Version 5.6.7
Release date | Scope |
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Aug 14th, 2023 | MetaDefender Email Gateway Security 5.6.7 is a maintenance release focusing on improvements and fixes. |
New & Improved
Extract passwords from email bodies
When processing password protected attachments MetaDefender Email Gateway Security can now be configured to try and extract possible passwords detected in the email body and automatically attempt to decrypt and scan the password protected attachment.

More information, see Configuration/Policy
Performance improvements when using hash lookup
Significant performance improvements can be observed when identical attachments are sent to multiple recipients and hash lookup is enabled in the security rule.
This functionality also requires MetaDefender Core 5.6.0 or later.
OPSWAT Filescan reports
All inbound overview reports now includes OPSWAT Filescan behavior information. In addition 3 new dedicated reports are also available.
More information,. see Operating/Reporting
Audit Log
Configuration history has now been renamed Audit Log and also records access, email & quarantine operations.

For details see Audit Log.
Fixed
Dynamic Anti-Phishing could corrupt email body URL's
In rare occasions the Dynamic Anti-Phishing safe URL redirect could corrupt and break existing URL's in the email body.
Incorrect classification for Blocklisted content
When content was reported as Blocklisted by MetaDefender Core, Email Gateway Security would incorrectly classify the email as Malware detected. A new Blocklisted classification now available to better reflect the result.
Scan timeout error
In rare occurrences, for specific TNEF encoded emails, Email Gateway Security could report a Scan Timeout error in the processing history and subsequently fail the email.
Other
Filter on phishing/spam topics
It is now possible to filter email by phishing/spam topics in Email History and Quarantine.

For more information see Operating/Quarantine
Statistics data retention can be extended to 12 months
Statistics retention can now be customized and extended to a maximum of 12 months.

Low disk space alert
In case Email Gateway Security detects low diskspace (<1GB) on the volume where installed, a email alert will be sent to the configured administrator(s). This notification will be sent hourly until the issue is resolved.
For more information, see Configuration/Alert, notification and quarantine report emails
New rescan link generation algorithm
Rescan links are now generated using a new cryptographic random algorithm and can upon request also be increased by 64 characters in size.
For more information, see Configuration/Registry Configuration