Fixed: Firewall is no longer enabled after upgrade by default, but it will be activated for customers upgrading from version 8, where the firewall was previously enabled and for clean installation. Although the firewall could be disabled by default, its setup in macOS is still required, except for upgrades from version 8, where the firewall was already configured or from ESET CyberSecurity for Mac version 6
Fixed: Firewall no longer blocks localhost connections for applications such as Gradle, Messenger...
Fixed: Issues where product reported out-of-date modules even though they were the most up-to-date
Fixed: Issues where some settings from version 7 were not properly migrated once upgraded to version 8
Fixed: On-demand scan handler being spammed by "Interrupted system call" in event logs
Fixed: Issues where the onboarding launched after upgrade when it shouldn't
Fixed: Shutdown of services during product upgrade
Fixed: High memory usage when network access protection was disabled by component installation
This is a new version of ESET Cyber Security with Firewall and compatibility with macOS 15 Sequoia. This product update doesn’t contain Parental Control and Device Control. If you use these features and don’t need compatibility with macOS 15, please do not install this product.
Added: Firewall
Added: Custom component installation
Added: License based features
Improved: Enhanced capabilities of file scanner
Improved: Reliability of the onboarding wizard
Fixed: Potential security issue
Fixed: Localized dates in GUI
Fixed: Various minor bugfixes
Removed: Deprecated functions from Uninstaller
Removed: Parental Control
Removed: Device Control
Version 6.11.414.0
New: Support for new macOS Sonoma
Version 6.11.404.0
Added: Ventura Support
Important: After upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, you received a warning: Your computer is not fully protected. See https://support.eset.com/kb8339
New: ESET Folder Guard (Available for ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Security Ultimate, ESET Small Business Security)
New: Added Catalan language
New: Improved accessibility (added high contrast mode, adding better support in product during installation)
New: Drag and drop of tiles on overview pane
Updated: Onboarding wizard
Bug fixing and other improvements
Version 18.0.11.0
New: ESET Folder Guard
New: Added Catalan language
New: Improved accessibility (added high contrast mode, adding better support in product during installation)
New: Drag and drop of tiles on overview pane
Updated: Onboarding wizard
Bug fixing and other improvements
Version 17.1.9.0
Updated: Safe Banking & Browsing change
- Added: Allowlist for files not loaded during browser start up
- Added: Option to disable also yellow frames / badges in secured browser
Updated: Network Inspector -small changes
Updated: Documents moved under LiveGuard and enabled by default
New: ESET Folder Guard (Available for ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Security Ultimate, ESET Small Business Security)
New: Added Catalan language
New: Improved accessibility (added high contrast mode, adding better support in product during installation)
New: Drag and drop of tiles on overview pane
Updated: Onboarding wizard
Bug fixing and other improvements
Version 18.0.11.0
New: Added Catalan language
New: Improved accessibility (added high contrast mode, adding better support in product during installation)
New: Drag and drop of tiles on overview pane
Updated: Onboarding wizard
Bug fixing and other improvements
Version 17.1.9.0
Updated: Safe Banking & Browsing change
- Added: Allowlist for files not loaded during browser start up
- Added: Option to disable also yellow frames / badges in secured browser
Updated: Network Inspector -small changes
Updated: Documents moved under LiveGuard and enabled by default
Fixed: Issues when ESET Inspect Connector sometimes lost its license
Fixed: Issues when ESET Inspect license was not migrated with product update
Fixed: Firewall is no longer enabled by default. It will be activated for customers upgrading from version 8 if they previously enabled it. Although the firewall is disabled by default, MDM setup is still required, except for upgrades from ESET Endpoint Security for macOS version 8 where the firewall was already configured or from ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS version 6
Fixed: Firewall no longer blocks localhost connections for applications such as Gradle, Messenger...
