Release Notes for McAfee® VirusScan® Enterprise 8.7i - Beta 1

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Contents

Beta product license

The beta license for this product expires on <date to be determined>

New features

New and updated features in the current release of the software are described below:

Performance Improvements

  • Improved local control of on-demand scans via battery state and full screen awareness and allowing end users to delay scheduled on-demand scan.
  • Enhanced system throttling includes registry and memory scanning.

New email scanner

Improves reliability with double-byte and multi-byte languages.

Known issues

Known issues in this release of the software are described below:

  • Issue

Installation

  • Issue

Compatibility With Other Products

  • Issue

Resolved issues

Issues from previous releases of the software that are resolved in this release are listed below.

  • Issue

    Resolution

Where to find McAfee enterprise product information

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Installation Phase

Setup Phase

Maintenance Phase

Before, during, and after installation.

Release Notes

  • Known issues in the current release.
  • Issues resolved since the last release.
  • Last-minute changes to the product or its documentation.

Installation Guide

  • Preparing for, installing and deploying software in a production environment.

Getting up-and-running with the product.

Product Guide and Online Help

  • Setting up and customizing the software for your environment.

Online Help

  • Managing and deploying products through ePolicy Orchestrator.
  • Detailed information about options in the product.

Maintaining the software.

Online Help

  • Maintaining the software.
  • Reference information.
  • All information found in the product guide.

Quick Reference Card

  • Detailed instructions for common and infrequent important tasks.

Knowledgebase (knowledge.mcaf)

  • Release notes and documentation.
  • Supplemental product information.

  • Workarounds to known issues.

Finding release notes and documentation for enterprise products

  1. Go to knowledge.mcafee.com and select Product Documentation under Useful links.
  2. Select <Product Name> | <Product Version> and select the required document from the list of documents.
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LICENSE INFORMATION

LICENSE INFORMATION

License Agreement

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