Netsurion 6.x – Release Notes

New Features

• Checkpoint agent
• Reports Console enhancements,
  • Enhanced presentation.
  • New Power Viewer.
  • Integrated analysis
  • Informative dashboard
• Integrated User Activity Monitoring
• Option to customize category selection based on user requirement during installation.
• RSS feature included from EventTracker

 Other changes

• Category changes
• EventTracker Console menu rearranged
• Control panel changes
• Alternate console removed from Control Panel
• Import Export utility enhanced
• Historical Report removed
• Following features have been made configurable from the EventTracker Console
  • Alert notification status
  • Alert events cache purge frequency for alert analysis
• Kb website change for events.

New Features

• Cross-site reporting feature added
• “All Systems” option added in the analysis system selection

Defect Resolution

• Resolved issues for 64 bit operating system installation

Defect Resolution

• New “My Favorites” link in the Reports Console
• Receiver INI file corruption recovery capability added
• User Activity now installs by default
• Correlation module is available as an optional install
• For a fresh install, all categories will be installed by default.
• Resolved 64 bit Windows problem with Reports Console
• Auto population of Title in Reports
• System Manager now prompts for credentials (support for cross domain agent installs)
• New reports for WhatChanged data

New Features

• Multi port receiver capability added (changes in Receiver, Correlator, Event Generator and User Activity)
• GED cache file limitations

Defect Resolution

• Bug fixed in Agent GED events time accuracy issue
• Reports Console Defect resolution for MyFavs issues
• User Activity Monitoring Defect resolution to handle large number of users.
• Weblinks corrected (help, FAQ)

New Features

• Purging user activity data files based on configured frequency
• Console supports events from multiple Rxers, except syslog
• User Activity console changes to display only selected days records

Defect Resolution

• My favorites & easy reports Defect resolution

Defect Resolution

• Fix for ODBC error while scheduling reports in Reports Console
• Fix for issue with importing schedule reports

New Features

• Performance enhancements and purging options in User activity console

Defect Resolution

• Fix for syslog events display in management console
• Fix for Import/Export issue with Rss feed configurations

New Features

• VCP capability (Multiple receivers and archivers)
• Custom column separator and terminators in custom column analysis.
• Time Range facility provided for all reports
• Support for Vista and W2K8
• Trend Analysis added.
• Index.bin replaced with Index.mdb with more information to enhance speed
• TrapTracker and Correlator included into EventTracker
• Added Default Alerts & Reports during install.
• Added Remedial action feature in Agent and configurations in Alert
• Added Alphabetical Reports tab in Reports Console
• Added new LFM facility for XML files
• Changes in Log Search console to provide “All event” search (exists in build 42 too)
• SMTP Port validations at default reports screen
• Receiver service enhanced to take care of Alerts notification database updates
• Added Event-o-Meter
• VCP (multiport) GUI added in Manager configuration
• Added new default alert for user added/removed from admin group
• Event count display in About Box and Management Console splash screen.
• EventTracker Console modified to support Multiple Rxers including syslog.
• Made different Rxer load files (.etw files) per Rxer and changed the data format to CSV.
• Change in Archiving method, storing archives in respective port folders
• Considering custom SMTP port configured during installation
• Change in Eventvault GUI to display more information about Archives.
• Enhanced Support & Diagnostic Tool
• Added VISTA events in default alerts.
• Adding default alert events in ***Alerts category
• Test email facility in default alerts & reports configuration
• Added new LFM facility for reading CSV files.
• Remedial action configuration GUI changes
• Added activity detail dialog in User Activity Viewer to view individual events.
• Added Next, Prev buttons in activity detail dialog of User Activity Console.
• Collection Master changes for VCP architecture
• Collection Point/Master changes for automated cab file transfer
• Auto focus on Alerts category while opening Management Console.
• Changing default position to all categories when no alert events to display
• Added tool button for Event-o-Meter in Management Console
• Added sorting facility in EventVault Manager
• Added ETW file data purging facility (data older than 7 days)
• Added Dbl Click facility to bring up on demand screen in reports.
• Extended trap buffer size in Receiver and Correlator.
• Removed Excess UDP/TCP connection rule from correlator.
• Reports removed Published and Dashboard from right click menu
• Reports change “If Scheduled is selected, start wizard for this report to become a Scheduled Report”
• Reports change “If Defined is selected, start wizard for this report to become a Defined Report”
• EventTracker Receiver, Correlator and TrapTracker service exe changed (does not use srvshell any more)
• Added GetAllEvt utility for VISTA/W2K8
• Vista agent changes to include new features (XML, CSV facilities in LFM and Remedial actions)
• Included changes to forward traps to EventTracker in TrapTracker
• Changes in Correlator configuration file for spell mistakes & invalid references
• Changed correlator service maintenance restart by daily basis (earlier it was once in 2 hrs)

