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Fixed: Issues where product reported out-of-date modules even though they were the most up-to-date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.
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Fixed: Issues where product reported out-of-date modules even though they were the most up-to-date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: ESET Shell now supports commands to extract username and password from PowerShell PSCredential object or from Windows Credential manager
Fixed: A problem where ESET Shell would crash when adding alias command with the same name as command that already exists in context
Version 12.0.12003.0
New: Web Control support
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 11.1.12013.0
Fixed: WMI feature command updated to actual state as in GUI
Fixed: Memory optimization in event database registration to prevent memory consumption during long term run of GUI
Fixed: Advanced settings tooltip links are now working and redirected to the help
New: Microsoft 365 on-demand scan can be run on cloud mailboxes outside of hybrid environments
New: ESET Shell now supports commands to extract username and password from PowerShell PSCredential object or from Windows Credential manager
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: Exclusions from network isolation
New: Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2025
New: Support for Microsoft Exchange Server CU15
Improved: Notification mails triggered by rules will now contain all information about rule hits in one notification, instead of generating a notification for each rule
Improved: Extented automatic exclusions to cover also %SystemRoot%\Cluster and %SystemRoot%\Temp\OICE_
Improved: SMTP protection log extended to include logs about SPF passes and technology which accepted it e.g. ARC
Improved: SPF fail can be overridden by the valid ARC signature, preventing unnecessary trigger of certain SPF rules
Improved: Event log now contains information about SPF result override on the basis of valid ARC signature
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 that records only the first instance of an error to prevent log overflow, now resets upon auto-exclusion setting change
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 its sub-contexts
Fixed: A problem, where rules with message body condition with diacritics were not being evaluated correctly
New: ESET Shell now supports commands to extract username and password from PowerShell PSCredential object or from Windows Credential manager
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 that records only the first instance of an error to prevent log overflow, now resets upon auto-exclusion setting change
Improved: Visibility of sites in on demand scan target tree, locked sites are now displayed with a "lock" pictogram
Improved: Scan log record now more accurately informs about a locked site
Improved: When diagnostic logging is enabled, information about inaccessible SharePoint sites is shown in event log
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 its sub-contexts
Version 11.1.15005.0
Fixed: Problems with accessing SharePoint configuration on Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
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 on Windows 24H2 where a user would be signed out when attempting to hibernate the system
Fixed: A problem where the pre-boot screen would freeze on the Surface Laptop 5
Fixed: A problem on some Dell devices where the pre-boot screen would pause before input was accepted
Fixed: A problem where SSO would not work when resuming from hibernate
Fixed: A problem when where RDP logins would occur twice
Fixed: A problem where a users activation state is lost after reboot on Windows 11 24H2
Fixed: A problem where the pre-boot SSO password would not be synchronized when the user changed their password from Windows
Version 5.4.6.0
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
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
