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title: "Install Trellix Agent 5.8.x using Smart Installer"
slug: "install-trellix-agent-5-8-x-using-smart-installer-1"
updated: 2026-10-26T07:33:44Z
published: 2026-10-26T07:33:44Z
canonical: "docs.trellix.com/install-trellix-agent-5-8-x-using-smart-installer-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Install Trellix Agent 5.8.x using Smart Installer

The managed system users can install Trellix Agent 5.8.x on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems using Trellix Smart Installer. You must have administrator rights to install Trellix Agent on the managed system.

1. Click or copy the Smart Installer URL on your browser. Smart Installer file is downloaded. Optionally, click **Download Installer** to manually download the file.
2. Perform these steps to install Trellix Agent on different operating systems.

  - **For Windows**:

    1. Run the `TrellixSmartInstall.exe` installer file.
    2. Click **Next** to continue. A dialog shows the progress of the installation.

The installation log `McAfeeSmartInstall.log` is saved in `<LocaltempDir>\McAfeeLogs`.

  - **For Macintosh** - The `TrellixSmartInstall.sh` installer file is downloaded.

### Note

    - The `TrellixSmartInstall.sh` installer file is available on version 5.6.6 and later.
    - You can launch `TrellixSmartInstall.sh` through remote console on version 5.7.4 and later. For more details, see [KB93814](https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB93814).

    1. Open **Terminal**, then enter the path where you have downloaded the `TrellixSmartInstall.sh` file.
    2. Run the following commands:

```
sudo chmod +x TrellixSmartInstall.sh
sudo ./TrellixSmartInstall.sh
```

The installation log `McAfeeSmartInstall.log` is saved in `/tmp`.

  - **For Linux** - The `TrellixSmartInstall.sh` installer file is downloaded.

    1. Open **Terminal**, then enter the path where you have downloaded the `TrellixSmartInstall.sh` file.
    2. Run the following commands:

```
sudo chmod +x TrellixSmartInstall.sh
sudo ./TrellixSmartInstall.sh
```

The installation log `McAfeeSmartInstall.log` is saved in `/tmp`.

Trellix Agent then installs other products through the deployment tasks and enforces new policies assigned to the managed system fetched during the first agent-server communication.

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