The folder which name contains 0x5c character code cannot be browsed correctly when creating custom scan in Endpoint Protection

Products

• Endpoint Protection

Issue/Introduction

When creating a custom scan task in localized version of SEP, the folder which name contains 0x5c character code cannot be browsed correctly. The subfolder under the folder is not visible.

The following is an example in Japanese version of SEP.

Cause

AVHostPlugin gets last character code 0x5c is “\” wrongly.

Resolution

This issue is fixed in Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.2 RU1 by changing the function which support Multibyte Character Set (MBCS) to get the last character correctly. For information on how to obtain the latest build of Symantec Endpoint Protection, see Download the latest version of Symantec Endpoint Protection.