ENS Common Module

Question 1

What is the common module?

Answer 1

provides settings for common features, such as interface security and logging. It is installed automatically if any other module is.

Question 2

What are some of the features available through the ENS common module?

Answer 2

-Self Protection
-Configuring Logging
-Configuring access to ENS client console
-Configuring exclusions for Arbitrary Access Control
-Configure Proxy Server Settings
-Configure default behavior for updates

Question 3

What are some methods of establishing an automatic updating schedule?

Answer 3

Default Client Update task
McAfee Agent Product Update

Question 4

What are some methods of doing an update manually?

Answer 4

-Update button on ENS client
-Update security option from McAfee system tray icon
-Command line

Question 5

How does the mirror task work?

Answer 5

Replicates the update files from the first accessible repository, defined in a the repository list, to a mirror site on your network

Most common use is to mirror the contents of the McAfee download site to a local server

Question 6

What does the Endpoint Security Client provide?

Answer 6

-Access to features like viewing support links, logging on as an admin, installing a downloaded Extra.DAT file
-Quick access to frequent tasks

Question 7

What are the names of the logs?

Answer 7

Platform:
-EndpointSecurityPlatform_Activity.log
-EndpointSecurityPlatform_Debug.log

Self Protection:
-SelfProtection_Activity.log
-SelfProtection_Debug.log

Updates:
-PackageManager_Activity.log
-PackageManager_Debug.log

Errors:
-EndpointSecurityPlatform_Errors.log (contains error logs for all modules)

Endpoint Security Client: -MFEConsole_Debug.log

Question 8

Where are activity and debug logs located?

Answer 8

%ProgramData%\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Logs