Version history for ESET NOD32 Antivirus (30 Day Trial)
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Changes for v8.0.304.1 - v9.0.18.0
- Reputation Evaluator leverages cloud-based file and URL reputation system ESET LiveGrid® when assessing the risk-level of files. This improves scanning efficiency and prevents users from accessing sites with malicious content and/or phishing sites.
- Botnet Protection Enhanced with Network Signatures allows for faster reaction when blocking malicious traffic related to bots and exploit packs coming to and from users’ PCs.
- Improved Installation technology
- Online help content
- Full support for Windows 10
Changes for v6.0.314.0 - v7.0.302
- New features:
- Advanced memory scanner provides protection against obfuscated threats
- Exploit blocker protects browsers and other popular applications from threats exploiting vulnerabilities in these applications
- Improved cleaning of rootkits ensures that even in case of infection with persistent malware, the system will be restored to a working malware-free state
- Device control allows for controlling access to removable devices
- Automatic first time scan cleans potential malware on the computer and improves performance of future scans
Changes for v6.0.306.0 - v6.0.314.0
- Fix: Resolved issue with Anti-Theft not sending screenshots in specific cases
- Fix: Better error handling during during Anti-Theft configuration
- Fix: More Outlook 2013 fixes which address crashes of the plugin
- Fix: Improved experience after upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8
- New: SysRescue supports Windows 8
Changes for v5.2.9.1 - v6.0.11.0 Beta
- NEW FEATURES
- Anti-Theft
- Idle-state Scanning
- Scan while Downloading Files
- Update Rollback
- IMPROVED FEATURES
- Heuristics ? detection directly in memory
- Cloud-based reputation of files
- Personal Firewall
- Neater GUI with activity status
Changes for v5.0.95 - v5.2.9.1
- Enhancement: Added Statistics of Scanned Files in the main Home Screen
- Enhancement: Added more information about running processes reputation from ESET Live Grid
- Support: Able to activate product using proxy server
- Support: Ability to use the renewal keys in product
- Added: Settings for Removable Media blocking and Antirootkit present in main User Interface under Setup
- Fix: Shadow of the "quick menu" is being repainted during openeing
- Fix: GUI opened in a large window
- Fix: irrelevant notification buble is shown when no action is required
- Fix: issues with stopping of ESET service during installation
- Fix: Runtime error with HP Protect Tools, ESET gui crash
- Fix: Removable media blocking functionality does not block devices for particular Windows Accounts
- Fix: Files are still scanned by real-time protection after swithing it off
- Fix: Schedule update task can not be started from main menu in SysRescue User Interface
- Fix: Several Crashing of ESET User Interface under some circumstances
- Fix: Advanced scanning options are not working in Computer Scan
- Fix: Activated product reports it's not activated
- Fix: IMAPS,POP3S checking of protocols and ports for selected applications does not work correctly
- Fix: Notification window about disabling some type of protection is not displayed if some other protection is already disabled
- Fix: inconsistence in status for updated virus signature database within User Interface
- Fix: Any windows user can force execution of planed task
- Fix: SSL filtering in Chrome does not work under some circumstances
Changes for v4.2.40.0 - v5.0.95
- Fix: issues with installation on other than default location
- Fix: issues with re-activation of product in a case of no internet connection
- Fix: connecting HDD via USB port could cause freeze of the OS
Changes for v4.0.437 - v4.0.468
- Fixed: External driver injection in ESET SysRescue on Microsoft Windows 7 RC fails when this option is selected in the advanced mode of ESET SysRescue wizard
- Fixed: Error sending a file via "Send to" in the right-click menu. The problem only occurs in combination of Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Outlook 2003 when the Microsoft Outlook process is not running.
- Fixed: Mozilla Thunderbird with IMAP account freezes when a virus-laden message is received
- Improved: Compatibility with server operating systems
- Improved: HTTP scanning compatibility
- Other minor fixes and improvements
Changes for v4.0.314 - v4.0.417
- Fixed several issues in firewall module:
- Detection for Conficker added
- Fixed detection of TCP stream
- Fixed detection of binary rules in ipv6
- Fixed BSOD on Vista caused by entering mapped drives
- Removed potencial deadlock during Windows log on process
- Fixed detection for DNS cache poisoning attack
- Fixes and changes in ICMP filtering
- Fixed scanning of ARP
- Fixed issue with disconnecting of routers and data transfer cards from internet
- fixed: protocol filtering (correct displaying on list of certificates)
- fixed: Settings of scanning size (GB) within archive is displaying correctly
Changes for v3.0.621 - v3.0.642
- Fixed problem with EAV installation to machine with older version of CheckPoint
- Fixed few firewall - related problems
- fixed issue with false positive reports of attacks
- fixed issue with network browsing
- fixed issue with spurious firewall rule creation
- Fixed issue with Web Access Protection module in Windows Vista
- Fixed few issues in Microsoft Outlook Express and Windows Mail
- fixed issue with disappearing user account information
- fixed issue being unable to send receipts/delivery reports
- fixed filtering/highlighting messages not functioning
- Other small fixes
Changes for v2.7 - v3.0.563
- Enhanced proactive scanning technology
- Improved ‘in memory’ cleaning of threats
