What's new in ESET Cyber Security 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 6.6.300.0 (May 25, 2018)
- IMPORTANT: In case you're running macOS 10.8, or older; please skip this update.
- Changelog:
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 6.3.70.0 (Sep 19, 2016)
- Added: Support for macOS 10.12 (Sierra)
- Added: Minor fixes and stabilization improvements
- Added: Localization improvements in GUI
New in ESET Cyber Security 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: GUI crash caused by enabling removable media blocking Fixed: Media Control shows blank entry in scan targets when connecting disk with hidden partitions
- 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 or Computer restart required)
- Added: Increased compatibility with OS X during scanning network volumes by real-time scanner
New in ESET Cyber Security 6.1.12.0 (Oct 1, 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: Issues with occasional GUI crash related to multiple Computer scan processes
- Fixed: Issue with scheduled On-demand computer scan causing crash
- Fixed: Media blocking events not logged
- Fixed: Localisation bugs
New in ESET Cyber Security 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 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: Issues with Web Access protection
- Fixed: Issue with occasional esets_proxy CPU waste
- Fixed: Error messages in Log files
New in ESET Cyber Security 6.0.13.0 (Jul 24, 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
New in ESET Cyber Security 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 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 5.0.113.0 (Sep 18, 2013)
- 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
New in ESET Cyber Security 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 5.0.108.0 (Mar 1, 2013)
- Fix: Issue installing over ESET Cybersecurity (version 4)
- Fix: Several localization issues
New in ESET Cyber Security 5.0.106.0 (Jan 31, 2013)
- Email client protection:
- Email protection provides control of email communication received through the POP3 and IMAP protocols.
- Removable media scanning:
- ESET Cyber Security offers on-demand scanning of removable media devices (CD, DVD, USB, iOS device etc.).
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- Built on the ThreatSense.NET advanced early warning system, ESET Live Grid is designed to provide additional levels of security for your computer. It constantly monitors your system’s running programs and processes against the latest intelligence collected from millions of ESET users worldwide. Additionally, your system scans are processed faster and more precisely as the ESET Live Grid database grows over time. This allows us to offer stronger proactive protection and faster scanning to all ESET users. We recommend that you activate this feature and we thank you for your support.
- New design:
- The main window of ESET Cyber Security has been completely redesigned and advanced settings (Preferences) are now more intuitive for easier navigation.
New in ESET Cyber Security 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
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.1.86.4 (Sep 7, 2012)
- Added: Support for Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8)
- Enhancement: Installer "Version Check" – Download and install new version
- Fix: Deleted caches during Mac start up with ESET Cybersecurity installed
- Fix: Drag and Drop scanning of files with double-byte characters in the filename
- Fix: ESET Cybersecurity preventing Mac from auto sleep
- Fix: Quarantine "Restore" option when deleted directory structure
- Fix: GUI main window presented as ghost window when displaying alert and notification messages
- Fix: Documentation issues and inconsistencies in Help updated for different localizations
- Fix: Several localization issues
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.77 (Mar 22, 2012)
- Improvement: Added Help content
- Fix: Issues with restoring from quarantine and exclusions
- Fix: Issue with status of On-demand Computer scan two scans
- Fix: Issue with two custom scans: Log files and Quarantine
- Fix: Issue with GUI show password
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.76 (Jan 23, 2012)
- Fix: Issue with slower shutdown time on all Mac OS X systems
- Fix: Wrong error message (when updating the virus signature database is aborted by
- the user)
- Improvement: Number of optimizations to improve performance on Mac OS X Lion
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.73 (Jan 23, 2012)
- Improvement: Added identification of installed antivirus software before installation
- Improvement: Added identification of reseller on trial license activation and on
- license purchase once the trial license expires
- Improvement: Number of optimizations to improve performance on Mac OS X Lion
- Fix: Unclear product activation process
- Fix: Occasional crashing of GUI during installation and activation
