Environment
Symptoms
Cb Defense prevents McAfee from being upgraded
Cause
Cb Defense blocks a temporary component of the McAfee installer from running
Resolution
Create 'Allow' rule in the relevant policy for
C:\Windows\TEMP\mfeUnInEn.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise\VSCore\Backup\x64\*
Additional Notes
Following entries are in the McAfee upgrade MSI log file:
- Install_SysCore_Commit - Current directory , Setting to C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise\VSCore\Backup\x64\
- EnableCoreUninstall command failed (exit code -1073741512): "C:\Windows\TEMP\mfeUnInEn.exe" VSE88P9 1