Defect Resolution

• User Activity issues with purging, console display
• Import Export issue with Rss Feeds
• Making IIS as a prerequisite
• Dot Net download link changes.
• Vista/2k8 Agent (event translation issues)
• ELC role info issue on database
• Fix for Feature selection issue in installation.
• Fix for Mgmt Console Error msg, “bad file or number”
• Fix for VISTA agent SID translation issue.
• Removed Agent filters with $ in description part.
• Fix for Archiver Re-Indexer to consider new cab files & to update DB.
• Fix for bin file import issue into archiver index database.
• Removed License Activation in Trial builds.
• Removed Activation from collection point console.
• Fix for DB Compaction Utility issues.
• Fix for Collection Point cab file transfer issues.
• Removed Direct Archiving Utility from maintenance tools.
• Included fix for ec files failure
• Included FQDN fix in Rxer (Mismatch in event detail & system name)
• Removed database size config, AYS, STS, Enterprise Explorer, Security Policy editor from management console & from installations.
• Fix for User Authentication for email delivery in case of schedule reports.
• Fix for trap buffer overflow issue in Rxer.
• Fix for 100% CPU utilization issues in VISTA/2k8
• www.eventlogmanager.com changed to www.prismmicrosys.com in splash screens.
• Added Version info & signed EventTracker components
• Fix for VISTA agent filter issue
• Version info & code sign changes for TrapTracker Components (for VISTA Certification)
• Fix for service monitoring issue after upgrade.
• Fix for Correlator Memory utilization issues

New Features

• Added USB exception list in case for disable USB feature
• New report for USB Activities.
• Feature to generate default reports in case if no matching records found
• Support for wild card in SNAM exception list

Defect Resolution

• Fix for Append archives, Archiver re-indexer utilities to support CAB files generated by multiple ports.
• Fix for email failures in alerts in case default reports not installed.
• Fix for “invalid use of null” issue in system manager during agent deployment.
• Fix for upgradation issue, Checkpoint configurations are not retained.
• Fix for issue, Archiver not updating bin file when deleting CAB files in EventVault.
• Fix for issue, RSS feed configuration not getting retained.

USBTracker

• Removed Active Users per transaction.
• Fix for duplicates in Active Users

 Etaconfig

• Increased the width of the Combo box for displaying the local port and remote port in Network Conection Detail window.

 Agent/ Vista Agent

• Disabled Logging from thread.
• Agent Crash Fix.
• Added Exception Handling for the Disable USB Thread.

 Category Corrections

• Case changes in CISCO-VPN category
• Made Firewall categories Not Installed and as the base node

New Features

• Added facility to read .evt files in Direct Log Archiver.
• Added new report “USB Device Disabled Report”
• Added DoubleTake backup application categories

 Defect Resolution

• Fix for USB Tracking event user issues
• Fix for issue in importing alerts with remedial actions

