MetaDefender Drive v4.4.9

New Features

• Operator Accept Skipped/Threat Risk Admins can define approved skip reasons so Operators can bypass files or large archives that are unnecessarily delaying a scan, while also pre-approving known safe or false positive files by hash. This helps scans complete faster while keeping skip decisions controlled and consistent.

• Skip By Hash Provide ability to skip trusted files by hash, reducing scan time and false-positive overhead.

• User reports include deleted files Scan reports now include a dedicated section listing each file that was removed during scanning, with its original path and cryptographic hash included before any boot-sector entries.

• MetaDefender Drive uses time and TimeZone on Smart Touch Smart Touch Operator can set the time zone on Smart Touch and keep its clock in step, so scan times and reports carry the correct local time.

• Get all logs in any support package A support package collected from any one of MetaDefender Drive, MetaDefender Drive Toolkit, Smart Touch, or MetaDefender Drive In-Session are all included in the SupportPackage, so a single upload is enough to diagnose an issue.

• Provide posture check on MetaDefender Drive In-Session MetaDefender Drive In-Session verifies endpoint security posture before scanning, checking EDR, OS updates, and disk encryption in a single workflow.

• Dedicated workflow for Drive-Kiosk integration Kiosk Drive Integration is configured and managed under a dedicated workflow and with a new user interface.

• Centralized Scanning Profile now is applied for In-Session After enrolled with Drive Toolkit, operator will be prompted for OTP when running Memory and Custom Scans from In-Session. To see how it works, refer to Centralized Scanning Profile - Unlock in MetaDefender Drive In-Session

Improvements and Bug Fixes

• MetaDefender Drive, MetaDefender Drive Toolkit, and Smart Touch now display unified enrollment statuses so customers can instantly see whether their device is managed by Central Management.

• Administrators can push a MetaDefender Drive firmware upgrade from OPSWAT Central Management, so enrolled drives are updated centrally rather than one at a time by hand.

• A support package captured by booting MetaDefender Drive with Smart Touch carries the Smart Touch service logs alongside the drive's own, so a Smart Touch-layer fault can be diagnosed from that one archive.

• Files held inside an archive are reported with the correct verdict, so what a scan says about a compressed container matches what it actually contains.

• Scans that previously stuck at 98% finish normally rather than hanging for extended periods.

• A drive disconnected without shutting down can still be updated in MetaDefender Drive Toolkit: its file system is repaired first, and unreadable files are reported before flashing continues.

• MetaDefender Drive reconnects to OPSWAT Central Management when a lost connection is restored, so drive remains enrolled without manual intervention.