System Requirements

You must meet the following requirements to use CMEP Application in WebUI:
  • Users must have a license for BigFix Compliance. This license can come from Compliance, Workspace, and Enterprise.
  • Ensure that the CMEP site is enabled from the License Overview dashboard in Console and subscribed to the devices from Console CMEP site.
Important: CMEP only supports the devices with Mac and Windows platforms. See the BigFix CMEP Support Matrix for latest information on the supported antivirus products and functions at CMEP Fixlets coverage and CMEP analysis coverage.
Note: For each supported antivirus product, the CMEP supports all the platforms that are currently supported by the antivirus product, if the platform is also supported by the BigFix agent. To verify the BigFix support scope, see the BigFix system requirement reports at Detailed system requirements.

CMEP Fixlets coverage

The following table lists of antivirus products covered by CMEP Fixlets:
Table 1. CMEP Fixlets coverage

List of antivirus products covered by CMEP Fixlets
Vendor Product Check if the AV agent is installed Check if the AV agent is running Take action to start AV agent/service Check if the Virus definition file (vdf) is up-to-date Take action to update vdf Check if the Scan Engine version is up-to-date Take action to update the Scan engine version
Symantec Endpoint Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A
Symantec Endpoint Protection for Mac Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A
McAfee Endpoint Security Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Endpoint Security for Mac Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VirusScan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VirusScan for Mac Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
McAfee Security for Microsoft Exchange Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trend Micro OfficeScan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trend Micro Security for Mac Yes Yes No Yes No No No
ServerProtect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sophos Endpoint Security Yes Yes Yes Yes No N/A N/A
Antivirus for Mac Yes Yes No Yes No N/A N/A
Microsoft Windows Defender Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Falcon Sensor Crowdstrike for Windows Yes Yes No No No No No
Crowdstrike for Mac Yes Yes Yes No No No No
*Audit only Fixlets detect virus definitions that are more than seven days old.
Notes:
  • The vendor defines the supported platform for each antivirus product. Refer to the vendor website to review the support matrix for a product.
  • For each supported antivirus product, CMEP supports all the platforms that are currently supported by the antivirus product, as long as the platform is also supported by the BigFix agent. To verify the BigFix support scope, see the Detailed system requirements.

CMEP analysis coverage

The following table lists the properties of each vendor product supported by CMEP analyses:

Table 2. CMEP analysis coverage

List of analysis properties supported for each antivirus product covered by CMEP
Vendor Products AV client version AV Engine version AV Definition version AV definition installation date / Release Date / Last Update Time AV Client service status / Health Status Other specific properties present for each AV
Symantec Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes
Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 for Mac Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes
McAfee McAfee VirusScan for Mac Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Detected Viruses - McAfee VirusScan
McAfee Endpoint Security Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
McAfee Endpoint Security for Mac Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trend Micro Trend Micro OfficeScan Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes Trend Micro OfficeScan Client Installation Time, Trend Micro OfficeScan Client Scan Type, Trend Micro OfficeScan Virus Scan Pattern Version, Trend Micro OfficeScan Client Smart Scan Pattern Version
Trend Micro Security for Mac Yes No N/A N/A Yes Trend Micro Security for Mac Client Pattern Last Update Time, Trend Micro Security for Mac Client Engine Last Update Time
Trend Micro ServerProtect Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes
Sophos Sophos AntiVirus Yes Yes N/A Yes Sophos Anti-Virus Version, Detection Engine, DLLLoader.exe Running Time, Last EM Library Update Time, Last Update Time Detection Data, Malware Detected, Potentially Unwanted Application Detected, Detected Infections, Parent Router, Health Status
Sophos AntiVirus for Mac Yes No No No Yes Last Update Time
Sophos Endpoint Security Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes Sophos Anti-Virus Version, Detection Engine, Detection Data, Last Update Time, Health Status, Malware Detected, Potentially Unwanted Application Detected, Detected Infections, Parent Router
Windows Windows Defender N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Anti-Spyware Signature Version, Anti-Spyware Engine Version, Anti-Spyware Signature Release Date, Time of Last Scan Run, Defender Service Status
Falcon Sensor Crowdstrike for Windows Yes No No No Yes
Crowdstrike for Mac Yes No No No Yes