New Features

• Log Search
• SHA1 support
• Console Enhancement
• Smart Viewer for Summary Reports
• Support for VISTA Log Types
• Agent configuration change audit event logged
• All categories installed by default
• Archiver Purge option
• GUI for Direct Log Archiving
• Log Analysis Custom Column Resolution (kb port, kb site)
• Logs Analysis User Configurable Summary Block
• Option to configure scheduled/defined reports from published reports
• Option to enable/disable User Activity Monitoring and filter Users
• Option to view All Alerts or only Active Alerts in Console
• Order of Analysis Reports changed
• Reformatting Report Header Details (Refine/Filter/Description/Checksum/Cab file missing)
• Regex Refine/Filter
• Reports in Excel – Export Formatting (Header/Footer/Title/Description)
• Show Alert right click option in Console for easy location of alert causing rule
• Software Usage Detail Report Presentation Changes (Sorted By Comp, User, Apps)

 New Reports

• “Idle Time Report” added under Operations
• USB Device Disabled Report
• USB Device Report (Summary / Detail)
• User Activity
• User Activity Summary Report (with following chapters Successful interactive logins, Failed interactive logins, Successful non-interactive logins, Applications used, Websites visited, Correlated events, Printer activity, Software installed, Software uninstalled, Files Deleted, USB activity, Group policy activity, Idle Time)

 New Alerts

• Direct Log Archiver
• EventTracker: Agent configuration changed, DLA File processing failed

 New Knowledge Packs

• Certificate Services (Group with 16 categories)
• CISCO IOS (Group with 27 categories)
• EventLogCentral: Login failure, Role config changes, User Logoff, User
• logon, Agent configuration changes, Custom column config changes
• EventTracker: Direct Log Archiver, Report/Analysis config changes, Windows log backup and clear

 Updated Knowledge Packs

• ELC Logon Category
• Windows Group Policy
• Windows System: patches and hotfixes
• WhatChanged

 New event id’s

• 3241 : Windows log backup and clear
• 3244 : DLA started processing.
• 3245 : DLA successfully processed the files
• 3246 : DLA stopped processing
• 3247 : DLA failed to process the following files
• 3248 : Windows patches and Hotfix
• 3249 : Event Tracker Agent Configuration changes
• 3280 : ELC User logon
• 3281 : ELC Login failure
• 3282 : ELC User logoff
• 3283 : Addition of new Report/Analysis
• 3284 : Modification of Report/Analysis
• 3285 : Deletion of Report/Analysis
• 3286 : Addition of new custom column
• 3287 : Modification of custom column
• 3288 : Deletion of custom column
• 3289 : Modification of Report Configuration
• 3290 : Addition of new Role
• 3291 : Modification of Role
• 3292 : Deletion of Role

Updated Configuration – Correlator for VISTA/2008 events Updated Report – Added a new chapter “Idle Time” to User Activity Report

 Defect Resolution

• Collection Point merging issue
• EtaManage crash in VISTA/2008
• GetAllEvt crash in VISTA/2008
• Handle leakage in GED mode Agent
• Log Rollover
• Made Architectural changes to resolve issue of creation of corrupt .EC files and the archiver getting stuck on some corrupt file
• Printer usage reports
• Reports Date/Time issue for Non-US time zones

Defect Resolution

• Fix for TCP mode event losses
• Report processing optimization for smart viewer
• Fix for overwritting agent configurations on upgrade.
• Fix for Management console event display issues
• Changes in Management Console Alerts display, Loading upto view limit, updating only new alert events
• Fix for report migration error “input string was not in a correct format” during upgrade.
• Fix for checksum verfication issues with log search.
• Fix for Management console flickers while adding events in display
• Fix for Log Search failures over RDP
• Fix for checksum failures of cab files transfered from CP to CM
• Fix for issue, service monitoring config not retained after upgrade from 6.1 to 6.3
• Fix for Collection Point info database upgrade issues

New Features

• Added top N records view in Smart Viewer
• Added event 3249 in Agent configuration changes category

