Microsoft Windows January 2018+ antivirus security update compatibility matrix

	A	B	C	D	E	F
1					Last update: 11th January 2018 @22.33 GMT
2	Vendor	Product	Sets registry key	Supported	Comment	Link
3	360	Total Security	N	N	Patch will be released soon.
4	AhnLab	Internet Security (V3 family)	Y	Y	Fixed.	http://www.ahnlab.com/kr/site/support/notice/noticeView.do?boardSeq=50125159
5	AVAST		Y	Y	Fixed.	https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=212648.msg1439270#msg1439270
6	AVG	Anti-Virus	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://support.avg.com/answers?id=9060N000000TrmmQAC
7	Avira		Y	Y	Fixed.	https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/bork-tuesday-any-problems-yet.370217/page-147#post-2728947
8	BitDefender		Y	Y	Fixed.	https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/9033/?icid=overlayccom_all_pagesmicrosoft_security_update_01_2018
9	BitDefender	GravityZone Endpoint Security for Windows	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://www.bitdefender.com/support/understanding-the-impact-of-meltdown-and-spectre-cpu-exploits-on-bitdefender-gravityzone-users-2072.html
10	Carbon Black		N	Y	Manual registry key setting for Cb Defense	https://www.carbonblack.com/2018/01/05/carbon-black-solutions-currently-compatible-major-os-vendor-patches-meltdown-spectre/
11	Check Point	Endpoint Security AntiMalware Blade	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk122103
12	Cisco	AMP	N	Y	Manual registry key.	https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/sourcefire-documents/cisco-amp-for-endpoints-compatibility-with-windows-security/ta-p/3306874
13	CounterTack	Sentiel	N	N	Assessing impact	support.countertack.com
14	CrowdStrike	Falcon	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DStIQkfWkAAPU49.jpg
15	Cylance	PROTECT	N	Y	Manual registry key setting	https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DStLKBmW4AAmTKV.jpg:large
16	Cylance	PROTECT Home	N	Y	Manual registry key setting (product for home use so.. issues)
17	Cyren	F-PROT	N	Y	Users need to manually install an F-PROT hotfix	https://kb.cyren.com/av-support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/429/0/important---hotfix-2018-01-for-f-prot-and-csam
18	EMSI	Anti-Malware	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://twitter.com/fwosar/status/949050228832862208
19	Endgame	*	N	Y	Manual registry key setting	https://www.endgame.com/blog/executive-blog/endgame-compatible-spectremeltdown-patches
20	eScan		Y	Y	Fixed.
21	ESET	*	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://support.eset.com/alert6644/
22	FireEye	Endpoint Security	N	Y	Manual registry key setting	https://www.fireeye.com/blog/products-and-services/2018/01/fireeye-endpoint-security-agent-compatible-with-meltdown-update.html
23	Fortinet	Endpoint Protection	Y	Y	Fixed.	http://kb.fortinet.com/kb/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=FD40946
24	F-Secure	SAFE	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://community.f-secure.com/t5/F-Secure-SAFE/F-Secure-SAFE-and-KB4056892/m-p/103474
25	G-DATA	Antivirus	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2018/01/30322-spectre-meltdown
26	K7	Antivirus and Total Security	Y	Y	Fixed.
27	Kaspersky	*	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://support.kaspersky.co.uk/14042
28	Malwarebytes	Anti-Malware	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-what-you-need-to-know/
29	McAfee	Endpoint Protection	Y	Y	Fixed for ePO customers, VSE and ENS see link	https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB90180
30	Microsoft	Windows Defender	Y	Y	Fixed.
31	Norton	Security	Y	Y	Fixed.
32	Nyotron	PARANOID	N	Y	Manual registry key setting
33	Palo-Alto	TRAPS	N	Y	Manual registry key setting	https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/Customer-Advisories/Information-about-Meltdown-and-Spectre-findings/ta-p/193878/jump-to/first-unread-message
34	Panda Security	Endpoint Protection & Adaptive Defense	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/support/card?id=100059
35	QuickHeal	Endpoint Security	Y	Y	Fixed.
36	SentinelOne	EPP	N	Y	Manual registry key setting
37	Sophos	Anti-Virus (Endpoint Control) and Central	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128053
38	Symantec	Endpoint Protection	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSsRaXBVoAEDpMR.jpg:large
39	Trend Micro	* Security (consumer)	Y	Y	Fixed.
40	Trend Micro	Some business tools	N	Y	Manual registry key setting now now, tools in dev	https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119183-important-information-for-trend-micro-solutions-and-microsoft-january-2018-security-updates
41	Trend Micro	Deep Security	Y	Y	Fixed.
42	Trend Micro	Office Scan	Y	Y	Fixed.
43	Trend Micro	Worry Free Business	Y	Y	Fixed.	http://files.trendmicro.com/products/wfbs/9.5/readme_WFBS_95_WIN_ALL_CriticalPatch_B1447.txt
44	TrustPort	Sphere	Y	Y	Fixed.	http://www.trustport.com/en/info-center
45	VIPRE	Endpoint Security	Y	Y	Fixed.	https://businesssupport.vipre.com/support/solutions/articles/1000258536
46	Webroot	WSA	N	Y	Registry key rolling out now	https://community.webroot.com/t5/Product-Releases/PC-Agent-release-notes-for-version-9-0-19-36/td-p/310860
47
48	To help prevent stop errors caused by incompatible anti-virus applications, Microsoft is only offering the Windows security updates released on January 3, 2018
49	to devices running anti-virus software from partners who have confirmed their software is compatible with the January 2018 Windows operating system security update.
50	If you have not been offered the security update, you may be running incompatible anti-virus software and you should follow up with your software vendor.
51
52	Note: Customers will not receive these security updates and will not be protected from security vulnerabilities unless
53	their anti-virus software vendor sets the following registry key:
54	https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4072699/important-information-regarding-the-windows-security-updates-released
55
56	Please email vendor updates to kevin.beaumont@gmail.com

