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 PROTECT Virtual Appliance

Version 11.0.19.1

Fixed: Server crash during periods of high load, related to a memory crash in the MySQL ODBC
Fixed: Issues with upgrading ESET PROTECT On-Prem Virtual Appliance caused by SELinux rules

Version 11.0.19.0

New: Virtual appliance available on new operating system Rocky Linux 9
Removed: MDM component not available for installation (does not affect existing MDM installations)
Fixed: Other minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 11.0.14.0

Added: Ability to download ESET LiveGuard Advanced behavioral reports
Added: Time rules in Dynamic Groups
Added: Client task-Check for product update (requires ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Security for Windows version 10.1 and above)
Added: Windows Server Core 2022 support
Added: In-product communication regarding MDM reaching EOL
Added: In-product communication regarding CentOS 7 reaching EOL
Improved: Agent deployment using a server task
Improved: Server certificate notifications in Status Overview
Improved: OpenSSL 3.0 support
Changed: Product renaming
Fixed: Incorrect Dynamic Groups evaluation behavior on Agent startup
Fixed: Ability to postpone EFDE update not functional
Removed: Windows 7/8/8.1 support
Removed: Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft SBS 2011 support
Removed: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS support
Removed: macOS Sierra (10.12), High Sierra (10.13) and Mojave (10.14) support
Removed: Legacy ESET product support for V4 & V5 on all platforms
Other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 10.1.28.0

Improved: Additional log data available in report templates—Mail quarantine release log
Fixed: Agents lost connection after migration, followed by an upgrade
Fixed: Agent service fails to stop in time, or system restart takes longer than expected
Fixed: Main search feature in ESET PROTECT (Virtual Appliance) does not work properly
Fixed: Agent for macOS is not correctly reporting the system build number in specific cases
Fixed: Additional minor and localization fixes

Version 10.1.24.1

Added: Detections grouped by common attributes
Added: An MDR Report Template for offices and partners delivering ESET Services
Added: Data filter per customer for MSP administrators in the Dashboard section
Added: New section for MSP administrators, “Managed Customers,” offering an overview of all managed customers
Added: MSP administrators can filter report templates per customer when creating scheduled reports
Added: Ability to add columns FQDN and Serial Number in the Computers section
Added: Syslog includes a computer’s operating system, and a static group’s full hierarchy and description
Added: New branding visuals within the console
Added: Ability to combine Computer name, Database version and Last connection in one report
Improved: Sending documents to ESET LiveGuard is now ON by default for new customers
Improved: Easier search within the console with no need to first choose a category
Improved: Filter policies by name
Improved: Information about installer creation and downloads added to the Audit Log
Improved: MSP customers ready for a set up distinguished by an icon
Improved: New version of the AV Remover and Log Collector in the Management Agent
Improved: Size values in Submitted Files
Improved: Promoting ESET Bridge as a replacement for the discontinued support of Apache HTTP proxy
Changed: The “Auto-updates” policy will become a part of the “Common features” policy when the new Configuration module is released (planned for July)
Fixed: Inability to resolve/unresolve detections when the parent group is selected in the tree
Fixed: Wrong ESET LiveGuard license was shown while editing the existing software install task
Fixed: Incorrect filter behavior when multiple license statuses are selected
Fixed: Issues with displaying the Product Tour in the Safari browser
Fixed: Creating a dynamic group template based on a value “LiveGuard is not working due to a license problem” not functioning properly
Fixed: Dynamic group template based on a value “macOS is preventing the ESET security product from accessing some folders” not working properly
Other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 10.0.14.0