Defect Resolution

• Fix for agent configuration issues with remote systems due to access rights.
• Fix for alert import not updating alerts category
• Fix for edit analysis doesnt retain categories on tree.
• Fix for System Manager remote agent installation issues
• Fix for report/analysis upgrade issues
• Fix for evtProcessEcFile.exe crash
• Fix for UK timezone report issues
• Fix for smart viewer issue(unknown column, no matching records)
• Fix for report/analysis issue with upgrade
• Fix for Rxer crash in TCP mode
• Fix for Agent Management tool crash in VISTA/2k8
• Fix for custom column report issues
• Fix for log search context menu issues
• Fix for issue, CP not transfering log type details table to CM
• Fix for CAB purging issues with CP due to empty folders (ET62P09-030)
• Fix for DLA data truncation (ET62P08-029)
• Fix for Agent deployment & user credential issues with System Manager
• Fix for WhatChanged report listing issues after upgrade(which causes ELC tab listings too)
• Fix for overwritting DLA configuration after upgrade.
• Fix for missing Uninstall warning msg about the deployed agents.

Changes

• Fixes in Receiver and Agent to avoid event loss in GED mode
• Installation Changes to skip correlator receiver/config when correlator not installed.
• Reserved port (configurable) for receiving Correlator events.
• Option to view logs processed today in log search
• Install option to add diagnostics to startup programs
• Moved “CISCO IOS” category/report to operation tab in reports
• Log Search enhancements

New Categories Added

• Agent configuration changes category

Removed

• Removed View Filter option from console (feature no more relavent)
• Removed readme link in remote agent deployment.

New Features

• Added BEA Weblogic logs support in DLA
• Added service monitoring exception for Windows Modules Installer, Windows Update, BITS

 Defect Resolution

• Fix for Agent Upgrade issues on retaining configurations
• Fix for Log backup when Eventlog is full.
• Fix for Agent crash while applying remote agent configurations
• Fix for retaining DLA configuration on upgrade.
• Fix for ‘Built-in’ user name in USB tracking events.

New Features

Major

• WHOIS DNS added for custom column resolution.
• Logs from syslog sources are stamped with “-syslog” in the system name to accept multiple sources (eg SYSLOG/BSM) from same system.
• Alert action “Forward events as SYSLOG messages”.
• New EC2 format of event cache files, fix for EventVault issues.
• Syslog Raw Forward option in syslog VCP configuration.
• Manual Collection Point option.
• Tag Cloud feature in Log Search.
• VMWARE log monitoring feature in Agent in LFM section. [This requires .NET framework v2.0 or above]

Minor

• Option to enable/disable overwriting domain/user fields from description.
• Query optimization in log search to enhance performance.
• Option to exclude default report copy in mail for no matching records.
• Configurable option to Encrypt/Decrypt data transfer in CP-CM.
• Option to ignore systems during scheduled report import/export.
• Optimization to User activity logs, memory utilization.
• Enhanced Vista agent to include only active channels.
• Added distinct, total counts for refine data entities in log search.
• Limited error log file sizes.
• Option to specify the Syslog forward msg length, it can be set through “fwd_syslog_packet_size” in evtrxer.ini.
• Option to Store/Show only active alerts.
• Support for Agentless deployment in VISTA/2K8.
• Refine/Filter expressions to Report contents.
• Added stisvc (Windows Image Acquisition) in service exception.
• Config for duplicate alert suppression in Manager config (dialog restructured).
• Option to store individual alerts in Alerts Archive (Alerts wizard custom tab).
• Removed “Platform Specific” in reports and moved all the categories under Operations.
• Removed purging option from CollectionPoint console (will be taken care only by EventVault).
• Changed default config for System & Process monitoring in Agent.
• Added optional category import facility during upgrade.
• Removed Export to Legacy option in Import/Export Utility.
• Changes in syslog port configuration to define single port for UDP/TCP pair.
• Changes to include vista events in legacy traffic analyzer.
• Registry settings made by default to restart rxer instances on high mem usage.
• Option to enable/disable event forwarding to Correlator, User Activity from Rxer (send_to_viewers = 0 in evtrxer.ini).
• Option to enable/disable ROI Updates (RoiUpdates=1 in registry under Manager key).
• Removed system information updates once in 10 mins.
• Added enhanced logging when Rxer instance terminated on high mem usage.
• Configurable reg value for rxer high mem usage (RxerPeakMemValue = 250 on Manager key).

