Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows (hereinafter also referred to as “the application” or as “Kaspersky Endpoint Security”) gives corporate users all-in-one protection against known digital threats.

WHAT'S NEW IN KASPERSKY ENDPOINT SECURITY

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.6.0 for Windows offers the following features and improvements:

1. Support for Windows 10 21H1. For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.
2. The Managed Detection and Response component was added. This component facilitates interaction with the solution known as Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response. Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provides round-the-clock protection from a growing number of threats capable of bypassing automated protection mechanisms for organizations that are having a difficult time finding highly qualified experts or who have limited internal resources. For detailed information about how the solution works, please refer to the Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response Help Guide.
3. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent, which is included in the distribution kit, has been updated to version 3.10. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent 3.10 provides new features, resolves some previous issues, and has improved stability. For more details about the application, please refer to the documentation of Kaspersky solutions that support Kaspersky Endpoint Agent.
4. It now provides the capability to manage protection against attacks such as Network Flooding and Port Scanning in Network Threat Protection settings.
5. Added new method of creating network rules for Firewall. You can add packet rules and application rules for connections that are displayed in the Network Monitor window. However, network rule connection settings will be configured automatically.
6. Network Monitor interface is now improved. Added the information about network activity: process ID, that initiate network activity; network type (local network or the Internet); local ports. By default, the information about network type is hidden.
7. There is now the capability to automatically create Authentication Agent accounts for new Windows users. The Agent allows a user to complete authentication for access to drives that were encrypted using Kaspersky Disk Encryption technology, and to load the operating system. The application checks information about Windows user accounts on the computer. If Kaspersky Endpoint Security detects a Windows user account that has no Authentication Agent account, the application will create a new account for accessing encrypted drives. Therefore, you do not need to manually add Authentication Agent accounts for computers with already encrypted drives.
8. There is now the capability to monitor the disk encryption process in the application interface on users' computers (Kaspersky Disk Encryption and BitLocker). You can run the Encryption Monitor tool from the main application window.
9. An issue in the operation of the Kaspersky Disk Encryption (FDE) technology has been fixed. For details about an issue, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.

MINIMUM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

To ensure proper operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, your computer must meet the following requirements:

Minimum general requirements:

• 2 GB of free disk space on the hard drive;
• CPU:
  • Workstation: 1 GHz;
  • Server: 1.4 GHz;
  • Support for the SSE2 instruction set.
• RAM:
  • Workstation (x86): 1 GB;
  • Workstation (x64): 2 GB;
  • Server: 2 GB.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later.

Supported operating systems for workstations:

• Windows 7 Home / Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise Service Pack 1 or later;
• Windows 8 Professional / Enterprise;
• Windows 8.1 Professional / Enterprise;
• Windows 10 Home / Pro / Pro for Workstations / Education / Enterprise.

The SHA-1 module signature algorithm is deprecated by Microsoft. Update KB4474419 is required for successful installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a computer running the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. For more details about this update, visit the Microsoft technical support website.

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.

Supported operating systems for servers:

• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials / Standard (64-bit);

  Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Standard (64-bit) is supported only if Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is installed.

• Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (64-bit);
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter Service Pack 1 or later;
• Windows Server 2012 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
• Windows Server 2016 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
• Windows Server 2019 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter.

The SHA-1 module signature algorithm is deprecated by Microsoft. Update KB4474419 is required for successful installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a computer running the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. For more details about this update, visit the Microsoft technical support website.

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and Microsoft Windows Server 2019 operating systems, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base.

Supported virtual platforms:

• VMWare Workstation 16 Pro;
• VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 1а;
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019;
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7;
• Citrix Provisioning 2009;
• Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR.

Server platform support limitations:

• The ReFS file system is supported with limitations.
• The Server Core and Cluster Mode configurations are not supported.
• File Level Encryption (FLE) and Kaspersky Disk Encryption (FDE) technologies are not supported on server platforms.
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 was excluded from support. Installing the application on a computer running the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system is not supported.

The limitations on support for virtual platforms are presented in the user documentation.

