate to System Integrity Monitoring when you update the application. To ensure correct operation of System Integrity Monitoring, both Kaspersky Endpoint Security application and management plug-in should be updated to version 12.6.
  3. The status of the installed built-in EDR agent (KATA) has been added to the computer properties in the Kaspersky Security Center console. Now, if you have a built-in EDR agent (KATA) installed, the Endpoint Sensor status column displays the current status of the component (e.g., Running, Stopped, Not supported by license, etc.).
  4. The option to select predefined scan exclusions and trusted applications has been added. Predefined scan exclusions and trusted applications help to quickly configure the trusted zone when using the application on SQL servers, Microsoft Exchange servers, and System Center Configuration Manager. Such exclusions comprise, for example, MDF and LDF database files. Exclusions can be added when creating a new policy, modifying an existing policy, or when installing Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
  5. The display of alert details for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum has been moved from the Kaspersky Endpoint Security management plug-in to a separate Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response management plug-in. The EDR management plug-in is a single plugin for working with agents on Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Now, when working with EDR Optimum, you will need Kaspersky Endpoint Security management plug-in to create threat response tasks and EDR management plug-in to view alert details.
  6. Support for Windows 11 24H2.
  7. When developing this version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, we incorporated the changes included in the following private patches: pf10048, pf10353, pf12106, pf12107, pf12108, pf13090, pf13100, pf15031, pf15034, pf15036, pf16021, pf16023, pf16029, pf17002.

Update 12.5

Update 12.4

Update 12.3

Update 12.2

Update 12.1

Update 12.0