To perform file updates on endpoints, users can configure Maintenance Mode to define a period when the agents allows all file executions and adds all files that are created, executed, or modified to the Approved List. The agents can learn the newly-added applications and ensure the execution of these applications are under the protected conditions.
Furthermore, during the maintenance period, all newly-added files can be updated and scanned for consistent security. Users can also define the action to take after suspicious files are detected.
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For Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, apply the update KB891861 from the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
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For Windows XP SP1, upgrade to Windows XP SP2.
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If users change the policy settings of Application Lockdown, OT Application Safeguard, Real-Time Malware Scan, and Anti-malware Scanning during maintenance period, the policy settings will not be implemented until the maintenance period is ended.
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During the maintenance period, you cannot perform agent patch updates on endpoints. In addition, the StellarProtect (Legacy Mode) agent does not support Windows updates that require restarting an endpoint during the maintenance period.
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To run an installer that deploys files to a network folder during the maintenance period, StellarProtect (Legacy Mode) must have access permission to the network