Defect Resolution

• Option to restart Rxer process when mem usage exceeds 250 MB.
• EC files processing failures (PDU extraction failed).
• Management console crashes when installed in other than default path.
• Error in Log Search when the refine criteria doesn’t have any result to display.
• Highlighting errors while refining systems in log search.
• No matching records in Alerts category, when alerts category is too long.
• Empty window displayed in quick view when the event count is in the multiples of 1000.
• Redundant values displayed in Syslog fwd action configuration.
• Installation issues due to syslog config changes.
• RTE in Manager configuration while opening syslog VCP configuration.
• Agentless offset errors/log clearing issues.
• Event truncation issues in VISTA/2K8.
• Event description contains log type desc in VISTA/2K8.
• Delay in alert processing, writing into cache in Rxer.
• Searching paths those ends with “\” in log search.
• Invalid duration in scheduled run-now option.
• Correlator service high CPU usage.
• Archives purging issues, which causes EventVault service failures.
• Updated Log Volume Analysis with VISTA/2008 events.
• Event ID’s are not displayed in the Report generation wizard of log volume analysis after upgradation.
• Error message is thrown when we click on to the refresh systems option while events are being flooded in the Correlated Events and Alerts category in the Management console.
• File not found message box is thrown when we try to send the published HTML report through mail.
• Report audit trail event (3283) issues.
• Syslog systems report processing issues.
• RTE in alerts while configuring multiple actions.
• TrapTracker licensing expiry issue.
• Changes to consider syslog TCP ports after upgrade.
• Refine option is missing in the quick view window of Alerts detail/Summary.
• Repeated events in LFM.
• CAG reports missing Alphabetical list of reports.
• Duplicate event counts in log analysis when multiple (having similar rule sets) categories selected.
• Logs Summary for Event User (Vista event id: 4768) backslash missing.
• Duplicate event counts on Rxer load file (etw) for syslogs.

Enhancements

• Added Enterprise Activity Dashboard.
• Agent health status check enhancements.
• Updated VMware categories and added VMware alerts.
• Added “Cisco ASA”, “Windows Backup”, “Cisco Aironet”, “Cisco Director”, “F-Secure”, “MSSQL Server”, “WatchGuard” knowledge packs.
• Event Filters to permanently filter from storing them in archives.
• Archive Indexer for Local and Collection Points.
• Changes in Log Volume Analysis to have one line event descriptions.
• New audit event 3276 for system type change notification.
• New audit event 3277 for remote agent install/upgrade.
• Extended license availability.

Critical Fixes

• Receiver high memory usage issues & dropping events.
• EventVault service struck issues while creating/purging CAB files.
• Remote deployment issues with Agent Installer.
• Scheduled Report execution, status, e-mailing and timing overlap issues.
• Append Archives utility crash.
• Blank report on Agent Management Tool when group name contains “-“.
• Fix for Syslog Receiver crashes.
• Receiver drops events when more number of agents connected.
• User Activity Monitoring events are being sent to Syslog Receivers causing port conflicts.
• Invalid 2007 events from correlator receiver.

Enhancements

• Added Alerts Dashboard feature.
• Adding XML contents in event description from Vista Event logs.
• Reading custom event logs from non-vista systems.
• Offline agent configuration updates.
• New Event ID 3278 for multiple agent config change requests.
• New Event ID 2042 for offline agent config update status.

Bug Fixes

• Fix for CP/CM cab transfer slowness issues.
• Fix for Agent failures due to exceptions & LFM failures.
• Fix for Excel Report Export failures due to limitations.
• Fix for Printer usage reports failure in Windows Vista/2008.

