What's new in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.10.600.0
Feb 26, 2021
- Added: Support for Big Sur 11.1 and 11.2
- Fixed: internet connection slowdown when Web and Email Protection is ON
- Fixed: macOS update problem when Web and Email Protection is ON
- Fixed: minor updates and fixes that improve overall product stability and security
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.10.460.1 (Nov 30, 2020)
- Fixed: Web and Email Protection in special conditions is not enabled when macOS Big Sur is started
- Improved: Malfunctioning Web and Email Protection doesn't report that computer is not protected
- Remaining: Device Control not compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.10.400.1 (Nov 11, 2020)
- New: Web Access Protection compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
- New: Email Client Protection compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
- New: Web Control compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.10.333.0 (Oct 14, 2020)
- All features mentioned below are fully functional on macOS 10.12-10.15. The incompatibility affects only macOS 11 Big Sur. For more information, follow link: https://support.eset.com/en/news7604
- New: Real-time file system protection compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
- Changed: Web Access Protection not compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
- Changed: Parental Control not compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
- Changed: Firewall not compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
- Changed: Device Control not compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.7.400.0 (Jan 11, 2019)
- Improved: Kernel extensions loading process
- Improved: Enforcement of splash screen settings defined by ESMC policy
- Fixed: Blank list of applications in Privacy Preferences on macOS Mojave
- Fixed: Unable to load websites with self-signed SSL certificates
- Fixed: Issues with new network detection on MacBook Pro with Touch Bar after waking from sleep mode
- Fixed: Kernel panic under specific rare conditions
- Fixed: Unable to filter VPN tunnels
- Fixed: Unable to start product after component install
- Fixed: Window layout reset collapses graphical user interface (GUI)
- Fixed: Various functionality and stability improvements
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.7.300.0 (Nov 15, 2018)
- Added: macOS 10.14 supported by User Consent dialog
- Added: Redesigned firewall service
- Changed: Splash screen and “About” panel graphic
- Changed: Splash screen behavior
- Fixed: Product will not run if bundle sign is broken
- Fixed: Various functional and localization bugs
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.6.300.2 (Sep 13, 2018)
- Added: Supports macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
- Added: Support of 64-bit architecture only
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.6.300.0 (May 25, 2018)
- Added: Subscription license support
- Added: GoogleDrive compatibility support
- Changed: Support of 64-bit architecture only
- Changed: Updated legal terms and sensitive information handling due to EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Improved: Advanced support of macOS's secure KEXT loading
- Improved: Scheduler functionality
- Improved: Stability, compatibility and security of the product
- Fixed: Various bug fixes
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.5.600.1 (Dec 21, 2017)
- Added: The product avoids using symlink /Applications/.esets
- Added: Partial support of HTTPS protocol in Web Access Protection and Web Control Protection (e.g., HTTPS blocking but no SSL scanning)
- Fixed: Kernel panic after allowing Logitech utility software (Logicool) traffic in Interactive mode of firewall
- Fixed: Rare kernel panic during product uninstall
- Fixed: Problem in IMAP email protection
- Fixed: Rare installation problems
- Fixed: Problem installing on Mac with SxS UDF driver and devices
- Fixed: No files are scanned when running On-demand or Custom scan with iPhone connected
- Fixed: After upgrading the product on macOS 10.13, two GUI windows open after restarting the system
- Fixed: Missing progress bar in Uninstaller
- Fixed: Additional bug fixes and stability improvements
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.5.432.1 (Sep 25, 2017)
- Added: Support for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
- Added: Legal changes (registered trademark symbols, legal wording related to copyright, etc.) to GUI
- Changed: Splash screen modification for ESET Anniversary edition
- Changed: Localization improvements
