Improved kernel-level scanning allowed 8.7i to detect and clean rootkits without requiring a full system restart.
To understand the significance of VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.7i, one must first understand the environment into which it was released. Launched in the autumn of 2008, the digital world was facing an explosion of polymorphic malware and autorun worms. USB drives were the primary vector for infection in corporate environments, carrying malware like Conficker and Stuxnet (which emerged shortly after). McAfee Virusscan Enterprise 8.7i -Multilanguage-