Solution
Security and Stability Hotfixes are a part of the ESET product updates. ESET uses Security and Stability Hotfixes to address critical issues and ensure your ESET product's maximum security and stability.
Security and Stability Hotfixes are distributed to all ESET business endpoint products in the same way as regular uPCU updates. Due to their nature and importance, you cannot disable Security and Stability Hotfixes, even if you turn off automatic updates.
Hotfixes are distributed automatically to all supported versions. They undergo much more dynamic Quality Assurance processes and contain only essential modifications. Each Security and Stability Hotfix update must guarantee that:
- All bug fixes from previous security and stability updates for a given product version are available
- The major and minor product versions have not changed
- The product's End User License Agreement has not changed
- No functionality has been added, removed, or modified
- Product hardware and software requirements have not changed
Before installing the Security and Stability Hotfix, your ESET product may display "Security Alert. Restart required." or "Security and stability update to newer version is prepared. Restart your computer for all changes to take effect". If more updates are pending before a restart, your ESET product will automatically update to the latest version and install all hotfixes.