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY WITH THE KASPERSKY SECURITY CENTER REMOTE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports operation with the following versions of Kaspersky Security Center:

• Kaspersky Security Center 11;
• Kaspersky Security Center 12;
• Kaspersky Security Center 12 Patch A;
• Kaspersky Security Center 12 Patch B;
• Kaspersky Security Center 13.

The administration web plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 11.6.0 is compatible with Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 12.

To manage the application remotely via Kaspersky Security Center:

1. Install Network Agent on the computer.

   For more details about installing the Network Agent, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center 12 Help.

2. Install the Management Plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.

   The installation package for the Kaspersky Endpoint Security Management Plug-in is included in the distribution package.

   The web plug-in installation package is available for download on the website and in the plug-in management window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console. To install the web plug-in version 11.6.0, you should first remove the previous version of the web plug-in.

The Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Management Plug-in for version 11.6.0 is installed over the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Management Plug-in for versions 11.X.X. To continue using the previous version of Management Plug-in, you should first remove the Management Plug-in version 11.6.0.

Limitations on compatibility with Kaspersky Security Center:

• You can manage the Adaptive Anomaly Control component only in Kaspersky Security Center version 11 or later.
• The Kaspersky Security Center 11 threat report might not display information about the action taken on threats that were detected by the AMSI Protection.
• The operating status of the AMSI Protection and Adaptive Anomaly Control components is available only in Kaspersky Security Center version 11 or later. You can view the operating status in the Kaspersky Security Center Console within the computer properties in the Tasks section. Reports for these components are also available only in Kaspersky Security Center version 11 or later.

INSTALLATION

To install the application locally, run the setup_kes.exe file from the full distribution package and follow the Setup Wizard instructions. You can read more about how to install the application in the user documentation.

During installation, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows detects applications on the computer that, when used together, could potentially reduce computer performance or lead to other compatibility problems (even resulting in complete inoperability). The full list of incompatible software is available in the user documentation.

You can upgrade the following applications to Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 11.6.0 when installing from the full distribution package:

• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 1 Maintenance Release 4 for Windows (build 10.2.6.3733).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 2 for Windows (build 10.3.0.6294).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 2 Maintenance Release 1 for Windows (build 10.3.0.6294).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 2 Maintenance Release 2 for Windows (build 10.3.0.6294).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 2 Maintenance Release 3 for Windows (build 10.3.3.275).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 2 Maintenance Release 4 for Windows (build 10.3.3.304).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.0.0 for Windows (build 11.0.0.6499).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.0.1 for Windows (build 11.0.1.90).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.0.1 for Windows SF1 (build 11.0.1.90).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.1.0 for Windows (build 11.1.0.15919).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.1.1 for Windows (build 11.1.1.126).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.2.0 for Windows (build 11.2.0.2254).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.2.0 for Windows CF1 (build 11.2.0.2254).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.3.0 for Windows (build 11.3.0.773).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.4.0 for Windows (build 11.4.0.233).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.5.0 for Windows (build 11.5.0.590).

The following considerations should be taken into account when upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 10 Service Pack 2 or later:

• If the Full Disk Encryption (FDE) or File Level Encryption (FLE) components are installed on the computer, you must use the distribution package with the same key length to upgrade the application to version 11.6.0:
  • keswin_11.6.0.<XXXX>_<localization>_aes256 if you are upgrading an application that was installed from the AES256 distribution package;
  • keswin_11.6.0.<XXXX>_<localization>_aes56 if you are upgrading an application that was installed from the AES56 distribution package.

  Upgrading the application using a distribution package with a different key length is not supported.

• If data encryption components (FDE or FLE) are not installed on the computer, you can use a distribution package with any key length to upgrade the application to version 11.6.0.
• Upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows from beta versions to version 11.6.0 is not supported.

UPDATING VIA THE KASPERSKY UPDATE SERVICE

Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.6.0 for Windows can be installed via the Kaspersky update service.

Through the Kaspersky update service, you can update the following applications:

• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.2.0 for Windows (build 11.2.0.2254).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.2.0 for Windows CF1 (build 11.2.0.2254).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.3.0 for Windows (build 11.3.0.773).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.4.0 for Windows (build 11.4.0.233).
• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.5.0 for Windows (build 11.5.0.590).