Added: Dark theme
Added: CEF format for Syslog
Added: Reporting of absolute and relative free space for hard drives in HW inventory
Added: Log out action in the Computer context menu (under Power)
Added: Log out Client Task
Added: Ability to filter Computers by FQDN
Added: Ability to filter Computers by Serial Number
Added: Last boot time in computer details
Added: Ability to switch between Absolute and Relative time in tables
Added: Ability to add column Hash in Detections section
Added: Ability to search by Hash in the Detections section
Added: Ability to search by Object in the Detections section
Added: Ability to distinguish if BitLocker is activated on a specific machine
Added: Filtering options in Computer details - Installed Applications screen
Added: Ability to deploy LiveGuard on all devices in a static group via context menu action
Added: Ability to reset default filters
Added: Computer preview - ability to reset displayed sections to the default
Added: Ability to modify Computer name and Description directly from the Computer preview panel
Added: Ability to mute/unmute Computer directly from the Computer preview panel
Added: Static Group name in Syslog events
Added: Ability to see the progress of removing client tasks
Added: Ability to filter unassigned policies in the Policies section
Added: Ability to sort policies in the "Last Modified By" column
Added: Support for time-elapsed (duration) filters in Dynamic Groups
Added: Section name as a prefix in the browser tab title
Added: Comma separator for thousands place in table numbers
Improved: VDI support (mostly improvements around instant clones)
Improved: Table numbers are now aligned right
Improved: Filter Advisor remembers item sorting
Improved: Network Adapters (part of Computer details - Details - Hardware) are more readable in IPv4/IPv6
Improved: Multiplatform support when deploying or enabling features via Solutions in the Computer context menu
Improved: Information in the Detection type column is split into two separate columns: Detection Category and Type
Improved: Selecting a product from the repository in the Software Install task
Improved: Inspect button display is now dependent on the permission set in "Access to ESET Inspect"
Improved: Filtering by Detection Type
Improved: New version of Log Collector (version 4.6.0.0) in Management Agent
Improved: Creation of New Report Template for newly created Report category
Improved: Example section in the "Select time interval" filter
Changed: Limit from 100 to 1000 when opening selected objects
Changed: Disabled optional use OPAL in built-in encryption policy "Encrypt all disks - Recommended"
Changed: "Outdated Components" renamed to "Server components"
Changed: Minimal throttling for Client Tasks and Server Tasks was changed from 15 minutes to 1 minute
Fixed: Save filter set is not working correctly in all sections
Fixed: Specific scenario causes license sync breakage (if static group below company has the same name as a site that is created in EBA)
Fixed: When you load a saved filter set, it is not applied unless you edit it (various sections)
Fixed: Filter "≤ # OF ALERTS" is not working correctly (Computers section)
Fixed: AD Synchronization server task fails if the target group is "All" and groups are being removed
Fixed: "Log Into Domain" login screen check box selection is not remembered after logout
Fixed: License for AIO installer is mandatory
Fixed: The license list occasionally disappears when scrolling through a long License Management list
Fixed: The date/time filter does not work correctly on the localized web console
Fixed: All policies are hidden except auto-update when logging in to the console for the first time
Fixed: Info message about default value for time-based criteria in Notifications is shown when it is not mandatory
Fixed: Network adapter(s) screen informs that the latest version of an agent is required, even though the latest version is installed
Fixed: Default presets for Computers/Detections sections are overwritten in a special scenario
Fixed: Inaccurate problem count in License Management badge in specific scenarios
Fixed: Missing limit for quarantine management actions, which causes an error message in some cases
Fixed: HW inventory reports the TPM manufacturer version instead of the specification version
Various other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 9.1.18.4

Fixed: Apache HTTP Proxy (v 2.4.54.0) replaced with the latest version (v 2.4.54.25) due to discovered vulnerabilities in the earlier version

Version 9.1.18.1

Fixed: ESET Management Agent not using SNI extension when communicating with ESET PROTECT
Fixed: Upgrade of ESET PROTECT using All-in-one package fails in case there is a more recent version of the SQL Server 2019 or when a SQL Server 2014 is installed