Categories & Alerts

• New category groups “Motorola Wireless Switch”, “Juniper JUNOS” added
• New Alerts “Cisco Catalyst”, “Cisco IOS” added
• Added new WhatChanged categories

Enhancements

• Added new event “2043” to identify systems not reported for 24 hrs.
• Added exception to prevent excessive “New IP Address” alerts.

Bug Fixes

• Fix for inconsistent date/time formats in reports/analysis/search.
• Fix for Receiver performance issues in processing alerts.
• Fix for Active-X error in event viewer of management console.
• Fix for scheduled report failures during export.

Bug Fixes

• Fix for Management console crash.
• Fix for duplicate alerts when configured with multiple systems.
• Restarting Rxer service after adding alert using “Add as alert” menu from Management console.
• Showing exact alert rule using “Show Alert” menu option.
• Alert “EventTracker: Out of ordinary activity found” modified with Event id 2037 instead of 2038.
• Fix for time duration display issues in Enterprise Activity console.

Enhancements:

• Added event log backup option in EventTracker Agent running on Windows Vista or above.
• Purging Collection Point CAB files on Collection Master. (ET64P11-037)
• Customization of the ELC Site link shown in report notification email. (ET64P12-050)

Bug Fixes:

• TCP syslog receiver is combining multiple syslog messages in one event.
• Security setting issues in Agent configuration. (ET64P10-017)
• Export/Import issues with scheduled reports configuration. (ET64P10-018)
• License exhaust issues during Remote Agent deployment. (ET64P10-020)
• Date Time format issues while reading solaris audit log via DLA. (ET64P10-021)
• In System Manager, Editing groups removes systems from managed list. (ET64P10-022)
• EC file processing issue due to lengthy system names. (ET64P10-023)
• EventTracker Agent exceptions while sending Events. (ET64P10-024)
• Enterprise Activity crash while parsing large event descriptions and for issue where it generates event id 2043 even if the system is reporting (ET64P10-025)
• EventVault issues (Failed and huge sized cache mdb files) (ET64P10-026)
• Import/Export missing notifications in exported alert configuration. (ET64P10-027)
• Enterprise Activity crash. (ET64P10-028)
• Checkpoint report processing issues (ET64P10-029)
• EventTracker Receiver crash when service gets restarted (ET64P10-030)
• Missing CAB files when commit failed on EventVault. (ET64P10-031)
• Message translation issues with EventTracker Agent in 64 bit systems. (ET64P10-032)
• Error when generating report on reports for a Collection Master (ET64P10-033)
• EventTracker Agent identifies total disk space, available disk space and huge memory sizes improperly. (ET64P10-034)
• Exceptions while reading VMware events from EventTracker Agent. (ET64P11-035)
• EventTracker agent message translation issue in 64-bit version of Windows 2003 (ET64P11-038)
• EventTracker Diagnostics locking cache files and causing EC file backlog. (ET64P11-039)
• Invalid IP addresses parsed by Enterprise Activity Monitoring. (ET64P11-040)
• EventTracker Receiver high CPU usage while processing TCP connections. (ET64P11-041)
• E-Mails are quarantined by email gateway due to the wrong MIME format. (ET64P11-042)
• Alerts issue where duplicate notifications are sent when a system belongs to multiple groups and filters are not getting applied to system groups. (ET64P11-043)
• System type for Solaris BSM agent is not assigned properly. (ET64P11-044)
• Some ec2 files are not getting processed (ET64P11-045)
• EventTracker Receiver issue where IP address is incorrectly resolved for some Syslog sources. (ET64P11-046)
• Launching the application UI displays “User Access Control” message with publisher as unknown. (ET64P12-047)
• Launching TrapTracker UI displays “User Access Control” message with publisher as unknown. (ET64P12-048)
• Launching EventTracker Correlation Configuration UI displays “User Access Control” message with publisher as unknown. (ET64P12-049)
• Memory leak in vista agent if LFM processing fails for a file. (ET64P12-051)
• Incorrect system files issue during Remote Agent deployment on 64-bit systems. (ET64P12-052)