If Kaspersky Endpoint Security version 11.3.0 or later is deployed in the infrastructure along with older versions of the application, Kaspersky Security Center will be able to install two updates of Kaspersky Endpoint Security to version 11.6.0: one for updating Kaspersky Endpoint Security versions 11.0.1–11.2.0 CF1, and the second for updating version 11.3.0 or later.

Upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows from beta versions to version 11.6.0 is not supported.

The following special considerations should be taken into account when updating through the Kaspersky update service:

• After installing the update, you cannot roll back to the previous version of the program.
• This update is available only for applications with valid license.
• Management of Kaspersky Disk Encryption technology (FDE) is unavailable until installation of the application update is complete.
• To complete the update installation, you must restart your computer.
• To complete the update on a computer with hard drives that were encrypted using Kaspersky Disk Encryption (FDE), you will need to restart the computer twice.
• During installation, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows detects applications on the computer that, when used together, could potentially reduce computer performance or lead to other compatibility problems (even resulting in complete inoperability). There is no option to skip scan for incompatible software. If you wish to disable scan for incompatible software, you need to use another application installation method, such as Install application remotely task. The full list of incompatible software is available in the user documentation.
• Installing and updating Kaspersky Endpoint Agent (also Endpoint Agent) through the Kaspersky update service is not supported.
• If you are using Kaspersky Update Utility to update application modules and databases, enable support for Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.6.0 in the utility settings.

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY WITH AES ENCRYPTION MODULES AND DETAILS ON UPDATING DATA ENCRYPTION COMPONENTS

Starting with Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 2, the AES Encryption Module is included in the application distribution package. Therefore, installation of a separate encryption module is not required.

All libraries required for data encryption will be automatically installed in the following cases:

1. During installation of the application, provided that the Full Disk Encryption (FDE) or File Level Encryption (FLE) components are selected.
2. When upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 10 Service Pack 2 or later, provided that the upgrade is performed using an application distribution package with the appropriate key length and that the Full Disk Encryption (FDE) or File Level Encryption (FLE) components are selected.
3. When upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 10 Service Pack 1 Maintenance Release 3 with AES Encryption Module version 1.1.0.73 installed, provided that the upgrade is performed using the application distribution package with the appropriate key length.
4. When upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 10 Service Pack 1 Maintenance Release 4 with AES Encryption Module version 1.1.0.73 installed, provided that the upgrade is performed using the application distribution package with the appropriate key length.

Other configurations of Kaspersky Endpoint Security and AES encryption modules are not supported.

Before updating Kaspersky Endpoint Security, you must remove the AES Encryption Module or update the module to version 1.1.0.73. Before removing or updating the AES Encryption Module, you must decrypt all hard drives that have been encrypted using Kaspersky Disk Encryption technology. After removing the AES Encryption Module, access to encrypted files will be blocked.

If you want to switch from your encryption method to encryption with a different key length, prior to updating the application to version 11.6.0 you must decrypt all encrypted objects and remove the AES Encryption Module that was used. After switching to encryption with a different key length, access to encrypted files will be blocked.

COMPATIBILITY WITH KASPERSKY ENDPOINT AGENT

Kaspersky Endpoint Security is compatible with the following versions of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent: 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9.

The Kaspersky Endpoint Agent 3.9 distribution package is included in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 11.6.0 distribution kit. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent will be automatically installed if the Endpoint Agent component is selected during Kaspersky Endpoint Security installation.

If you selected the Endpoint Sensor component when installing Kaspersky Endpoint Security and Kaspersky Endpoint Agent version 3.7 or 3.8 is installed on the computer, the application will be automatically updated to version 3.9.

LIST OF BUGS FIXED AND PRIVATE PATCHES INCLUDED IN THE RELEASE

The list of fixed issues and private patches included in the release is available on the Technical Support website.

MAIN KNOWN ISSUES

The list of limitations and known issues is available in the user documentation.

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