[CA8527] ESET Customer Advisory: Modules Review, September 2023

ESET Customer Advisory 2023-0012
November 20, 2023
Severity: Information

Summary

This advisory reviews the most important module updates released by ESET in September 2023.

Configuration module 2083.1

  • Released on September 5, 2023
  • Added columns to firewall rule list
  • Updated notification text for missing support for Azure Code Signing
  • Fixed an issue that caused some of the ESET Management Agents to stop connecting after an upgrade
  • Fixed incorrect directions of some of the default rules in the firewall
  • Fixed an issue that caused that the "Firewall profile changed" notifications in EEA couldn't be disabled

Firewall module 1439.1

  • Released on September 5, 2023
  • Introduced OS-based evaluation of firewall rules
  • Fixed evaluation of rules from Windows firewall Endpoint products 10.1+ and home products 16.2+
  • Fixed an issue that caused firewall rules with user environment variables set to not work without restarting the app

Antivirus and antispyware scanner module 1602.1

  • Released on September 11, 2023
  • Added messaging about missing Azure Code Signing support

Cryptographic protocol support module 1081B

  • Released on September 18, 2023
  • Fixed an incompatibility when exporting PKCS12 from MDM to outdated applications

Antivirus and antispyware scanner module 1603

  • Released on September 26, 2023
  • Started reporting password protected PDF files as not scanned in scan log

Version log

Version 1.0 (November 14, 2023): Initial version of this document