- Fix: Issues with slower loading of pages in Google Chrome
- Fix: Issues with custom On-demand computer scans
- Fix: Issue with failover update when secondary update server is not configured
- correctly
- Fix: Issue with saving new On-demand computer scan profiles using names containing
- double-byte characters
- Fix: Several localization issues
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.72.1 (Jan 23, 2012)
- Improvement: Added failover update functionality
- Fix: Issue with FileVault when product installed on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Fix: Issues with deleting/restoring quarantined files
- Fix: Compatibility issue with Google Chrome browser causing higher CPU utilization
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.70 (Jan 23, 2012)
- Fix: Resolved compatibility issues with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Tested on Mac OS X 10.7
- Lion Golden Master seed)
- Fix: Issue with deleting/restoring quarantined files
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.69 (Jan 23, 2012)
- Added attribute for scheduled tasks not to be launched if the computer is running on
- battery
- Added "Show password" checkbox in the dialog window for entering username
- and password (only applies to ESET Cybersecurity for Mac)
- Fixed issue with cleaning locked files
- Fixed issue with incomplete uninstallation of the product
- Fixed links to in-product help
- Number of fixes and minor improvements related to localization
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.53 RC (Sep 25, 2010)
- Improvement: added scan targets
- Improvement: performance optimization
- Improvement: product stability
- Enhancement: added removable media blocking and control
- Fix: issues with GUI crash while setting up new task in scheduler
- Enhancement: minor GUI changes
- Enhancement: added exclusions
- Enhancement: added "check for product updates" functionality
- FIX: computer scan runs even if the successfully completed status is displayed
- FIX: wrong update server + enabled pre-release updates
- FIX: installation fails when pressing back button
- FIX: custom scan doesn`t work when entering path manually
- FIX: issues with modified privileges
- Fix: issues with excluded folder and real-time protection
- FIX: issues with graphical cards
- Fix: issue with opening a log of custom scan
- FIX: issue with refreshing Scheduler's target list
- FIX: refresh problem with log files
- FIX: Import/Export settings and scan targets issues
- FIX: Default buttons issues
- Improvement: added action window for detected threats after on-demand scan
- FIX: issues with OS X client and IronKey
- Improvement: added button for closing Logs window
- FIX: double-click in scheduler leads to GUI crash
- FIX: issues with reverting settings to default and context menu
- FIX: tray icon freezes after double click
- FIX: missing links to "help" sections
- FIX: scan targets are not recalled after reboot
- FIX: unprivileged user can change scanning targets
- FIX: Information about last scan is missing after reboot or log out
- FIX: disable tooltips function not working
- FIX: Help screenshots
- FIX: issues with scanning huge objects
- Improvement: Time Machine Backup optimization
- Enhancement: added uninstallation form
- FIX: ESET's logo not functional after resizing the GUI window
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.26 Beta 2 (Jun 10, 2010)
- General:
- Advanced setup is now available for on-access protection
- New GUI for the uninstaller
- Added client support for ESET Remote Administrator and interactive tasks
- Quaratined files can now be restored to a specific location with the "restore to" button
- Last scanned file is displayed in the statistics window
- Icon and report messages have been added to the tray
- Quarantine folder is now scanned after every update
- Silent mode and fullscreen mode have been added
- Alternate Data Streams are now scanned
- "Test mode" is available to download pre-release beta modules and updates
- The "About ESET" window includes more detailed system information
- Files can now be sent to ThreatSense.NET for analysis
- Added splash window at system startup
- Multiple items can now be selected in lists
- Update cache can now be cleared
- Fixes:
- On-access scanner no longer interferes with other applications
- Configuration settings can be imported/exported without issue or interference with the status icon or ADS scanning
- The on-demand scan progress bar displays correctly
- Scheduler performs properly
- Tooltips functionality has been repaired
- The GUI for unprivileged users has been repaired
- Various graphics and design bugs have been fixed
New in ESET Cyber Security 4.0.12 Beta (Jan 9, 2010)
- Fixed GUI failure that had occurred in some cases during configuration imports
- System font warnings no longer display
- Added advanced "About" window and "Splash" screen
- Added information windows about detected and cleaned infiltrations
- Support for selection of multiple items from lists