ADAudit Plus Latest Fixes and Enhancements
Build 6000 (April 2019)
New features
- Faster search and retrieval of file audit data with ADAudit Plus' all new DataEngine.
- Smoothen out log collection over WAN connections with the ability to deploy a client-side software agent.
- Get status reports and instant alerts on the current working state of ADAudit Plus to ensure round-the-clock availability.
- Copy alert profiles and scheduled report templates to quicken creating customized reports and alerts.
Enhancements
- Active Directory risk assessment reports have been added to Analytics.
- Track rename activity of user/computer/groups.
- Regex support has been provided for file exclude patterns.
- While creating email and SMS alert profiles, the mailing list can be set based on multiple variables (eg. caller username, SID, etc).
- New CSRF tokens are implemented for every user session.
- A custom LDAP query can now be added to filter data in custom reports.
Fixes
- The issue with downloading XLSX files from the scheduled reports' directory listing has been fixed.
- All requests (including images, JS & CSS files) now pass through a security filter.
- The 'add objects' pop up in 'Alert Profiles' failed to list workstations, which has now been fixed.
- Ipv6 addresses can now be resolved to get machine names.
- Occurrences of missing printer audit data fields have been fixed.
Enhancements
- Now forward audit data from your cloud directory to your SIEM solution.
- Define alert thresholds based on multiple event fields.
- Suppress redundant alerts from specific accounts for definable time intervals.
- You can now save a custom LDAP query while choosing users in the alert filter.
- Event fields can now be included in SMS alerts.
- Support for other AD object changes in profile based reports and custom reports.
- Define and choose from multiple business hour configurations on the go.
Fixes
- The unauthenticated proxy server issue is fixed.
- While scheduling reports, a 'don't send empty report' checkbox is now included so that empty zip files are not sent when checkbox is enabled.
- While configuring an alert, if a domain user is selected from the add more tab, the email address field is not left empty.
- In custom reports, the exception issue while adding GPO and group management reports is fixed.
- Technician audit logs now show both logon success and logon failure events for domain accounts.
- Users will be prompted for consent while integrating with third party applications.
- Password protection for exported reports, database backup, and archived audit data ZIP files.
- Database access via command prompt or client tool is secured with a password.
- Report export actions are audited.
- Sensitive information such as email server and email addresses are masked in the User Interface.
- New GDPR compliance reports and alert templates are included.
- Permission to export reports can now be defined for technician roles.
Build 5100 (April 2018)
- Active Directory User behaviour analytics.
- ADFS 4.0 support.
- Forward logs to ArcSight - CEF format support.
- Alert and custom reports filter enhanced.
- Security enhancements.
- Receive alerts via SMS.
- Improved data collection performance for print servers.
- Alert e-mails now contain a link to the alert profile.
- Default setting for server audit is set to "all computer objects" for a simplified view.
- Support for Arabic characters while exporting to a PDF.
Fixes
- Configure ADAudit Plus to collect data from Azure Active Directory via proxy credentials.
- Export issue pertaining to data fields containing "," in PostgreSQL is fixed.
Version 5.0.0 (5050) Build - Oct 2017:
New
- Azure AD auditing.
- User attendance - new report.
- LDAP authentication auditing.
- Workgroup servers can be audited now.
Enhancements
- A comprehensive search feature encompassing reports, help, configuration pages etc., [ Video ]
- LAPS - New report when passwords are viewed through the "attribute editor tab"
- ADFS auditing(OAuth support).
Fixes
- Advanced GPO alerts configured for "All GPOs" will not work for newly created GPO.
- Scripts does not gets triggered for GPO alerts.
Version 5.0.0 (5041) Build - Jul 2017:
New
- Audit EMC Isilon.
- Execute scripts to customize alert response.
- Get reports on computer startup & shutdown.
Enhancements
- Analyze logon failures similar to analyzing account lockouts.
Fixes
- Chart issue under 'Profile Based Reports' fixed.
- 'Profile Based Reports' visible for technicians also.
Version 5.0.0 (5031) Build - Mar 2017:
New
- Forward logs to syslog or SIEM servers.
- Support for LDAP over SSL.
- Reports from archives can be exported to PDF/CSV.
- Audit Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services(ADLDS).
- Audit Local Administrator Password Solution(LAPS).
Enhancements
- Create custom alert profiles directly from reports with a single click.
- Export to PDF/CSV formats 10 times faster.
- In custom reports, time series chart supports monthly/yearly time periods.
Fixes
- Crash issue, involving import archived logs along with live log.
- Issue in file audit report(server based reports) with MSSQL as database.
- KB4012216 issue with event ID 4768 and workaround.
Version 5.0.0 (5020) Build - Dec 2016:
New
- Active Directory Federation Services [ADFS] Auditing.
Fixes
- Elaborate disk information provided in "Admin" pages.
- "Jump To" delegate option for technicians handled.
Version 5.0.0 (5010) Build - Nov 2016:
New
- Account Lockout Analyzer now analyzes OWA/ActiveSync for lockout reason.