- Fixed: ESET Service displays “Not Responding” error after the first installation computer restart
- Fixed: Incorrect categorization of blocked URLs with more than one category
- Fixed: macOS freezes after connecting Cannon scanners
- Fixed: Various bug fixes and usability improvements
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.5.78.0 (Sep 13, 2017)
- Added: Support for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
- Added: Legal changes (registered trademark symbols, legal wording related to copyright, etc.) to GUI
- Changed: Splash screen modification for ESET Anniversary edition
- Changed: Localization improvements
- Fixed: ESET Service displays "Not Responding" error after the first installation computer restart
- Fixed: Various bug fixes and usability improvements
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.4.200.1 (Apr 5, 2017)
- Added: New signing certificate valid until March 4, 2022
- Added: Localization improvements in GUI
- Changed: The update module triggers only after network connection is established
- Fixed: Exclusions from Web access protection do not work correctly on macOS 10.12.3
- Fixed: System log displays an error when installing using custom installation mode even though installation completes successfully
- Fixed: "Privileges changed" alert displays after restart and login
- Fixed: Issue with random crash of esets_deamon process
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.4.128.0 (Feb 13, 2017)
- Added: Keep alive feature to ensure the ESET service does not stop
- Added: GUI notification when the ESET service is not running
- Added: Ability to hide the ESET icon in menu bar extras
- Added: OpenSSL replaced by Apple's native security framework
- Added: Apple's signed application has allowed access to network
- Added: DMG is now signed for macOS 10.12+
- Fixed: A vulnerability issue with the esets_proxy file
- Fixed: SSL certificate vulnerability issues
- Fixed: A vulnerability with the old POCO XML parsing library
- Fixed: Installer vulnerability
- Fixed: pam.d issue
- Fixed: An issue that would cause “Zero Files Scanned on Hard Drive” errors during a computer scan
- Fixed: An issue where Web access protection would block virtual machines
- Fixed: Web protection - esets_proxy crash on nod_lmutex_destroy
- Fixed: mac OS crashes when opening http://localhost:57856/
- Fixed: esets_proxy crash (LoopSocket()) if internet connection is disabled during threats downloading
- Fixed: The error 'no executable path found' causing apps to not load or block connections
- Fixed: The error ‘cannot write to socket errors’
- Fixed: A firewall issue that blocked users from opening WordPress web pages
- Fixed: An issue where FaceTime is blocked by firewall (default configuration)
- Fixed: Shut down computer after scan - executed after 1 second
- Fixed: Incorrect module name in about dialog
- Fixed: Additional minor bug fixes and stability improvements
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.3.70.1 (Sep 28, 2016)
- Fixed: Installation file will not open if package (.dmg) is downloaded from eset.com
- Fixed: ESET Cyber Security (Pro) Readme file is empty in Safari browser
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.3.70.0 (Sep 19, 2016)
- Added: Support for macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
- Added: Minor fixes and stabilisation improvements
- Added: Localization improvements in GUI
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.2.6.0 (Jul 8, 2016)
- Fixed: Version check displayed correctly if changelog contains non-ASCII characters
- Fixed: Kernel panic in Uninstall during high load
- Fixed: "Shut down computer after scan" functionality causes shut down at every system start up
- Fixed: Ability to add IPv6 address in Firewall and General exclusions setup
- Fixed: Optimised CPU consumption for Parental Control setup
- Fixed: GUI crash caused by enabling removable media blocking
- Fixed: Media Control shows blank entry in scan targets when connecting disk with hidden partitions
- Fixed: URL addresses with non-Latin characters cannot be added to the list of Allowed and blocked web pages in Parental Control
- Fixed: Problem with random crashes of esets_deamon process
- Fixed: esets_proxy deadlock causing the HTTP freeze
- Fixed: Problems loading websites when Web Access Protection is turned on
- Fixed: License expiration date not visible when using custom date format defined in OSX
- Fixed: Minor changes in the product's GUI descriptions and tooltips
- Added: Hide/show notifications from the Protection Status screen (E.g. License expiration, Web access/Email protection, Firewall disabled or Computer restart required)
