VMware Carbon Black Cloud sensor recipe (macOS)

Description

VMware Carbon Black is a powerful endpoint protection solution that plays a critical role in an organization's cybersecurity strategy. Deploying Carbon Black via the installer package through the admin console is a strategic approach that ensures consistent, efficient, and effective endpoint security. By mastering this deployment process, organizations can enhance their cybersecurity posture, mitigate threats proactively, and protect their digital assets in an increasingly dangerous digital landscape.

This guide will help you create a Fileset and deploy the application along with the required profiles.

Ingredients

• FileWave Central

• VMware Carbon Black Cloud dmg

• VMware CBC license code
  
• VMware CBC uninstaller code
• System Extension mobile configuration
• Network Extension Web Content Filter mobile configuration
• TCC Privacy Policy mobile configuration

Downloads

VMware CBCloud Profiles.zip
VMware Carbon Black Cloud.fileset.zip

Directions

Please note this recipe includes Carbon Black Cloud sensor (CB Defense) version 3.7.4.53. This version is supported on MacOS 11.0 and newer.

Downloading and extracting the MDM profiles and installers

You will first want to grab and download your VMware installations and profiles. The .dmg will need to be mounted first and then extract the necessary components from this file.

Once the .dmg has been mounted you will see the contents listed. Below is the CBCloud Install.pkg and doc folder containing the required MDM profiles.

The required MDM profiles and unattended script for the Fileset deployed are found in the docs folder within the mounted .dmg.

Extract the MDM profiles. These MDM profiles will be uploaded into FileWave Central. Below are the configurations for the three MDM profiles:

MDM Profiles Configurations

If you do not have the VMware Carbon Black Cloud .dmg, you may create the Profiles with the following.

VMware CCB macOS version 3.8+ introduces Approving the System Extension

Approve System Extension

For the Allowed System Extension, please enter in the following:

Kernel Extension Policy

For the Kernel Approval profile, please enter in the TeamID and BundleID:

Apple Team ID: 7AGZNQ2S2T

KEXT Bundle ID: com.carbonblack.defense.kext

Kernel Extension Policy: The recommended way to deliver this configuration is through
the provided MDM-KEXT-reboot-command.xml. FileWave has the Rebuild Kernel Cache command by highlighting the MDM client, right-clicking Restart (Supported MDM devices), checking the box for Rebuild Kernel Cache, and entering in the Kernel file path:

/Library/Extensions/CbDefenceSensor.kext

Privacy and Consent Control (TCC) Policy

The following will need to be entered for each of the BundleIDs along with Code Requirements and Services to set.

Web Content Filter Policy

The following will need to be entered to create the web content filter manually.

Creating the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Fileset

You may download and upload the VMware Carbon Black Cloud Fileset into your FileWave Admin. You should see four items listed in the Fileset Contents:

1. CBCloud Install.pkg
2. check_for_profiles.sh script
3. cbcloud_install_unattended.sh script
4. install_VMware_CBCloud.sh script
5. uninstall_VMware_CBCloud.sh script

Verification Settings: VMware CBCloud client will get updates from the CBCloud server. If your organization allows, be sure to change the verification settings from 'Self-Healing' to 'Ignore at Verify' for the Fileset.

VMware CBCloud install script

You will need to modify and add your company code to the install_VMware_CBCloud.sh script.

1. Highlight the Fileset and click on Scripts (FW Central menu)
2. Highlight Activation Scripts, install_VMware_CBCloud.sh
3. Click on Edit to open the script
4. Enter your company code, i.e. #######
5. Click OK to save
6. Click OK to save your changes

Check for Profiles requirement script

You will need to modify and add your profile bundle IDs to the requirement script.

1. Highlight the Fileset and on Scripts (FW Central menu)
2. Highlight Requirement Scripts, check_for_profiles.sh
3. Right-click and select properties
4. Select and click on the Launch Arguments tab
5. Enter in your three profile bundle IDs 
6. Click 'Apply' to save your changes
7. Select and click on the Environment Variables tab
8. Confirm the all_or_one variables string is set to 'all'
9. Click 'Apply' to save your changes, if not saved
10. Close the script properties window
11. Click OK to save your changes to the requirement script

Vmware uninstall script

This is optional and not required!

If you have a company code to allow uninstallation of the VMware Carbon sensor, you may enter your code into the script under:

• Line 12 <CompanyCodeHere>; replace with your code and remove the <>

#!/bin/bash

#Logging uninstallation
exec 1>>/var/log/fwcld.log
exec 2>>/var/log/fwcld.log

#Uninstalling VMware CBCloud sensor
# There are two command line options:
# -c <CODE> If specified by the policy active on the endpoint, this option and uninstall code will be required.
# -y Skips the interactive prompt to confirm that uninstallation is desired. Recommended for unattended uninstall.

/Applications/VMware\ Carbon\ Black\ Cloud/uninstall.bundle/Contents/MacOS/uninstall -c <CompanyCodeHere> -y

exit 0

To make the changes in the Fileset:

1. Highlight the Fileset and click on Scripts (FW Central menu)
2. Highlight Pre-Uninstallation Scripts, uninstall_VMware_CBCloud.sh
3. Click on Edit to open the script
4. Enter in your company code, i.e. #######
5. Click OK to save
6. Click OK to save your changes

Fileset Group

Once the Fileset and Profiles have been created, the best practice is to create a Fileset group. Organizing and keeping multiple profiles and Filesets within the same group for the same application and its configurations is great management and organization.

Profiles should be installed first.  The VMware Carbon Black Cloud Fileset has a requirement script to ensure profiles are installed, before commencing with download and activation of the Fileset.

Remember to always test Fileset to a few devices before mass deployment.

Related Content

• VMware Carbon Black Cloud release notes