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Managed client deployment prerequisites

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NOTICE - On August 4 2021, Malwarebytes Endpoint Security reached its End of Life. For more information, see the Malwarebytes Endpoint Security End of Life notice. To upgrade to a supported version of Malwarebytes, see Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection or Malwarebytes for Teams.

 

Before you can initiate a client push install from the Malwarebytes Management Console, your server and endpoints must meet the requirements specified below. To see additional requirements, refer to the Malwarebytes Management Console Administrator Guide, Before You Begin section.

Server requirements

Endpoint requirements

Services:

  • .NET Framework 4
  • Windows Installer 4.0 or newer

Services:

  • .NET Framework 3.5
  • Windows Installer 4.0 or newer
  • File and Printer sharing enabled
  • NetBIOS enabled
  • Network Discovery enabled

Open Ports (TCP):

  • 53: Domain Name Services (DNS) lookups
  • 137: NetBIOS Name Resolution
  • 139: NetBIOS Session Service
  • 389: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
  • 443: Hypertext Transfer Protocol over TLS/SSL (HTTPS)
    Default Management Server port
  • 18457: Default client communication port

Open Ports (TCP):

  • 135: Remotely manage services to file transfers to or from server
  • 137: NetBIOS Name Resolution
  • 445: Active Directory file transfers to and from server
    Used for install, uninstall, and simulations
  • 18457: Default client communication port

Note: For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 devices, you need to apply the Microsoft 2019-09 Security Update. For more information, see Windows 2019-09 Security Update for Windows devices running Malwarebytes business products.

External Access Requirements

https://data.service.malwarebytes.org Port 443 outbound

https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com Port 443 outbound

https://hubble.mb-cosmos.com Port 443 outbound

https://*.mwbsys.com Port 443 outbound

https://telemetry.malwarebytes.com Port 443 outbound

 

Once your server and clients have been configured to meet the requirements above, see how to Install managed clients with Malwarebytes Management Console‌.