Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.11.0 for Windows

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows (hereinafter also referred to as “the application” or as “Kaspersky Endpoint Security”) gives corporate users all-in-one protection against known digital threats.

WHAT'S NEW IN KASPERSKY ENDPOINT SECURITY
Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.11.0 for Windows offers the following features and improvements:
	1. Log Inspection component for servers has been added. Log Inspection monitors the integrity of the protected environment based on the results of Windows event log analysis. When the application detects signs of atypical behavior in the system, it informs the administrator, as this behavior may indicate an attempted cyber attack.
	2. File Integrity Monitor component for servers has been added. File Integrity Monitor detects changes to objects (files and folders) in a given monitoring area. These changes may indicate a computer security breach. When object changes are detected, the application informs the administrator.
	3. The alert details interface for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum (EDR Optimum) has been improved. The elements of the threat development chain have been aligned, the links between the processes in the chain no longer overlap. This makes it easier to analyze the evolution of the threat.
	4. Application performance has been improved. For this purpose, network traffic processing by the Network Threat Protection component has been optimized.
	5. The option to upgrade Kaspersky Endpoint Security without a restart has been added. This lets you ensure uninterrupted operation of servers when upgrading the application. You can upgrade the application without a restart starting with version 11.10.0. You can also install patches without a restart starting with version 11.11.0.
	6. The Virus Scan task has been renamed in the Kaspersky Security Center Console. This task is now called Malware Scan.

MINIMUM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
To ensure proper operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, your computer must meet the following requirements:
Minimum general requirements:
	- 2 GB of free disk space on the hard drive;
	- CPU:
		- Workstation: 1 GHz;
		- Server: 1.4 GHz;
		- Support for the SSE2 instruction set.
	- RAM:
		- Workstation (x86): 1 GB;
		- Workstation (x64): 2 GB;
		- Server: 2 GB.

Workstations
Supported operating systems for workstations:
	- Windows 7 Home / Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise Service Pack 1 or later;
	- Windows 8 Professional / Enterprise;
	- Windows 8.1 Professional / Enterprise;
	- Windows 10 Home / Pro / Pro for Workstations / Education / Enterprise;
	- Windows 11 Home / Pro / Pro for Workstations / Education / Enterprise.

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base (https://support.kaspersky.com/kes11/13036).
For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 11 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base (https://support.kaspersky.com/15778).

Servers
Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports the core components of the application on computers running the Windows operating system for servers. You can use Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows instead of Kaspersky Security for Windows Server on servers and clusters of your organization. The application also supports Core Mode (see known issues).
Supported operating systems for servers:
	- Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials / Standard (64-bit);
	  Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Standard (64-bit) is supported only if Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is installed.
	- Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (64-bit);
	- Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter Service Pack 1 or later;
	- Windows Server 2012 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
	- Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
	- Windows Server 2016 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
	- Windows Server 2019 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter;
	- Windows Server 2022.

For details about support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and Microsoft Windows Server 2019 operating systems, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base (https://support.kaspersky.com/kes11/13036).
For details about support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2022 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base (https://support.kaspersky.com/15778).
Unsupported operating systems for servers:
	- Windows Server 2003 Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter SP2 or later;
	- Windows Server 2003 R2 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter SP2 or later;
	- Windows Server 2008 Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter SP2 or later;
	- Windows Server 2008 Core Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter SP2 or later;
	- Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Standard / Premium SP2 or later.

Virtual platforms
Supported virtual platforms:
	- VMware Workstation 16.2.3;
	- VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3f;
	- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019;
	- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2206;
	- Citrix Provisioning 2206;
	- Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR (Cumulative Update 1).

Terminal servers
Supported terminal server types:
	- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1;
	- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2012;
	- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2012 R2;
	- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2016;
	- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2019;
	- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2022.

The limitations on support for server and virtual platforms are presented in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/11.11.0/en-US/201943.htm).

APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY WITH THE KASPERSKY SECURITY CENTER REMOTE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Kaspersky Security Center support
Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports operation with the following versions of Kaspersky Security Center:
	- Kaspersky Security Center 11;
	- Kaspersky Security Center 12;
	- Kaspersky Security Center 13;
	- Kaspersky Security Center 13.1;
	- Kaspersky Security Center 13.2;
	- Kaspersky Security Center 13.2.2;
	- Kaspersky Security Center 14.

The administration web plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 11.11.0 is compatible with Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 13 or later.
To manage the application remotely via Kaspersky Security Center:
	1. Install Network Agent on the computer.
	For more details about installing the Network Agent, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Help (https://support.kaspersky.com/help/KSC/14/en-US/index.htm).
	2. Install the Management Plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
	The installation package for the Kaspersky Endpoint Security Management Plug-in is included in the distribution package.
	The web plug-in installation package is available for download on the website and in the plug-in management window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console (https://www.kaspersky.com/small-to-medium-business-security/downloads/endpoint). To install the web plug-in version 11.11.0, you should first remove the previous version of the web plug-in.

The Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Management Plug-in for version 11.11.0 is installed over the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Management Plug-in for versions 11.X.X. To continue using the previous version of Management Plug-in, you should first remove the Management Plug-in version 11.11.0.

INSTALLATION
To install the application locally, run the setup_kes.exe file from the full distribution package and follow the Setup Wizard instructions. You can read more about how to install the application in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/11.11.0/en-US/50360.htm).
During installation, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows detects applications on the computer that, when used together, could potentially reduce computer performance or lead to other compatibility problems (even resulting in complete inoperability). The full list of incompatible software is available in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/11.11.0/en-US/182030.htm).
You can upgrade the following applications to Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 11.11.0 when installing from the full distribution package:
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 Service Pack 2 Maintenance Release 4 for Windows (build 10.3.3.304).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.2.0 for Windows (build 11.2.0.2254).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.2.0 for Windows CF1 (build 11.2.0.2254).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.3.0 for Windows (build 11.3.0.773).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.4.0 for Windows (build 11.4.0.233).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.5.0 for Windows (build 11.5.0.590).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.6.0 for Windows (build 11.6.0.394).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.7.0 for Windows (build 11.7.0.669).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.8.0 for Windows (build 11.8.0.384).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.9.0 for Windows (build 11.9.0.351).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.10.0 for Windows (build 11.10.0.399).

The following considerations should be taken into account when upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 10 Service Pack 2 or later:
	- If the Full Disk Encryption (FDE) or File Level Encryption (FLE) components are installed on the computer, you must use the distribution package with the same key length to upgrade the application to version 11.11.0:
		- keswin_11.11.0.<XXXX>_<localization>_aes256 if you are upgrading an application that was installed from the AES256 distribution package;
		- keswin_11.11.0.<XXXX>_<localization>_aes56 if you are upgrading an application that was installed from the AES56 distribution package.
	  Upgrading the application using a distribution package with a different key length is not supported.
	- If data encryption components (FDE or FLE) are not installed on the computer, you can use a distribution package with any key length to upgrade the application to version 11.11.0.
	- Upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows from beta versions to version 11.11.0 is not supported.

UPDATING VIA THE KASPERSKY UPDATE SERVICE
Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.11.0 for Windows can be installed via the Kaspersky update service.
Through the Kaspersky update service, you can update the following applications:
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.2.0 for Windows (build 11.2.0.2254).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.2.0 for Windows CF1 (build 11.2.0.2254).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.3.0 for Windows (build 11.3.0.773).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.4.0 for Windows (build 11.4.0.233).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.5.0 for Windows (build 11.5.0.590).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.6.0 for Windows (build 11.6.0.394).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.7.0 for Windows (build 11.7.0.669).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.8.0 for Windows (build 11.8.0.384).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.9.0 for Windows (build 11.9.0.351).
	- Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.10.0 for Windows (build 11.10.0.399).

If Kaspersky Endpoint Security version 11.3.0 or later is deployed in the infrastructure along with older versions of the application, Kaspersky Security Center will be able to install two updates of Kaspersky Endpoint Security to version 11.11.0: one for updating Kaspersky Endpoint Security versions 11.2.0–11.2.0 CF1, and the second for updating version 11.3.0 or later.
Upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows from beta versions to version 11.11.0 is not supported.
The following special considerations should be taken into account when updating through the Kaspersky update service:
	- After installing the update, you cannot roll back to the previous version of the application.
	- This update is available only for application with valid license.
	- Management of Kaspersky Disk Encryption technology (FDE) is unavailable until installation of the application update is complete.
	- To complete the update installation, you must restart your computer.
	- To complete the update on a computer with hard drives that were encrypted using Kaspersky Disk Encryption (FDE), you will need to restart the computer twice.
	- During installation, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows detects applications on the computer that, when used together, could potentially reduce computer performance or lead to other compatibility problems (even resulting in complete inoperability). There is no option to skip scan for incompatible software. If you wish to disable scan for incompatible software, you need to use another application installation method, such as Install application remotely task. The full list of incompatible software is available in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/11.11.0/en-US/182030.htm).
	- Installing and updating Kaspersky Endpoint Agent (also Endpoint Agent) through the Kaspersky update service is not supported.
	- If you are using Kaspersky Update Utility to update application modules and databases, enable support for Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.11.0 in the utility settings.

COMPATIBILITY WITH KASPERSKY ENDPOINT AGENT
Kaspersky Endpoint Security is compatible with Kaspersky Endpoint Agent 3.8 or higher.
In Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.9.0, the distribution kit no longer includes the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent distribution package.
Kaspersky Endpoint Agent facilitates interoperability with the Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform solution.

LIST OF BUGS FIXED AND PRIVATE PATCHES INCLUDED IN THE RELEASE
The list of fixed issues and private patches included in the release is available on the Technical Support website (https://support.kaspersky.com/15922).

MAIN KNOWN ISSUES
The list of limitations and known issues is available in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/11.11.0/en-US/201943.htm).
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