MetaDefender Endpoint Release Notes

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