Release Notes
Release 4.3 - Build 4300
New Features
- Support for scanning & deploying Non-Security Updates (Critical
Updates from Windows Update(WU)/Automatic Update(AU) that are not part of
the security bulletins from Microsoft)
- New & Improved PatchQuest Windows Agent
- PatchQuest Agent in Windows can now function in HTTPS mode also - this
will facilitate managing systems in remote geographical locations over
the internet
- Agent Administration from web console - All agent configurations can
now be done from the web interface of PatchQuest. Individual agent
configurations as well as global configurations can be effected
(Settings tab --> Agent Administration link)
- Agent Upgrade mechanism has been modified - older version of
a Windows agent
will no longer be 'automatically' upgraded to the latest available
version. The availability of an Agent Update will be displayed in the
Scan Result view of the system, and users can initiate the upgrade. This
will be similar to a patch installation on the agent.
- A watchdog process has been built-in to the agent (agent controller)
to revive the agent in case of any improper shutdown
- PatchQuest's web server will now run in HTTPS mode by default
(configurable port: 8443). This is to allow secure communication between
HTTPS agent & PatchQuest Server
Enhancements
- Ability to deploy all missing patches in systems at one go (from Systems
& System Groups tabs)
- Display items per page view increased upto 1000 items. The selected number
to be displayed will be persisted with every view
- Patch & Bulletin-based report from Patch Information/Patch Groups tab
- Ability to view, export & e-mail a report on how many systems are
patched with a certain set of patches and how many are not
- Provision to add
inactive systems from Active Directory - even if some of the systems in
the AD list may
not be in the network currently, they can be added
- System Group names to which a system is associated, are displayed in the
'Groups' column in the Systems/System Groups tabs
- Ability to re-execute failed tasks on systems from Task Audit Report (like
add system, rescans, re-deploy failed patches etc.)
- Provision to cancel pending tasks
(tasks marked : Awaiting Check In) for a system from System Task History
view
- Ability to view System Task History reports and compare scan results
(Differential reports) from Vulnerability Reports section
- Provision to view Patch History report from Reports tab
Bug Fixes (on build 4201)
- Scheduled tasks (Daily schedule) were not completing and the schedules
were re-triggered repeatedly. This has been resolved.
- There was an issue with 'disabling' the scheduled tasks. This
has been addressed.
- Unwanted domain names were getting listed in the AD list when adding
systems. These have been removed.
Build 4201
New Features and Enhancements
- A new report type 'Differential
Scan Report' has been introduced - which will depict the difference in
security posture for a particular system, by comparing the results of any
two scans
- PatchQuest Service startup options can be controlled by a PatchQuest
Service Manager which installs as a System
Tray Icon in Windows OS
- Most recent version of the vulnerability database is packaged by default
in PatchQuest (previously users will need to update the vulnerability
database from the AdventNet site for the first time too)
- CVE ID has been included as a column (from Edit Column Settings) in the
Scan Result and Patch Group screens in the web interface
Bug Fixes
- PatchQuest Agent in Windows OS had a buffer overflow vulnerability. This
has been fixed.
- When PatchQuest was installed as a service (daemon) in Linux, it
was throwing errors and not starting up properly. This has been addressed.
- Bulk deployment of patches in the agent-based mode resulted in occasional
failures. This has been fixed.
- There were failures when performing patch management operations on Windows
NT SP6a machines. This has been resolved.
- When PatchQuest was installed in a directory containing spaces,
vulnerability database updates were failing. This has been fixed.
- The promotional advertisement on the login screen was showing up even
after applying a registered license. This has been resolved.
- While e-mailing reports, space separation between multiple e-mail IDs was
not allowed. This is handled now.
- While setting Global Credentials, passwords with special character
combinations were not accepted. This has been fixed.
Release 4.2 - Build 4200
New Features
- International Language support : Support for
scanning and patching non-English Windows OS like Spanish, German, Italian,
French, Japanese, Chinese to name a few.
- Provision to use a proxy-server that supports NTLM-based authentication to
access the internet, like ISA Server etc.
- HTTPS support for the web-client : Client-Server communication over HTTPS.
The PatchQuest web client can be accessed from a 'https' URL.
- Ability to retrieve log files of the target system and send them to
PatchQuest Support mail alias from the web client
Enhancements
- Faster start-up and shut-down times for PatchQuest Server
- Ability to select multiple Systems Groups and apply a set of Patch Groups
to the systems in these groups (from System Groups --> System Group
Settings)
- Ability to generate Vulnerability Report for System Groups
(from
System Groups --> System Group Settings --> Generate Report)
- Ability to select to a set of patches and apply them to a specific host
(from Patch Information --> Pick Host)
- Ability to deploy missing patches from the Vulnerability Report of a
particular system
Build 4104
New Features and Enhancements
- Scanning and Deployment support for MS Outlook Express patches and service
packs
- Ability to add and scan Linux systems that have a system prompt other than
$
- Ability to persist the custom message that is configured from the Patch Undeployment
screen
Bug Fixes
- Systems with English OS that have the locale set to a language different
from English were not detected. This has been resolved. Now the language
detection is based on the UI language rather than system locale.
- Selecting all the patches and clicking 'Download' from the Patch
Information tab with the option from the drop-down list as 'Windows Server
2003 Web Edition' and 'All' Service packs, did not proceed with the patch
download. This has been fixed.
- Java Hotspot errors were occasionally encountered in the PatchQuest server
running in Windows systems (especially Windows 2000 professional) when bulk
scanning/system discovery operations were done. This has been resolved.
- The task status of a previously running task was not getting updated when
the same task was re-executed and completed with a failure result. This is
fixed.
Build 4103
New Features and Enhancements
- Deployment support for MS Office patches and service packs
- Provision to add a "Display Name" (friendly name) to the
hostnames/IP addresses of systems being managed
- Provision to include user comments for systems (similar to patch comments)
- Ability to persist the custom message that is configured from the Patch
Deployment screen
Bug Fixes
- Only a maximum of 10 global credentials were being displayed in 'Credential Name'
list in the 'Add System' screen. This has been fixed.
- System names starting with digits were not allowed to be entered in the
'Add System' screen. This issue has been resolved.
- Vulnerability Report navigation showed "all" the items in the table
(instead of the selected Entries per page) every time a page was navigated.
This is fixed.
Build 4102
New Features and Enhancements
- Support for MS Exchange Server 5.5, 2000 & 2003
Bug Fixes
- Selecting an SP (service pack) to be deployed in multiple systems from Service Pack Information screen, resulted in deployment in only 1 system. This issue is fixed.
- SP deployment in agent mode had some issues. This has been fixed.
- Agent state was showing offline when systems were "logged off". This has been resolved.
What's New in Release 4.1.0 - Build 4100
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