What's new in F-Secure E-mail and Server Security 15.10 Build 3009

Feb 5, 2022
  • New package fsess-15.10.3009.jar fixes fsess-15.10.2998.jar-fsess-15.10.3008.jar installation issues and adds support for Edge Exchange servers. Also it contains fixed Help link in Web console. Reinstall of existing 15.10 installations is not needed.
  • Added support for Exchange 2016 CU 20+ and Exchange 2019 CU9+.
  • Added an option to set trusted and denied addresses for the Unsafe URL scanning.
  • WebConsole login process is improved and made more stable.
  • Added an option to send a notification if the password protected archive is stripped / the archive nesting level is exceeded.
  • Fix for the potential issue with AV4SHP services starting before FS Cosmos is ready.
  • Fix for the Unsafe URL display in EQM.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in F-Secure E-mail and Server Security 15.00 Build 2999 (Nov 1, 2021)

  • New package fsess-15.10.2999.jar fixes fsess-15.10.2998.jar installation issue. Also it contains fixed Help link in Web console. Reinstall of existing 15.10 installations is not needed.
  • Added support for Exchange 2016 CU 20+ and Exchange 2019 CU9+.
  • Added an option to set trusted and denied addresses for the Unsafe URL scanning.
  • WebConsole login process is improved and made more stable.
  • Added an option to send a notification if the password protected archive is stripped / the archive nesting level is exceeded.
  • Fix for the potential issue with AV4SHP services starting before FS Cosmos is ready.
  • Fix for the Unsafe URL display in EQM.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in F-Secure E-mail and Server Security 15.00 Build 2793 (May 27, 2021)

  • New features and improvements:
  • Introduced scanning for unsafe URLs in the email message body for Transport protection. Emails containing unsafe links can be now dropped before getting to the recipient.
  • Introduced an FTR (intelligent file type recognition) exclusions setting that allows you to define a list of extensions to exclude from FTR processing. This can be defined for Transport agent (Incoming / Outgoing / Internal email), Email storage scanning, and Upload/Download Sharepoint scanning.
  • Introduced an option to remove deleted items from quarantine database.
  • Introduced an option to limit the maximum file size for MS Sharepoint file scanning.
  • NTLM proxy authentication is now supported for Spam Control.
  • Added support for localizing template variables.
  • Added support for Policy Manager Proxy auto-selection rules to configure the location-aware selection of proxies based on the following criteria: DNS server IP address, DHCP server IP address, Default gateway IP address, WINS server IP address, and My network address. Proxies matched with the rules are always prioritized first while the rest of the proxies are used only if fallback behavior is in use.
  • Basic and NTLM authentications are now supported when downloading virus definitions (GUTS2) via HTTP proxies.
  • Added support for Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI). The integration is turned on by default and can be turned off in Policy Manager.
  • Various firewall-related improvements:
  • Firewall block rules support a configurable option to send alerts when the rule is triggered.
  • Added support to define the rule's scope with Windows application package IDs.
  • Policy Manager administrators can hide certain profiles from end-users.
  • The product generates alerts when encountering malformed firewall rules.
  • The F-Secure tray icon can be hidden from end-users. This can be configured in Policy Manager.
  • The command-line fsscan.exe scanner can report a list of all scanned files.
  • Introduced Browsing Protection alerts that are triggered when malicious or suspicious sites are blocked.
  • Introduced the Tamper protection feature to protect F-Secure endpoints from unusual interruptions.
  • Device control block alerts are also generated when USB storage devices are reconnected.
  • Notification events about overlapping manual and scheduled scan operations are logged to the Windows application event log.
  • Client failover to GUTS2 services now takes place without noticeable delays when the computer is booted or returns from sleep.
  • New Software Updater engine. This new engine gives F-Secure flexibility to introduce Software Updater functionality on other platforms in the future.
  • Introduced a new "Scan all accessed files" scan mode for network drives. Previously, only one scan mode ("Scan executed files") was always in use for network drives, which is kept as the default mode in this release.
  • Fixed issues compared to version 14.01:
  • torage scanning report on Policy Manager includes the same data as the local one
  • Installed 'MS Sharepoint protection' and 'MS Exchange protection' now reported to Policy Manager 'Installed software' status table
  • Added support for environmental variables for paths in ESS Configuration tool
  • Settings accessible in ESS Configuration tool will be displayed considering possible final flags set from Policy Manager
  • Alert for missing admin credentials for Storage scanning will not be sent in case Public folder scanning is disabled
  • Introduced Storage scanning reports automatic cleanup
  • Fixed an issue with custom IIS bindings not being updated if the certificate is changed by ESS Configuration tool
  • Fixed an issue with WebConsole failing to correctly display templates-based settings assigned from Policy Manager
  • Improved logging

New in F-Secure E-mail and Server Security 14.01 Build 1711 (Apr 7, 2020)

  • New technology stack
  • Managed and enhanced support for Windows firewall
  • New Application control
  • Product installation changes
  • New Web Console
  • Support for Rapid Detection & Response sensors
  • Updateable sidegrade
  • Web Console certificate can be selected from Windows Trusted Certificates storage during the product configuration
  • Fixed installation, upgrade and uninstallation issues found in version 14.00
  • Improvements in PM Console remote installation wizard

New in F-Secure E-mail and Server Security 12.12 Build 104 V4 (Nov 8, 2019)

  • What's new:
  • Support for Windows Server 2016
  • Email Quarantine Manager web application
  • Test mode option for on-demand and scheduled email scanning
  • Web Console visual and structural improvements
  • Password-protected uninstallation
  • Updates:
  • New installer to fix vulnerability FSC-2019-1 (published 5 February 2019)
  • New installer to fix issue which prevented the software from fully working after installation (published 11 February 2019)
  • Support for Microsoft Exchange 2019 (published 14 August 2019)
  • Premium version:
  • Download software updates from Policy Manager