MetaDefender Endpoint Release Notes

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MetaDefender Endpoint - Windows Persistent (7.6.2603.969)

Release date: April 01, 2026

New Features

  • Introducing MetaDefender Endpoint Plus with embedded anti-malware engines scanning, powering Peripheral Media Protection, Download Protection, and Malware Scan for continuous, uninterrupted protection
  • Expanded peripheral media protection for Windows ARM64 devices
  • Greater device control with reports on hardware health including temperature, RAID status and drive failure
  • Introducing new Patch Management admin view, offering interactive dashboard and streamlined way to manage devices, missing patches and deployments, enhancing control, visibility and auditability

Enhancements

  • Added the ability to pause and resume malware scans, optimizing scanning bandwidth and enabling flexible task prioritization
  • Easily switch between English, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese & Hebrew from the tray icon for Peripheral Media Protection and Peripheral Device Control
  • Prevent accidental critical files removal with a warning popup
  • Improved update mechanism to timely retrieve the latest vulnerability and patch databases when available regardless of local system time 
  • Add System32 path to the memory scan option

Bug Fixes

Fixed minor bugs

MetaDefender Endpoint - MacOS (10.4.2603.213)

Release date: April 01, 2026

New Features

  • Added support for Managed File Transfer feature on macOS devices

Enhancements

  • Support detection of additional removable volumes and warn users when they are unencrypted, enhancing visibility while minimizing disruptions.

MetaDefender Endpoint - Linux

Deb: 15.4.2603.178 | RPM: 15.6.2603.168 | SDK: 4.3.3982.0

Release date: April 01, 2026

New Features

  • MetaDefender Endpoint now supports Linux Wayland-only environments

Enhancements

  • Improved user login detection on devices running the latest Ubuntu 25, allowing the user interface to run properly
  • Improved home-partition encryption alert by including full unencrypted partition paths

MetaDefender Endpoint - Windows Persistent (7.6.2603.960)

Release date: March 06, 2026

Enhancements

  • Disabling applications using Application Control feature is now 3X faster, enabling seamless enforcement
  • Improved classification accuracy for application by optimizing categorization workflows in Application Control feature

Bug Fixes

Fixed minor bugs

Please note that this release is currently available for Cloud users only. For on-premises users, the version will be available on April 8, 2026.

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