Version 9.1.18.0

Added: Advanced Filters in the Computers section
Added: New product tour
Added: List of outdated components
Added: Support for third-party 2FA
Added: Native ARM64 support for ESET Management Agent for macOS
Added: "Waiting" state in the Component version status section on Status Overview for better communication of auto-updates (available from Windows Endpoint version 9.1)
Added: Site structure from ESET Business Account synchronizes in the static group tree
Added: New rebooting option—administrator can set up reboots in a way that the end-users can postpone them (available from Windows Endpoint version 9.1)
Added: MDM web control (We are now bringing web control over from Cloud MDM to on-premises MDM)
Added: Support for deployment of the latest version in the software installation task (the latest version at the moment of task execution, it is not necessary to select a specific version anymore)
Added: Ability to create an installer with a full set of modules (Windows Endpoint 9.1 package only contains essential modules, and others are downloaded later)
Added: All Audit Log events forwarded to Syslog
Added: ESET Product Navigator to the header
Added: New context menu action "Deploy security product" (in Computers section)
Added: Creation Time and Modification Time columns in the Installers section
Added: Reset functionality for columns in tables
Added: Warning to Audit log access right
Added: Ability to select multiple monitored static groups in a single notification
Added: OS version collected from macOS and Windows is displayed in human-readable form in the OS Service Pack column in the Computers section
Added: Agents tile in the Status Overview section for better identification of unmanaged computers
Added: Possibility to add Group Name column in the Detections section (not displayed by default)
Added: New buttons under the table in the Computers section and Detection section
Added: Right-click tables to open the context menu
Added: Built-in policies for V7 product for macOS and HTTP proxy
Added: Hide and Show action for ESET LiveGuard Dashboard
Improved: Installer creation Wizard
Improved: Reboot and shut down experience on macOS (user is notified about restart and can cancel it in 60 seconds)
Improved: Console users receive a notification about multiple detections occurring on managed computers aggregated in one email message
Improved: The latest versions of each product are prioritized in the product selection section of the software installation task
Improved: Context menu in Computers section
Improved: ESET LiveGuard status (enabled/disabled) is reported properly to the console (requires Endpoint version 9.1 and above) and leveraged in various sections (for example, action Enable is not offered for endpoint where the feature is already enabled)
Improved: Tasks planned ASAP are executed in the order in which they were created in the console
Improved: Every ASAP trigger created by the user in the console must have an expiration set (less than six months)
Improved: HIPS detections now contain user and hash
Improved: UI elements in tables
Improved: New version of AVRemover and LogCollector in the Management Agent
Improved: Computer name and IP is now in separate columns in the Detection section
Improved: Computer with IP column was divided into two columns in Submitted Files
Improved: Computer description can be multiline
Improved: User can define more than one naming pattern for VDI master image
Changed: ESET Dynamic Threat Defense to ESET LiveGuard in management consoles
Changed: ESET Enterprise Inspector to ESET Inspect in management consoles
Changed: Default message contents (Computer first connected, Computer identity recovered, Computer cloning question created)
Changed: Remove tags icon in the Tags panel
Fixed: Several Functionality problems are missing in the selection while creating a dynamic group template
Fixed: Scheduled client tasks without pre-selected "Invoke ASAP If Event Missed" may be executed with the wrong timing if the computer woke up from sleep or hibernation
Fixed: Tags assigned to a "Client Task" are automatically assigned also to computers where the task has been executed or assigned
Fixed: Unavailable EDR element in the Component version status section on the Status Overview Dashboard
Fixed: Trigger for scheduled Reports cannot be edited
Fixed: Exclusions table shows the "Occurred" column, but it is labeled as "Created on"
Fixed: Trigger via CRON shows different time after opening details of a specific trigger
Fixed: "Export table as" now exports all data, not just data on the page
Fixed: Last scan time in computer details
Fixed: When "Module update failed" occurs, the computer is not moved to the related Dynamic Group, if the Dynamic Group was created
Fixed: Policies under "Manage policies" over a group do not display for users with an administrator permission set
Fixed: "Restart required" and "Inbound Communication" columns in the Detections list display incorrect values
Fixed: Unable to log in to ESET PROTECT via SSO from ESET Inspect
Fixed: MSP Customer Setup fails if a user has no access to user management but does not request user creation
Fixed: Static group synchronization via LDAPS prefers the LDAP port
Fixed: Multiple sorting does not work as expected when the top priority is assigned to the Alerts column
Fixed: The overall status of the license might not be shown correctly in specific cases
Removed: "Auto-loading" option in the Clients and Detections screen paging menu
Removed: Flags in the language selector on the login screen
Various other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 9.0.10.1

Fixed: Specific tasks are re-triggered after an upgrade to the latest version of ESET PROTECT

