Product Updates

Enhancements macOS background updates are now manageable with auto patch controls disabled. Bug Fixes Fixed macOS auto patch controls for macOS 10.14 and 10.15 Fixed an issue that was showing the incorrect time in the Activity log. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-release-notes-2020 Relevant KB: https://support.automox.com/help/what-are-macos-background-updates

Bug Fixes Fixed a bug that created false alarms for Microsoft Remote Desktop Importer. Fixed an issue where Office for Mac may not show pending updates. Improved the functionality that prevents a browser’s autofill from filling out options on the Group and Policy creation pages. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-release-notes-2020

Enhancements Updated the Dashboard’s “Up to Date” percentage calculation to have significant figures for larger organizations. Updated the counts on the Dashboard’s widgets (Manual Approval, Pending Updates, Needs Attention, and Exceptions) to not exceed the width of the widget. For organizations with counts above 1 million, we will display 999,999+. Updated the display and editing format for dates throughout the console to be YYYY-MM-DD. Add Devices modal updated to fully match the Dark Mode version of the console’s design. The Promotional Code in the Billing area will only display for new Manage subscriptions. Improved the Billing area to include more details for customers not paying with a credit card. Improved the display of the “Filter By Group” pulldown in the Edit Policy page. Improved Settings Security page to look better at smaller browser window sizes. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue in the Device Details page when sorting policies by “Next Patch Window” so that it will sort corr

Enhancements If a device is disconnected in the Edit Group page, the tooltip will now show the disconnect date and time. Added the ability to provide updates for Microsoft Remote Desktop Client in MacOS (MacOS Only). Added the ability to provide updates for Skype on MacOS and Windows. An Application Restart is required for the patch to take effect. Added the ability to provide updates for Notepad++ in Windows (Windows Only). An Application Restart is required for the patch to take effect. Updated the Software page to display an OS Version column that will include the OS and OS Version of the shown package. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue for Windows 10 devices that could prevent forced reboots from executing after a feature update. Fixed an issue in the Patches Applied - History section of the Overview report that was not displaying accurate counts for patches identified as critical and none. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-release-notes-2020

Bug Fixes Fixed a bug that improves the performance of Policy queries at scale. Fixed a bug that when using characters in a group name, the name is now displayed correctly in the Device Details page. Fixed a bug where the console would incorrectly show that the customer’s trial has expired when it actually had not. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-release-notes-2020

Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where the NonCompliance and Patch Reports were not loading for some customers. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-release-notes-2020

Zoom client updates require the application to restart. Using a separate patch policy will eliminate inconvenient restarts.https://support.automox.com/help/third-party-software-patching-zoom-on-windows

Enhancements Support ‘Safe Patching’ in Zoom. Patches will be skipped if a meeting is in progress. Does not support Zoom on MacOS before 4.4.2. Improved the Activity Log design including localizing the event time for users, show/hide ability for long event details, and specifying the Event Type (error/activity). Bug Fixes On the Devices page, increased size of the the Assign to Group modal’s group pulldown to improve usage. Fixed a bug causing unexpected behavior in Remediate Now policy execution on the System Management page. Fixed a bug causing some users to experience prompts for 2FA codes even though 2FA was not configured. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-release-notes-2020

Enhancements : Introduced the CVSS V3 scoring model (learn more here) Automatically migrated Severity patching policies that previously included Critical to automatically include High severities too (covering the same score range as was previously covered: 7-10) Updated over a million vulnerabilities where severity rating was null to a value Replaced collection of four icons on “By Severity” button with a single Shield icon, and matched colors of buttons to Severity level Added High and Unknown severity choices and renamed Other to Unknown Added High and Unknown to the Overview Report Allow multi-select of package/policy combination with batch approval or rejection Improved pagination Bug Fixes: Fixed an error so that we patch to the latest version of Google Chrome and Adobe Flash https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019 Blog with more details on the new severity service: blog.automox.com Automox Feature Update: Improved Severity Classifi

Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where the incorrect invoice date was displayed in console. Now, the date in console is the actual date the invoice was issued or paid. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Bug Fixes: Fixed an error where Next Patch Window is ‘unscheduled’ when a policy is scheduled Fixed an error to ensure that patch policies take effect at the proper scheduled time https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Enhancements Mac and Windows 3rd party application support for Zoom Improved numeric semantic versioning across multiple areas of the product Enhanced the way we record customer titles to increase report accuracy https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where some Device Details pages were not loading properly. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Bugs Fixed an issue that returned messages larger than the maximum allowed in the Automox Console. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Bug Fixes Fixed an issue that could prevent Devices page from loading when a device has an older agent version. Enhancements Enhanced the Automatic Reboot toggle description in the Policy editor. Refactored the Events API endpoint to increase performance and add additional filtering functionality. Increased the performance of the Activity Log Report. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Bug Fixes Resolved an issue where an endpoint addition to a group via the console sent individual requests for each endpoint added. Fixed and issue when using RHEL 8 that was listing only uninstalled packages in the Device Details page. Enhancements Implemented performance improvements when using the console. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Bugs Updated caching procedures to match how SeaMonkey and Adobe AIR listed new updates. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Bugs Fixed an issue where the Devices page was showing expired status. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Bug Fixes Resolved an issue where Agents prior to version 27 on a proxy client weren’t auto-upgrading. Resolved an issue where the Missed Patch Window failed to remediate upon the first attempt with newly added devices. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Enhancements Removed the beta tag designation from Advanced Patch Policy, Software Page, Recommended Windows Updates and Custom notifications. https://support.automox.com/help/archive-2017-2018-2019

Today, Automox will be available from within the CrowdStrike Store as our first step to a deeper technology partnership. This initial release is starting as a method for opening a trial if you’re already a CrowdStrike customer, but with this first step implemented we can begin to brainstorm other ways to streamline the endpoint hardening process for customers of both products.We here at Automox are really excited about this step. Not just for the wider customer base but also for the opportunity to look at ways to integrate further in the future and make the IT world even more secure. Our announcement blog is here:   Automox and CrowdStrike: Better Together CrowdStrike has announced their new partnership with Automox, bringing the Automox console to the CrowdStrike Store as a third-party application.  New Apps in CrowdStrike Store Expand Value For Customers We are proud to announce exciting new 3rd party applications that will be available in the CrowdStrike Store, and address a number