Release Notes

Version 3.3.0

Release date: July 17, 2025

New features:

• New OS support: Windows Server 2025
• Support automation deployment via ignition file. More details at Automation Deployment.
• Support configure logging via web console.

Version 3.2.3

Release date: May 20, 2025

Enhancements:

• New API endpoint for health check which provides server disk space, updater connection status, product version. Document: Monitoring
• Introduce configurable settings for idle timeout and absolute session timeout.
• Unlicensed engines now can be removed on Engines screen.
• Updated EULA.

Version 3.2.2

Release date: April 10, 2025

Enhancements:

• Support offline licensing with On-prem License Management Server (OLMS).
• Introduce an ability to display a custom notice on signin screen.
• For vulnerability fixes:
  • Upgraded zlib to v1.3
  • Upgraded quazip to v1.4
  • Upgraded protobuf to v3.21.12
  • Upgraded openssl to v3.4.1

Version 3.2.1

Release date: February 06, 2025

Enhancements:

• Upgraded NGINX to v1.26.2 for vulnerability fixes.
• Upgraded OpenSSL to v3.4.0 for vulnerability fixes.
• Upgraded 7z to v24.09 for vulnerability fixes.

Bug fix:

• Addressed an issues that caused intermittent operation of Post Action.

Version 3.2.0

Release date: November 19, 2024

New features:

• Password policy enforcement
• New OS support: Rocky Linux 9

Bug fix:

• Addressed an issue that made the feature "Download All as ZIP" not work when engine version of embedded Sandbox engine was not visible yet.

Version 3.1.0

Release date: July 18, 2024

New features:

• New OS support:

  • Debian 12
  • Ubuntu 22.04
  • Windows 11
  • Windows Server 2022

• OS support retirement: Debian 9.x, Ubuntu 16.04, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer (64 bit)

• Updated Terms of Service.

• Introduce the ability to remove specific engines from the user interface.

• Supported new engine types: Adaptive Sandbox, Reputation, COO (Country of Origin), and SBOM (Software Bill of Materials).

• Introduced the ability to download individual packages. Users can now selectively download specific packages, allowing for a more targeted and efficient approach to package management.

• Users can now add descriptions to products, providing valuable context and information facilitating better organization and tracking of updates.

Bug fixes:

• Addressed the issue that only the engine part was disabled, while the database part remained enabled.
• Resolved an issue that installation folder was not removed entirely after uninstalling the product.

Version 3.0.0

Release date: February 17, 2023

New features:

• A brand-new user interface for the management console

Version 2.5.0

New features:

• Support post actions (to auto trigger script whenever engines and databases are ready)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed unable to download all as .zip big package
• Fixed issue when engine can't reach ready state for MetaDefender Core v3
• UI minor fixes

Version 2.4.1

Bug fixes:

• Fixed issues on update time rules
• Refined user guide

Version 2.4.0

New features:

• Support multiple OPSWAT MetaDefender products
• Enhance engine package verification before allowing download all as .zip

Version 2.3.0

New features:

• The available packages can be downloaded via web interface as one big ZIP file
• More informative dashboard

Version 2.2.1

New features:

• New-looking user interface

Version 2.2.0

New features:

• Full audit log about any configuration changes via Web user interface or REST API
• Able to disable exporting update in user configurable time periods
• Support to download OESIS updates
• Able to set up apikey for every user for easier REST API integration
• Improved hardware detection in license component
• Improved activation process feedback on web user interface

Issues fixed:

• Fixed message content format in Windows Event log
• Fixed system wide proxy usage on Windows
• Improved browser cache handling in case of product upgrades
• Patched internal nginx web server to fix CVE-2016-4450
• Improved logging of proxy usage
• Detailed logging in case of SSL connection issues

Version 2.1.2

• Support package generation on Microsoft Windows
• Added hardware related info into generated support package
• Option added to log to a remote syslog server
• Improved system issue notification on Web Management Console
• Removed unmeaningful database age display of non-anti-malware engines

Version 2.1.1

• Rebranded to Metadefender Update Downloader
• Download stability fixes

Version 2.1.0

• Initial release