Version 9.0.10.0

Added: Support for Automatic Product Updates (available in Windows Endpoint version 9.0)
Added: New ESET Dynamic Threat Defense dashboard
Added: Computer preview - by clicking on computer name will be displayed side panel with the most important computer details
Added: Detections preview - by clicking on detection type will be displayed side panel with the most important detection details
Added: Management for brute-force attack protection (available in Windows Endpoint version 9.0)
Added: Indicator of last connection status of managed computer (connected in last replication interval)
Added: New column Logged users in Computers table
Added: System updates management for Android
Added: Ability to create a new trigger in client task details
Added: Windows OS build number is reported as a separate symbol (can use it in Dynamic groups)
Added: List of submitted files (EDTD) in Computer details, Detection and Quarantine section
Added: New product categories in Product version status section on Status Overview
Added: Full path to a computer in received notifications
Added: Possibility disable the triggering of notifications for muted computers
Added: Support for Java 17
Added: EEI-specific "Remote Shell Access" permission
Changed: Existing ESET Dynamic Threat Defense dashboard name change
Changed: Reducing and re-organizing columns in the Computers section
Changed: Triggers for server tasks and client tasks with frequencies less than 15 minutes will not be allowed
Changed: More granular communication of managed applications versions
Improved: ESET Dynamic Threat Defense perception (added information of what was originally detected by EDTD)
Improved: Operating system update - allowing the user to postpone the required reboot
Improved: Operating system update task accessible not only from context menu over a group but also over a single device
Improved: Proactive communication of 2FA mechanisms in ESET PROTECT and its usability improvements
Improved: Can remember a device when 2FA is enabled (the second factor is not required on the remembered device)
Improved: Can visually distinguish locked policies in policies and computer details screens (padlock icon)
Improved: When users create new permission sets, checkboxes become unavailable based on their permission (users cannot give higher permissions than they have)
Improved: Automatically selected newly created permission set when creating a new user
Improved: Basic support of installer file caching in script-based Agent Live Installers
Improved: Date and Time displayed in format according to language
Improved: Updated cipher suite configuration for Tomcat
Improved: Faster displaying of the planned flag on client tasks also after assigning to the significant amount of targets
Improved: The enrollment URL link is visible below the QR code, and the user can copy it in the enrollment wizard
Improved: New version of LogCollector in Management Agent
Improved: A user or a computer can only be assigned to 200 users or computers in one operation to retain adequate service responsiveness
Fixed: Actions in the context menu for devices were disabled incorrectly (Enable ESET Dynamic Threat Defense, Network Isolation)
Fixed: Licenses without an expiration date (for example, subscription licenses) were counted as expired in the Status Overview
Fixed: "Title" in the properties of the exported PDF report
Fixed: Triggers - infinite loading in some cases when the user changes trigger type
Fixed: Unwanted machines moved during computers import
Fixed: Missing notification about scheduled restart (macOS - osascript)
Fixed: Server Settings: ADD FILTER button is not working in the pop-up
Fixed: Custom headers of scheduled reports are not applied
Fixed: MSP customer setup fails if CA cert is not accessible and the user has no RW access on certificates
Fixed: Licenses without expiration date are counted as expired
Fixed: In case the generated PDF report contains a double-byte character in the name, the Title property might be garbled
Fixed: License is randomly changed when the software install task is edited
Fixed: Notifications - Message preview is not displaying properly
Fixed: Email sender is leaking ntlm_auth zombie processes upon each NTLM authentication attempt
Fixed: macOS Big Sur, specific protections statuses are missing in dynamic groups and report templates
Fixed: Multiple sorting does not sort correctly
Fixed: Performance issue when deleting a large number of exclusions
Fixed: Various other bug fixes, security, and performance improvements
Removed: Technical support for old products (ERA Proxy, ESLC, VAH, EVSA, NSX)