Fixed: Issues where product reported out-of-date modules even though they were the most up-to-date
Fixed: Issues where some settings from version 7 were not properly migrated once upgraded to version 8
Fixed: On-demand scan handler being spammed by "Interrupted system call" in event logs
Fixed: Issues where some customers were not able to activate the product using ESET Business Account credentials (ESET HUB from now)
Fixed: Differences between Windows and macOS Vulnerability and Patch Management logs
Fixed: Issues where the onboarding launched after upgrade when it shouldn't
Fixed: Shutdown of services during product upgrade
Fixed: High memory usage when network access protection was disabled by component installation
Fixed: Various minor issues
Version 8.1.6.0
Added: Support for the newest macOS 15
Version 8.0.7200.0
Added: Integration with ESET LiveGuard Advanced
Added: Vulnerability and Patch Management
Added: Firewall configurable in managed environments
Added: Ability to Isolate Computer from Network – from PROTECT & Inspect
Added: Custom component installation
Added: Single product instead of Antivirus and Security
New: Support for Vulnerability patching logging and reports in ESET PROTECT
New: Support for Vulnerability scan reports in ESET PROTECT
New: ESET Shell now supports V&PM scan scheduler task
New: Windows Group policy firewall rules being evaluated
New: Exclusions from network isolation
New: Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2025
Improved: Security of interaction between UI components and password settings
Improved: Search in advanced setup, search and highlighting of matching items
Improved: Outlook mail plugin improvements and various issues fixed
Improved: Auto-exclusion logging mechanism will only record the first instance of an error, preventing log overflow. Resets upon settings change or error resolution
Changed: Advanced settings and component installation tree were consolidated and adapted to match the structure used in other ESET security products
Changed: ESET Shell commands were adapted to the changes and consolidation of advanced settings
Changed: ESET Shell status commands are now organized in one context and sub-context
Version 11.1.12009.0
Changed: Font color in OneDrive logs about files sent for analysis in ESET LiveGuard is now black
Fixed: Security vulnerability CVE-2024-11859
Fixed: A problem where disabling configuration change logging in audit log did not take effect
Fixed: Desktop experience Windows Server installations are now properly displaying dialog for adding performance exclusions
Fixed: Reporting error related to automatic exclusions for MS SQL Server by fixing enumeration of MS SQL server instances
Version 11.1.12005.2
New: Support for On-demand Vulnerability scan for Vulnerability and Patch Management
New: Vulnerability and Patch Management logging capability both locally and reporting to ESET Protect console
New: LiveGuard now supports On-Demand scans for Hyper-V and OneDrive
New: RDP Access restriction feature for non FW products
Improved: Brute force attack protection was extended to cover MS SQL and MySQL protocols
Improved: Each OneDrive scan has now a separate diagnostic log
Improved: Various Override mode modifications for better security and user experience
Changed: The configuration message about the availability of elevated permissions account setup for Automatic Exclusions is now suppressed if the product was installed through the ESET PROTECT management console
Fixed: Occasional freeze/restart issue on the first update of the Real-time protection module on specific environments
Fixed: A problem where performance/ detection exclusions settings could not be saved on certain Windows Server Core operating systems
Fixed: A problem with failing installation with parameter "…ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=%component%"
Fixed: A problem where the modification of Base64 encoded mail body in html format resulted into corrupted mail message
Fixed: A problem where every 256th email was missing in the quarantine report
Version 11.1.10008.0
New: Mail quarantine integration with ESET PROTECT On-Prem
New: Quarantine reports can now be set up for administrators outside of the domain
New: Support for On-demand Vulnerability scan for Vulnerability and Patch Management
New: Vulnerability and Patch Management logging capability both locally and reporting to ESET
New: Authenticated received chain verification support
New: New macros available to use with rule "Send mail notification"
New: RDP Access restriction feature
Improved: Modification of body of Base64 encoded emails
Improved: Brute force attack protection was extended to cover MS SQL and MySQL protocols
Improved: Various Override mode modifications for better security and user experience
Improved: Support for URL analysis in document-reference headers
Improved: Macros available for rules are now more unified and with better explanation
Improved: Performance improvements of agent priority setting both in GUI and ESET Shell
Improved: Local mailbox counting in domains with multiple sub-domains
Changed: ESET Mail Security now uses the Replay directory instead of Pickup directory on the Exchange Server to send internal notifications and reports
Changed: Emails sent to journaling mailboxes will not be quarantined
Changed: "Report a phishing site" was moved to setup/server for improved usability
Fixed: Incorrect display of sender's IP address in SMTP protection logs
Fixed: Modification of subject of phishing messages now works when detected during the on-demand scan
New: Support for On-demand Vulnerability scan for Vulnerability and Patch Management
New: Vulnerability and Patch Management logging capability both locally and reporting to ESET Protect console
New: Support for ESET LiveGuard Advanced
New: RDP Access restriction feature for non FW products
Improved: Brute force attack protection was extended to cover MS SQL and MySQL protocols
Improved: Various Override mode modifications for better security and user experience
Improved: Extended the supported password length for SharePoint farm admin account to 256 characters
