Patch 3 is released - Endpoint Application Control 2.0

Endpoint Application Control (EAC) 2.0 Patch 3 is now available

What's new?

Server Patch 3 Build 1180

Resolves high CPU usage when handling computer and domain names with special characters
Resolves EAC Web Management Console “not responding” issue when connection limit to the EAC Server is reached
Reduces the disk space requirement needed by EAC Server to maintain Inventory Scan Database from the agents
Improves EAC Server performance when “Indexing” Inventory Scan Database sent by the agents

Agent Patch 3 Build 1224

The EAC Agent switches to low Input/Output (IO) priority for better performance during inventory scan.
The EAC Agent connection to the server uses less bandwidth and lowers traffic, optimizing both endpoint and server performance when exchanging network data transfers.

Get EAC 2.0 Patch 3 from Trend Micro's Download Center.

Server Patch 3 Build 1180 upgrades the EAC Server to Patch 3 Build 1180.

Agent Patch 3 Build 1224 is a standalone package that installs and upgrades EAC Agent to Patch 3 Build 1224.

EAC 2.0 Patch 3 is now available on Trend Micro’s ActiveUpdate (AU) servers allowing you to:

Deploy Agent Patch 3 Build 1224 via OfficeScan Plug-in Manager Service
Download Agent Patch 3 Build 1224 and Server Patch 3 Build 1180 from the EAC Web Management Console

For information about how to install and deploy EAC 2.0 Patch 3, follow the steps in the Endpoint Application Control Online Help – Product Installation page.

In some EAC Server environment, you may encounter an error when accessing or logging in to the EAC Web Management Console, “Page cannot be displayed” when using Microsoft Internet Explorer browser after upgrading the server to Patch 3 Build 1180. To fix this issue, follow the steps in this KB article.
Upgrading existing EAC Agents via OfficeScan Plug-in Manager Service will trigger an Inventory Scan for all upgraded endpoints. Although a couple of Agent Patch 3 enhancements are for both CPU and Network usage optimization, Trend Micro still recommends deploying in batches to avoid unexpected network traffic congestion when agents register to the EAC Server, especially for customers who have low bandwidth requirements. For very large deployments, 250 agents per batch is recommended. You may then gradually increase the number by 50 or 100 as desired.