[KB5657] Activate and configure ESET Safe Banking & Browsing

Issue

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A system restart is required after installing ESET Security Ultimate, ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Internet Security, or ESET Small Business Security to allow the full functionality of the Safe Banking & Browsing feature. Using the secured browser without restarting will protect users from potential security risks, but it will not encrypt the data from keyloggers.


Solution

Devices with ARM Processors

Safe Banking & Browsing is only supported by Firefox and Microsoft Edge web browsers when a device has an ARM processor.

Update your browser to the latest version

To ensure compatibility, the latest versions of browsers may not be supported on the initial release.

If you have updated your browser to the latest version that is not supported, you can open and use the secured browser.

Brave support in version 17.2 and later

ESET Security Ultimate, ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Internet Security and ESET Small Business Security versions 17.2 and later now support Brave.

Safe Banking & Browsing ensures that all online transactions are protected in a trusted and secure environment.

ESET Security Ultimate, ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Internet Security, and ESET Small Business Security each contain a built-in list of pre-defined websites that will trigger the ESET-protected browser. The secured browser encrypts the communication between your keyboard and browser to provide additional security against keyloggers for banking transactions, credit card numbers, and other sensitive personal data.


System Requirements

See the supported browser information.


Open the Safe Banking & Browsing secured browser

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

  2. Click Safe Banking & Browsing. Alternatively, you can open the installed ESET Safe Banking & Browsing application from your Desktop.

    Figure 1-1
  3. The ESET Safe Banking & Browsing secured browser opens with a green border surrounding it and the Secured by ESET tag on the right side of the browser window. In the tag, click the ESET logo for more information and the Settings menu, or click the X icon to turn off the secured browser protection (your web browser will not be turned off).

    Figure 1-2
    Remote Desktop Protocol

    If you are accessing the ESET Safe Banking & Browsing secured browser using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), a notification will be displayed in the browser window.

    Figure 1-3
 

Access your banking website (ESET Smart Security Premium and ESET Internet Security version 16.x)

Pre-defined list of websites

ESET Smart Security Premium and ESET Internet Security version 16.x contain a pre-defined list of websites that will trigger the ESET Banking & Payment protection prompt.

Access your preferred banking or payment website. If the website is in the pre-defined list of websites, ESET Banking & Payment protection will ask you whether you want to open the website with secured browser.

Before you continue on the website, select from the two settings described below and click Yes, open secured browser.

  • Remember choice for this website – the ESET Banking & Payment protection secured browser opens automatically the next time you visit this website.
  • Ask every time – you will see the ESET Banking & Payment protection Continue browsing with more protection? prompt each time you navigate to this website.
    Figure 2-1

Add, edit, or remove banking websites (ESET Smart Security Premium and ESET Internet Security version 16.x)

You can add a website or edit the list of protected websites automatically, triggering the ESET Banking & Payment protection secured browser to open.

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

  2. Press the F5 key to open Advanced setup.

    Secure all browsers

    When Secure all browsers is enabled, all supported browsers start in a secure mode. This enables you to browse the internet, access internet banking, and make online purchases and transactions in one secure browser window without redirection.

    Figure 3-1

    Read more about Secure all browsers option.

    Secure all browsers and Enable protected website redirection

    You cannot enable Secure all browsers and Enable protected websites redirection option simultaneously. Only one can be selected.

  3. Click Protections → Browser protection and verify that the toggle next to Enable protected websites redirection is enabled. Restart your web browser. After the browser restarts, click Edit next to Protected websites.

    Figure 3-2
  4. In the Protected websites window, click Add and type or copy/paste the banking website page in the respective field. Click Edit or Delete to edit or remove existing websites if needed. In the Add website window, select how you want to open the website (in this example, Secured browser is selected). Click OK OKOK to close the windows and leave the Advanced setup.

    Figure 3-3