• The "Network threat blocked" notification indicates that ESET has detected and blocked an intrusion attempt (it does not indicate that your system is infected)

Update your ESET Windows home product and run a Computer scan

1. Verify that program module updates are downloading properly (these will include ESET firewall module updates whenever they are available). Update ESET products—check for latest product modules.

2. Scan your computer.

3. If your ESET product detects an infection, complete preliminary malware troubleshooting.

If your ESET product does not detect an infection, disable intrusion detection notifications.

Disable intrusion detection notifications

If your system is not infected, follow the step below to disable Detected Port Scanning Attack notifications:

1. Open the main program window of your ESET Windows product.

2. Press the F5 key to open Advanced setup.

3. Click Network Protection → Network attack protection and expand Advanced Options → Intrusion Detection. Click the slider bar next to Notify about attack detection to disable it and click OK.

To re-enable these notifications, repeat steps 1-2 above, click the slider bar next to Notify about attack detection to enable it and click OK.