Changed: The configuration message about the availability of elevated permissions account setup for Automatic Exclusions is now suppressed if the product was installed through the ESET PROTECT management console
Fixed: Occasional freeze/restart issue on the first update of the Real-time protection module on specific environments
Fixed: A problem with failing installation with parameter "…ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=%component%"
Version 11.0.15007.0
Improved: Extended the supported password length for SharePoint farm admin account to 256 characters
New: Improved encryption speeds with hardware support for AES-NI
Improved: Further improvements to Full Disk Encryption performance during encryption and regular use
Improved: Now supports Direct Storage for non-encrypted directories and disks
Fixed: A problem where MSP licenses were appearing as expired when they were not
Fixed: A problem where, when adding to an encrypted archive, the error message was not displayed in the correct language if the disk became full
Fixed: When starting encryption from the ESET Direct Endpoint Management plugin Safestart would fail to be initialized
Fixed: A problem where when ESET Secure Authentication was used on an Encrypted device using an SSO login, ESA would not prompt the user for their 2FA code
Fixed: A problem on Windows 24H2 where a system would not shutdown
Version 5.3.75.0
Fixed: A problem where the recovery data of TPM encrypted workstations would be invalid on the encryption server
Fixed: A problem where Polish characters were displayed incorrectly in the UI
Fixed: A problem where the safe start notification would not be displayed on non English standalone installations
Fixed: A problem where Full Disk Encryption users were not added on non English standalone installations
Fixed: A problem where after starting Full Disk Encryption the progress bar would not be displayed on non English standalone installations
Version 5.3.71.0 Windows
New: AES256 key support to granular and removable media encryption (only available when managed)
New: Virtual disks are now formatted as exFat. This allows virtual disks larger than 500GB to be created
New: Added Turkish Q & F keyboard layouts to the pre-boot environment
New: A new Credential Provider has been introduced for Single Sign-On (SSO). This change is necessary to ensure that SSO functions correctly in Windows 11 24H2
New: Single Sign On is now supported when resuming from hibernate
Improved: Improved security when disabling pre-boot authentication in Full Disk Encryption (FDE) now leverages the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) when the system is encrypted using TPM
Improved: Encrypted virtual disks are now mounted as removable devices, which helps ensure data integrity
Improved: The process of refreshing Explorer when a virtual disk is unmounted has been enhanced. Explorer is now refreshed for all logged-in users, ensuring that unmounted drives are not left visible
Fixed: A problem on Microsoft Surface devices where the system would not be able to boot after turning on Secured Core
Removed: 32 bit operating systems are no longer supported
Removed: Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2 are no longer supported
New: Used space encryption mode. Speeds up encryption and decryption by encrypting only the disk space that contains data
New: Hardware support for AES-NI which improves encryption performance and decreases CPU load
New: Now supports Microsoft Direct Storage for non-encrypted disks
Improved: Further improvements to Full Disk Encryption performance during encryption and regular use such as initial encryption and R/W speeds
Improved: Reduced the time taken to display the pre-boot authentication screen by 10 seconds on certain Lenovo laptops, such as the T14 Gen3 and T16 Gen2 models
Fixed: A problem where when ESET Secure Authentication was used on an Encrypted device using an SSO login, ESA would not prompt the user for their 2FA code
Fixed: A problem on Windows 24H2 where a system would not shutdown
Fixed: A problem on Windows 24H2 where a user would be signed out when attempting to hibernate the system
Fixed: A problem where the pre-boot SSO password would not be synchronized when the user changed their password from Windows
Fixed: If the password age policy was set, users with SSO were incorrectly prompted to change their password when it expired. Windows password rules apply when using SSO
Fixed: A problem where SSO would not work when resuming from hibernate
Fixed: A problem on some Dell devices where the pre-boot screen would pause before input was accepted
Version 2.0.18.0
Added: Single sign-on. Users can login to their encrypted system and Windows profile using their Windows password
Added: Disabling or pausing pre-boot authentication now leverages the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Systems that were encrypted using the TPM and have authentication paused or disabled will be upgraded automatically
Added: Turkish Q & F keyboard layouts to the pre-boot environment
Improved: User interface now has rounded corners in Windows 11
Improved: Pop-up dialogs have been improved
Fixed: A problem where when attempting to encrypt using OPAL and TPM, if the OPAL check fails then the system will fallback to not using OPAL or TPM in the encryption process
Fixed: A problem on Microsoft Surface devices where the system would not be able to boot after turning on Secured Core
Fixed: A problem causing system information to be malformed which prevented the AIS service from starting
Fixed: A problem where modules would not be updated by the EFDE installer
Fixed: A problem where offline licenses would become deactivated after successful initial activation
Removed: 32 bit operating systems are no longer supported
Version 1.4.62.0
Added: Repository load balancing support for automatic updates
Improved: Added crash dump support for the AIS service
Fixed: Keyboard layouts that did not adhere to caps lock rules for number keys within the bootloader. For example French and German.
Fixed: A problem where the AIS service would crash due to insufficient local system permissions to the service control manager
Fixed: A problem where the enter key would not move focus to the next interactable element in the bootloader
