Release notes for Symantec Mail Security 7.0 for Microsoft Exchange

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 Release Notes - Symantec Mail Security 7.0 for Microsoft Exchange

 

Build 7.0.4

March 8th, 2016

 

Included in this release notes page are:

• What's New in Symantec Mail Security 7.0 for Microsoft Exchange 
• Useful Documentation
• Operating System Support
• Resolved Issues

Resolution

What's New in Symantec Mail Security 7.0 for Microsoft Exchange 

7.0.4 --Build 7.0.4.99

• ​RapidRelease definitions have been updated to version 5.
• Support added for Intelligent updater version 5.

7.0.3 -- Build 7.0.3.89

• Background scan logic has been improved to reduce scanning times.

7.0.2 -- Build 7.0.2.79

• Several detailed installation logs have been renamed to include "SMSMSE" in the name:"smsmse_webexthelper.log" and "smsmse_execmoandE2K10_E2K15.log"
• When logging spam actions and using the "deliver to alternate recipient" action, SMSMSE now displays the original recipient in the log.
• PDF files with embedded javascript files are no longer detected by the "File name rule" when configured to scan for embedded javascript content.

7.0.1 -- Build 7.0.1.66

• Console now saves the last Exchange server or server group used and defaults to that server or group when relaunching the console.
• Improved debug logging for powershell commands issued by the SMSMSE installer.
• Improved debug logging for the SAVFMSESJM.exe process.
• Improved debug logging for the SMSUtilityService.exe process.
• Enumeration of the mail store can now be disabled if not needed. See 'How to change the frequency at which Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange enumerates mailboxes and public folders' for details.
• SMSMSE now supports installation on remote servers running Server 2012.

7.0.0 -- Build 7.0.0.63

• Support for Microsoft Exchange 2013.
• Support for Windows Server 2012.
• Significantly improved content filtering performance (up to 2.2 times faster).
• Improved Manual and Scheduled scan performance when deployed on Exchange 2010 and 2012.
• Support for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).
• Advanced antivirus heuristic scanning.
• New action available: Quarantine Entire Message.
• New content filtering Data Loss Prevention templates.
• New content filtering option to scan any message part within a single rule.
• When an item is unscannable due to a malformed container detection, SMSMSE now writes the container name to the application event log entry for that detection.

 

Operating System support

 

• Mail Security V7.0 supports Microsoft Exchange 2013, 2010 and 2007.

• Mail Security V7.0 does not support Exchange Server 2003.

• Mail Security does not support Veritas Cluster Server on Microsoft Exchange 2010 and 2013.

• If you use LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) to push definitions to Mail Security Servers, then please include the following product "Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 7.0" to your product list in the LiveUpdate Administrator console.

• Mail Security V7.0 console is supported on Windows8 and Windows Server 2012.

• Remote install on Server 2012 is supported on version 7.0.1 and later.

 

Useful Documentation

• Pre-Install FAQ: Pre-install FAQ for Symantec Mail Security 7.0 for Microsoft Exchange
• Post-Install FAQ: Post-install FAQ for Symantec Mail Security 7.0 for Microsoft Exchange
• Documentation: SMSMSE 7.0 documentation 
• System requirements for SMSMSE 7.0
• Support status of SMSMSE versions: Version support status information

Resolved Issues

7.0.4 --Build 7.0.4.99

• ​In certain cases, BackGroundScanningConfig.xml file causes background scanning to occur even when Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange is set to disabled.
• Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 7.0.4 scan process stops functioning for certain types of files accompanied by Event ID 218, Event ID 45 and Event ID 1000 in the application event log.

 

7.0.3 -- Build 7.0.3.89

• Zero byte .tmp files are left in the Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) temp folder when the "Quarantine Entire Message" action is taken against a message.
• When Premium AntiSpam is set to Reject Spam messages, Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange impacts inbound mail flow when installed to Exchange 2013
• When a message formatted in RTF/TNEF format is released from the Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) quarantine the released message is garbled or unreadable
• Manual scan configuration in Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSMSE) does not display all expected mailboxes when installed to a Database Availability Group (DAG)
• When changing scan settings on a manual or scheduled scan Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) fails to display the list of public folders or mailboxes when the Exchange Webservice (EWS) URL is returned incorrectly from Exchange AutoDiscover.

7.0.2 -- Build 7.0.2.79

• Changes made in the Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) administration console do not take effect in email processing when windows 2008 User Account Control (UAC) virtualization is enabled
• Error performing remote installation when installation path contains spaces: Unable to determine SMSMSE port. Using default of 8081
• Encrypted 7zip files are incorrectly detected as Unscannable when using Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange.

7.0.1 -- Build 7.0.1.66

• On a server running Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) the process SMSUtilityService.exe uses 100% of one CPU core at all times.
• Error 1935 While Installing Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE): An error occurred running the installation of assembly"policy.8.0.Microsoft.VC80.ATL,type="win32-policy"
• Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) does not deploy settings to multiple servers when Send group settings is checked.

7.0.0 -- Build 7.0.0.63

• Content Filtering Not Detecting Email When Using "Does Not Contain"