Version 8.1.13.0

Added: Automatic upgrade of the ESET Management Agent to the latest compatible version
Added: Native ARM64 support for the ESET Management Agent for Windows
Added: Support for VMware Instant Clones
Added: Ability to look up a specific computer based on the last logged user parameter
Added: New audit information on the policy screen (Modification time, Last modified by, and Creation time)
Added: New ESET Enterprise Inspector (EEI) permissions
Added: Possibility to create new notifications based on the severity score (determined by EEI rule severity) and the computer severity score that comes from EEI
Added: Possibility to create an All-in-one installer that also includes the EEI agent
Added: Possibility to deploy the EEI Agent to managed devices using one-click wizards
Added: Upgrade outdated products in a computer group
Added: Upgrade outdated operating systems in a computer group
Added: Ability to copy a license Public ID to the clipboard via a context menu in License Management
Added: Ability to filter licenses on the license management screen based on the Public ID
Added: Automatic resolution of HIPS logs
Added: Computer description as a new attribute in Device Identifiers under computer details
Added: Default filter on the Detections screen (unresolved detections first)
Added: Ability to use a second license to activate ESET Dynamic Threat Defense in a software installation task when an eligible endpoint product is selected
Added: Expiration time for client task triggers (Triggers tab)
Added: New report: Computer Hardware Overview
Added: Information when less secure certificates (SHA-1) are used
Added: An option to keep system applications installed in Device owner enrollment (Mobile Device Management)
Added: An option to remove mapped domain users
Added: Support for the migration and backup of ESET Full Disk Encryption (EFDE) recovery data
Added: A new client task: "Generate new FDE Recovery password" (available from EFDE client version 1.3 (EFDE - purchased separately))
Added: Ability to retry encryption from the console if encryption fails (available from EFDE client version 1.3 (EFDE - purchased separately))
Improved: ESET Full Disk Encryption status now provides more details and is more interactive
Improved: Pause a task for ESET Full Disk Encryption (capability to select an exact date and time)
Improved: Extended Hardware inventory details for a device with encryption-related fields
Improved: Extended information in detection details
Improved: The Syslog export is extended with "Action" and "Handled" flags for various detection logs
Improved: A recommendation message is displayed when the administrator tries to run a client task on more than 1,000 individual devices (using a group is recommended)
Improved: A recommendation message is displayed when the administrator tries to assign a policy to more than 200 individual devices (using a group is recommended)
Improved: Upgraded the MySQL server to version 8.0 in the ESET PROTECT appliance
Improved: Upgraded the Webmin interface in the ESET PROTECT appliance
Improved: An explanation message to the user when inserting a bundle license containing EDTD to ESET PROTECT stating that it must be linked via ESET Business Account (EBA)
Improved: Various UI and UX improvements
Changed: The CRON trigger can be planned for LOCAL or UTC time only
Changed: The Wipe task has been dropped because it does not work properly in newer Android versions. The Factory Reset task remains the only task for both Apple and Android devices.
Changed: Adjustments related to managed products name changes
Fixed: Disk encryption managed by EFDE is not detected by dynamic groups
Fixed: The Management Agent for macOS was failing to reboot a device after a successful software installation task
Fixed: Mobile device management allows the manual selection of a suitable platform in case of unrecognized mobile devices
Fixed: The License Owner name was not updated in License Management after changing it in EBA
Fixed: The client task could not be scheduled for managed computer local time (only for browser time)
Fixed: The installation failed when the parent group was set up (Live installer/All-in-one installer)
Fixed: The Management Agent reports internal Apple network private interfaces on M1 chip machines
Fixed: The version check for Mobile Device Management (MDM) devices (Android) did not work
Fixed: Device filters on Dashboards displayed different values than in tables
Fixed: In some cases, the "Planned" flag in a client task remained active after a task was executed
Fixed: The license usage number did not display the correct number when a license was overused
Fixed: Product deactivation failed with a timeout (in certain cases) when invoked from a "Delete Not Connecting Computers" server task
Fixed: Subunits were not used by percentage usage enumeration for mail security products
Fixed: License synchronization failed after an upgrade to ESET PROTECT 8.0 when multiple EBA/EMA accounts containing the same license were linked into ESET PROTECT
Fixed: In some cases, Detail in the "Audit Log" overlapped other lines
Fixed: Users could not delete objects in some cases even with correct access rights
Fixed: The operating system name (Big Sur) for macOS 11.1 and 11.2 was missing
Fixed: Various other bug fixes and security and performance improvements
Removed: Peer reports ("Network peers" and "Network peers with problems") from reports and dashboards