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Last update: 11th January 2018 @22.33 GMT

2

Vendor

Product

Sets registry key

Supported

Comment

Link

3

360

Total Security

N

Patch will be released soon.

4

AhnLab

Internet Security (V3 family)

Y

Fixed.

http://www.ahnlab.com/kr/site/support/notice/noticeView.do?boardSeq=50125159

5

AVAST

Y

Fixed.

https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=212648.msg1439270#msg1439270

6

AVG

Anti-Virus

Y

Fixed.

https://support.avg.com/answers?id=9060N000000TrmmQAC

7

Avira

Y

Fixed.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/bork-tuesday-any-problems-yet.370217/page-147#post-2728947

8

BitDefender

Y

Fixed.

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/9033/?icid=overlayccom_all_pagesmicrosoft_security_update_01_2018

9

BitDefender

GravityZone Endpoint Security for Windows

Y

Fixed.

https://www.bitdefender.com/support/understanding-the-impact-of-meltdown-and-spectre-cpu-exploits-on-bitdefender-gravityzone-users-2072.html

10

Carbon Black

N

Y

Manual registry key setting for Cb Defense

https://www.carbonblack.com/2018/01/05/carbon-black-solutions-currently-compatible-major-os-vendor-patches-meltdown-spectre/

11

Check Point

Endpoint Security AntiMalware Blade

Y

Fixed.

https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk122103

12

Cisco

AMP

N

Y

Manual registry key.

https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/sourcefire-documents/cisco-amp-for-endpoints-compatibility-with-windows-security/ta-p/3306874

13

CounterTack

Sentiel

N

Assessing impact

support.countertack.com

14

CrowdStrike

Falcon

Y

Fixed.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DStIQkfWkAAPU49.jpg

15

Cylance

PROTECT

N

Y

Manual registry key setting

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DStLKBmW4AAmTKV.jpg:large

16

Cylance

PROTECT Home

N

Y

Manual registry key setting (product for home use so.. issues)

17

Cyren

F-PROT

N

Y

Users need to manually install an F-PROT hotfix

https://kb.cyren.com/av-support/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/429/0/important---hotfix-2018-01-for-f-prot-and-csam

18

EMSI

Anti-Malware

Y

Fixed.

https://twitter.com/fwosar/status/949050228832862208

19

Endgame

*

N

Y

Manual registry key setting

https://www.endgame.com/blog/executive-blog/endgame-compatible-spectremeltdown-patches

20

eScan

Y

Fixed.

