Agent Not Blocking AppX/MSIX

Products

• Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Issue/Introduction

The Agent is detecting AppX/MSIX bundles, but not blocking their execution.

Environment

• App Control Console: Version 8.9.0+
• App Control Windows Agent: 8.8.0 - 8.9.6

Cause

Support for MSIX type packages was included in the release of Windows Agent version 8.10.0.

Resolution

Upgrading to Agent version 8.10.0 or higher will resolve this issue.

Additional Information

• Upgrade Package Installers
• Agent Upgrade Methods