- User idle time calculation [Beta]
Enhancements
- Support for home page charts on-demand refresh.
- Schedule Reports - "View Reports" link gets hidden on a particular date format.
Version 5.0.0 (5000) Build - Aug 2016:
New
- Powerful Search, Reports on Archives
Enhancements
- Advanced filters for Alerts
- Terminal Gateway Server Audit added to Custom Reports
- Advanced Search in reports
- Copy Custom Report feature
- Spanning multiple IE instances in the background during service start
- Schedule reports - business hours issue
Version 5.0.0 (4693) Build - May 2016:
New
- Support for Remote Desktop Gateway Server audit
Enhancements
- Set default time period for every report
- License corruption - product converts itself to free edition
- Vulnerability fixes
Version 5.0.0 (4691) Build - March 2016:
Enhancements
- Configure cross-domain technicians in ADAudit Plus.
- Create custom reports for File Integrity, Printer Auditing, Server audit categories etc.
- Bulk email configuration for alert profiles.
- Configuring username/password with special characters.
- Restore archive events page navigation issues.
Version 5.0.0 (4690) Build - Feb 2016:
New
- New Flat user interface
- Complete alert email customization.
- List archive files that contain data for date range while generating report.
- Custom reports - Share based filter issue - fixed.
- Roles associated with technicians can be deleted - fixed.
- Special character support - username/password in mail server settings.
Version 4.6.0 (4685) Build - November 2015:
*New: NetApp Cluster support - File Auditing
*Improved: Last 'N' Period support for reports
*Improved: Customize Charts in reports
*Fixed: Security fixes and enhancements
*Fixed: Report on deleted files using "Shift+Del" in FIM
*Fixed: Performance improvements
*Fixed: Adding objects with special characters to Report Profiles
Version 4.6.0 (4681) Build - August 2015:
*New: Technician delegation and auditing
*Improved: Search object activities has been extended to groups and computers in addition to the existing user object
*Improved: Export option for aggregate reports now available for the whole dashboard and the object search window
*Fixed: GPO & Advanced GPO zip creation fixed
*Fixed: Excluding objects issue fixed in Configuration audit
*Fixed: CSV & PDF export issue fixed in non-English versions
*Fixed: SQL injection vulnerability in Alerts tab
*Fixed: Quick Search fixed in few reports
*Fixed: Search option above the Reports listing
*Fixed: Popup issue through AD360
*Fixed: Network share modified report issue
*Fixed: In configure technicians via OU / Group, user removal from group / OU handled
*Fixed: Handled domain names with special characters
*Fixed: Fixed export report chart name alignment issue
Version 4.6.0 (4671) Build - June 2015:
*New: Aggregate reports.
*New: Search activities based on username.
*Improved: 'Reset to Default Columns' option is now available for profile based reports too.
*Improved: Performance enhancements for faster report loading.
*Fixed: Issues related to fetching user/computer/group moved report (MS SQL db) have been fixed.
*Fixed: Issues related to GPO Link Changes report (MS SQL & MYSQL) have been fixed.
Version 4.6.0 (4662) Build - March 2015:
*Improved: File Auditing- view IP or computer name from where the file was accessed.
*Improved: File Auditing- view the changed file / folder properties (SACL / DACL / General) from the reports.
*Improved: User names will now be displayed for events done across domains (SID info from Global Catalog).
*Improved: User names now reported on AD activities using Exchange Management Console (EMC).
*Improved: Separate reports for file move and file rename.
*Improved: Report File Creation via event logs (Optional, Default: Snapshot comparison).
*Fixed: MS Office documents modification reported properly.
*Fixed: Select all in add users / computers.
*Fixed: User Object History report - All group activities involving users are now reported.
*Fixed: "Domain Settings" page empty and "Domain Already exists" fixed.
*Fixed: Enable disabled Servers for event collection after applying a valid license based on last event time.
Version 4.6.0 (4661) Build - January 2015:
*New: Create and manage custom reports.
*Improved: Track share activity in configured Member Servers / Domain Controllers.
*Improved: Reports filtered with a search query can be saved for a quick view.
*Improved: Improved product security.
*Improved: Configurable event collection mode - Real-time / Scheduled collection.
*Improved: Audit OU based user / computer / group creation.
*Fixed: Issue while sending alerts when time zone is configured.
*Fixed: Printer name with non-English characters can be configured.
*Fixed: Issue while selecting all objects in report generation.
Version 4.6.0 (4652) Build - October 2014:
*Fixed : Evtemp performance issue fixed.
*Fixed : Schedule report delete issue fixed.
Version 4.6.0 (4651) Build - October 2014:
*New : Real time auditing for Active Directory.
*Fixed : Audit reports for (users, groups, computers, OUs) which are moved.
*Fixed : Report - User services (Know the configured services across computers with user names).
*Fixed : Automatic audit policy configuration for trusted domain.
*Fixed : Delete history of scheduled reports periodically.
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