- Added: Increased compatibility with OS X during scanning network volumes by real-time scanner
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.1.12.0 (Oct 9, 2015)
- Changed: End User License Agreement
- Changed: Redesign licensing
- Added: Support for OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
- Fixed: Issue with occasional esets_proxy CPU waste
- Fixed: Issues with Web Access protection
- Fixed: Issue with service shut down time
- Fixed: Crashes of esets_proxy under Firewall rules blocking local IPs
- Fixed: Issues with occasional GUI crash related to changes in Firewall zones
- Fixed: Issues with occasional GUI crash related to multiple Computer scan processes
- Fixed: Issue with scheduled On-demand computer scan causing crash
- Fixed: Issue with Parental Control categorisation
- Fixed: Media blocking events not logged
- Fixed: Localisation bugs
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.0.14.3 (Aug 4, 2015)
- Changed: Internal product security hardening against targeted attacks
- Changed: Latest modules included directly in build
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.0.14.0 (Oct 29, 2014)
- Added: Support for OS X Yosemite (10.10)
- Fixed: Issues with occasional GUI freezes on OS X Yosemite (10.10)
- Fixed: Firewall rules on OS X Yosemite (10.10)
- Fixed: Issues with Web Access protection
- Fixed: Issue with occasional esets_proxy CPU waste
- Fixed: Error messages in Log files
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.0.13.0 (Jul 25, 2014)
- Added: Support for Retina display
- Fix: Issues with occasional kernel panic (system crash) caused by esets_proxy
- Fix: Issue with occasional esets_deamon and esets_kac crashes on previous version of OS X 10.9
- Fix: Issue with blank notifications in firewall interactive mode
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 6.0.9.1 (Mar 22, 2014)
- Anti - Phishing: Prevents fake websites disguised as trust worthy ones from acquiring your personal information.
- Integration of ESET Social Media Scanner - ESET Cyber Security links to a social media application designed to protect Facebook and Twitter accounts against threats. This application is independent from other ESET products and is completely free.
- System updates - ESET Cyber Security version 6 features various fixes and improvements including notifications for operating system updates on Mac OS X 10.8 .
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 5.0.115.0 (Oct 26, 2013)
- Added: Support of OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- Fix: Interactive mode in Firewall can create zones with no activators
- Fix: Issue with Known hidden network displayed in Rules and Zones editor
- Fix: Dialog of new network connection shown multiple times after sleep
- Fix: Excluded applications are not preserved after upgrade
- Fix: Installer issue with editable list of privileged users
- Fix: User profile in Parental control has to accept multiple notifications from Firewall module
- Fix: Media blocking - unable to block shared DVD/CD
- Enhancement: Several localization changes in GUI
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 5.0.113.0 (Sep 18, 2013)
- Fix: Displayed Thunderbolt Ethernet in Firewall profiles
- Fix: Correction to AirDrop recognition in Firewall
- Fix: Block all applications rule in Firewall
- Fix: Exiting Parental Control GUI crash
- Fix: Scanned process of media with the same titles
- Fix: Parallel downloads in version check functionality in installer
- Fix: Context menu in Username/Password Setup for unprivileged user
- Fix: ESET's proxy issue
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 5.0.110.0 (Jul 1, 2013)
- Fix: Handling identity requests on proxy sockets
- Enhancement: Several localization changes in GUI & Help
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 5.0.109.0 (May 14, 2013)
- Fix: esets_pfw – kernel panic on OS X 10.8.3 under specific circumstances
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 5.0.108.0 (Mar 1, 2013)
- Fix: Issue installing over ESET Cybersecurity (version 4)
- Fix: "Back to My Mac"service issue in Interactive mode
- Fix: Network communication Firewall issue under "Block all network traffic"setting
- Fix: Several localization issues
New in ESET Cyber Security Pro 5.0.97.0 RC (Sep 7, 2012)
- Added: Version Check functionality in installer
- Added: Compatibility with OS X 10.8
- Added: Integration of Security locks functionality
- Added: GUI usability enhancements
- Changed: Integrated upgrade functionality to higher build versions
- Fix: Various bug fixes in the client based on generated feedback from users