21

ESET

*

Y

Fixed.

https://support.eset.com/alert6644/

22

FireEye

Endpoint Security

N

Y

Manual registry key setting

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/products-and-services/2018/01/fireeye-endpoint-security-agent-compatible-with-meltdown-update.html

23

Fortinet

Endpoint Protection

Y

Fixed.

http://kb.fortinet.com/kb/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=FD40946

24

F-Secure

SAFE

Y

Fixed.

https://community.f-secure.com/t5/F-Secure-SAFE/F-Secure-SAFE-and-KB4056892/m-p/103474

25

G-DATA

Antivirus

Y

Fixed.

https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2018/01/30322-spectre-meltdown

26

K7

Antivirus and Total Security

Y

Fixed.

27

Kaspersky

*

Y

Fixed.

https://support.kaspersky.co.uk/14042

28

Malwarebytes

Anti-Malware

Y

Fixed.

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-what-you-need-to-know/

29

McAfee

Endpoint Protection

Y

Fixed for ePO customers, VSE and ENS see link

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB90180

30

Microsoft

Windows Defender

Y

Fixed.

31

Norton

Security

Y

Fixed.

32

Nyotron

PARANOID

N

Y

Manual registry key setting

33

Palo-Alto

TRAPS

N

Y

Manual registry key setting

https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/Customer-Advisories/Information-about-Meltdown-and-Spectre-findings/ta-p/193878/jump-to/first-unread-message

34

Panda Security

Endpoint Protection & Adaptive Defense

Y

Fixed.

https://www.pandasecurity.com/uk/support/card?id=100059

35

QuickHeal

Endpoint Security

Y

Fixed.

36

SentinelOne

EPP

N

Y

Manual registry key setting

37

Sophos

Anti-Virus (Endpoint Control) and Central

Y

Fixed.

https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128053

38

Symantec

Endpoint Protection

Y

Fixed.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSsRaXBVoAEDpMR.jpg:large

39

Trend Micro

* Security (consumer)

Y

Fixed.

40

Trend Micro

Some business tools

N

Y

Manual registry key setting now now, tools in dev

https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119183-important-information-for-trend-micro-solutions-and-microsoft-january-2018-security-updates

41

Trend Micro

Deep Security

Y

Fixed.

42

Trend Micro

Office Scan

Y

Fixed.

43

Trend Micro

Worry Free Business

Y

Fixed.

http://files.trendmicro.com/products/wfbs/9.5/readme_WFBS_95_WIN_ALL_CriticalPatch_B1447.txt

44

TrustPort

Sphere

Y

Fixed.

http://www.trustport.com/en/info-center

45

VIPRE

Endpoint Security

Y

Fixed.

https://businesssupport.vipre.com/support/solutions/articles/1000258536

46

Webroot

WSA

N

Y

Registry key rolling out now

https://community.webroot.com/t5/Product-Releases/PC-Agent-release-notes-for-version-9-0-19-36/td-p/310860

47

48

To help prevent stop errors caused by incompatible anti-virus applications, Microsoft is only offering the Windows security updates released on January 3, 2018

49

to devices running anti-virus software from partners who have confirmed their software is compatible with the January 2018 Windows operating system security update.

50

If you have not been offered the security update, you may be running incompatible anti-virus software and you should follow up with your software vendor.

51

52

Note: Customers will not receive these security updates and will not be protected from security vulnerabilities unless

53

their anti-virus software vendor sets the following registry key:

54

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4072699/important-information-regarding-the-windows-security-updates-released

55

56

Please email vendor updates to kevin.beaumont@gmail.com