Changelogs for ESET products
This page displays changelog information and release notes for recent ESET product releases (listed by the most recent version to earlier versions and are only available in English). Click the product name to display the changelog. Each product shows up to the last ten changelogs. Release cycle exceptions may apply to specific regions/countries.
Recent changelogs for ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server (formerly ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server)
- 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: An issue where Windows Updates were not being displayed in the GUI or in ESET PROTECT on systems older than Windows 10 RS4.
- FIXED: Security vulnerability CVE-2024-3779
- Improved: An error record is now available in the events log indicating the user provided invalid credentials for the elevated permissions account
- Fixed: A problem where it was not possible to perform offline activation of a firewall-enabled license
- Fixed: A known issue with Vulnerability and Patch Management, where the vulnerability scan was unable to list Server OS vulnerabilities
- Fixed: A problem where a not supported restart-related setting was displayed in the policy for the Vulnerability and Patch Management for ESET Server Security
- Fixed: A problem where the policy-locked settings were displayed as inactive in the GUI
- Fixed: A problem where a message “restart required” did not appear after the product update
- Fixed: A problem where the GUI did not start after the product update
- Fixed: A problem where the header of the network protection log was not displayed
- New: Firewall Support
- New: Vulnerability & Patch Management support
- New: ESET PROTECT Hub Support
- New: Support for SHA-256 file hash
- New: In-product support state informing according to End-of-life policy
- New: Extended generation of Automatic Exclusions with the use of arbitrary credentials
- New: eShell can now export data to .csv
- New: Support for forced check of product auto-upgrades via ESET PROTECT Console
- Improved: Configuration export protected by admin rights needed
- Improved: On-Demand OneDrive Scan now provides more specific error description logs
- Improved: ESET Cluster wizard now informs about the result of product activation on individual nodes
- Improved: Imported configuration from cluster node (within synchronization) will have cluster as source in audit log
- Changed: Sending documents by default after enabling of ESET LiveGuard Advanced
- Changed: Cluster menu option has been moved from "tools" to "Setup/Server" section
- Changed: Various User interface layouts in Setup/Server, Setup/Network
- Fixed: A problem where product ignored new features that came with upgrade through automatic-updates
- Fixed: A problem where incorrect language was set while deploying via GPO
- Fixed: A problem where an on-demand scan of .tgz archive returned "error reading archive"
- Fixed: A problem where it was not possible to start eShell under SYSTEM account
- Fixed: A problem with error message: "The system failed to flush data to the transaction log" in event viewer caused by realtime filesystem protection
- Fixed: A problem where a status message "Updates are available" could not be dismissed
- Fixed: A problem with occasion of incorrect task logs informing about failed scan that actually completed successfully
- Fixed: A problem where execution of signed batch file through eShell was not working properly
- Removed: Support of Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Removed: Support of Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012
- Removed: Support of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials
- Removed: Support of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation
- Removed: Support of Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2012
- Other minor fixes and changes
- Fixed: Occasional freeze/restart issue on the first update of the Real-time protection module on specific environments
- Fixed: Security vulnerability CVE-2024-3779
- Fixed: A problem where the policy-locked settings were displayed as inactive in the GUI
- Improved: More granular information on reasons why a file was not scanned (e.g. password protected…) in OneDrive scan logs
- Improved: OneDrive registration error window has the text aligned and selectable now
- Improved: ESET Cluster wizard now informs about the result of product activation on individual nodes
- Fixed: A problem where product ignored new features that came with upgrade through automatic-updates
- Fixed: A problem where folders containing Japanese signs were handled incorrectly in scheduled on-demand scan
- Fixed: A problem where incorrect language was set while deploying via GPO
- Fixed: Security vulnerability CVE-2024-0353 [CVSS 7.8]
- New: Azure Code Signing support
- New: OneDrive Scan results are now displayed in a form of a pie chart
- Improved: The scope of settings that are subject to synchronization between nodes in ESET Cluster has been extended
- Fixed: A problem where it was not possible to start eShell under SYSTEM account
- Fixed: A problem where execution of signed batch file through eShell was not working properly
- Fixed: A problem where product was sending a malformed request when connecting via proxy to HTTPS update server with explicitly specified port, rendering HTTPS connection non-functional
- Removed: Ability to install or upgrade ESET products on operating systems that do not support Azure Code Signing
- Improved: Introduced new Hyper-V on-demand scan result state of "completed with warnings" to indicate the presence of critical issues in the scan log
- Improved: eShell cluster initialize command now accepts file containing list of nodes separated by newlines
- Changed: eShell scheduler command renamed from „action“ to „type“
- Fixed: A problem where a non-admin user was unable to restart the server via GUI
- Fixed: A problem where it was not possible to activate ESET Inspect Connector with offline license
- Fixed: Addressed the customer-reported issues of slow application openings and timeouts for specific applications
- Fixed: The issue causing log on and log off sessions to get stuck, requiring a server reboot for resolution
- New: New product installer with minimal modules
- New: ESET Bridge integration
- New: Redesigned GUI with a Dark mode added
- New: Scheduled on-demand scan with login credentials
- New: Scheduled on-demand scan timeout setting for OneDrive, Hyper-V, and On-demand scan
- New: Ukrainian localization and documentation available
- Improved: SysInspector GUI redesign
- Improved: Optimization and performance improvements of Email client protection module
- Improved: Added possibility to use wildcards in Model, Vendor and Serial number fields for Device control rules
- Improved: New concept of communication of pending product updates, and end user licence agreement
- Improved: Scheduling of OneDrive on-demand scan is available in ESET Protect Console
- Fixed: ESET LiveGuard status "enabled but not activated" not available
- Fixed: Various string fixes in Japanese localization
- Fixed: A problem where ESET Outlook plugin was causing Outlook to freeze
- Fixed: Non-functional reboot button for non-admin users after auto-update
- Fixed: OneDrive scan issues with specific folder locations
- Fixed: Automatic exclusions are not generated for Skype for Business Server 2019
- Fixed: Automatic exclusion issue on Servers with DC role
- Removed: ESET Shared local cache removed due to the EOL status
- Removed: Compatibility with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, and Small Business Server 2011
- Removed: Repair and modify options removed from product installer
- Improved: More granular information on reasons why a file was not scanned (e.g. password protected…) in OneDrive scan logs
- Fixed: A problem where product ignored new features that came with upgrade through automatic-updates
- Fixed: A problem where incorrect language was set while deploying via GPO
- Fixed: Security vulnerability CVE-2024-0353 [CVSS 7.8]