Version 8.0.19.0

Improved: An explanation message is displayed when trying to insert a bundle license that must be inserted to ESET Business Account first
Fixed: License synchronization fails after upgrade to ESET PROTECT 8.0 when multiple EBA/EMA accounts containing the same license are linked to ESET PROTECT
Fixed: Offline licenses are not displayed after upgrade from ESET Security Management Center to ESET PROTECT
Fixed: Issue with opening/reading PDF reports sent by email (base64-encoded)
Fixed: Synchronization of static groups could cause a crash during the removal of duplicates or end with errors about recreated computers
Fixed: Custom Apache configuration is overwritten during the upgrade
Fixed: In some cases, Detail in the "Audit Log" overlapping other lines
Fixed: Unwanted Timestamps in filenames of reports
Fixed: Various other bug fixes

Version 8.0.17.1

Fixed: Unable to log into the Web Console after the upgrade when a username or password contains special characters

Version 8.0.17.0

Changed: ESET Security Management Center renamed to ESET PROTECT
Added: Ability to manage FileVault (macOS) native encryption when an eligible license is present
Added: One-click deployment of ESET Dynamic Threat Defense if an eligible license is present
Added: New "Audit log" section provides detailed information about specific actions
Added: Secure Browser management
Added: Site license support, including a new "License user" column and additional
Added: Renew a license in the "License Management" screen
Added: Ability to drill-down from expiring license issues in Dashboards and Reports to obtain more information in the License Management
Added: New "Manage license" context menu
Added: EULA update notifications, that supports auto-upgrade (uPCU) of endpoint products in managed environments
Added: New ESET Full Disk Encryption (EFDE) management actions directly from Computer details
Added: New EFDE Dynamic groups and Reports
Added: Detection details (LiveGrid, Observed in organization, Virus Total link)
Added: One-click access to client task triggers
Added: New Enterprise Inspector (EI) permissions (available with the future release of EI 1.6)
Added: Ability to create a static group directly in the permission set wizard
Added: Unsupported browser warning
Added: New "Seats allocated to sites" preset in dedicated license report
Added: Multi-line command scripts for Run Command task
Added: Option to create a Computer user group in the Add computer user wizard
Changed: Management Agent - supported operating systems
Changed: License unit/sub-units visualization changed to "used/total" for online licenses and "X offline" for offline licenses
Changed: Access to behavior reports (when ESET Dynamic Threat Defense is purchased and enabled) are available only if an eligible license is present
Improved: Redesigned second-level menu (items grouped into categories)
Improved: Exclusions mechanism extended to firewall threats
Improved: Computer details now directly accessible by clicking the computer name
Improved: One-click Network isolation
Improved: Columns ordering
Improved: Pop-up with search option
Improved: Multi-select in pop-up (modal) windows
Improved: "Show in EI" context action available for other Detection types
Improved: Ability to create one exclusion from multiple detentions with standard exclusion criteria(s)
Improved: Breadcrumbs for better navigation in Wizards
Improved: Various other performance and security improvements
Fixed: "Dynamic group changes" option is not auto-selected if a notification is created from the context menu of any dynamic group
Fixed: "Delete task action" removes all client tasks, not just selected items in a task list for a specific group
Fixed: Status filter not visible for server tasks (only in client tasks)
Fixed: Failed to send a wake-up call from the client task details executions page
Fixed: Incorrect target group type displays when editing a client trigger
Fixed: Possible to set up an MSP company in an unlinked group (for example, after unlinking the related EMA account)
Fixed: After renaming a location in EMA, synchronization fails to rename the location in the static group's hierarchy
Fixed: "Live installer" is mistakenly called "All in one Installer" in the MSP wizard
Fixed: Missing customer name in the MSP Customer Setup Wizard header
Fixed: "Status update" type notifications fail to save if they contain the "$" character
Fixed: Import of policies with large file sizes
Fixed: Infinite units or sub-units in tooltips for licenses in the License Management screen display incorrectly
Fixed: License-related notifications (for example, expiration/overuse) trigger when a license is suspended
Fixed: Policy does not block the selected Scan profile
Fixed: Filters previously set are not saved
Fixed: EBA link in License Management redirects to the international site instead of the DEU localized version
Fixed: Various other bug fixes

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