[NEWS8934] ESET Endpoint Antivirus and ESET Endpoint Security for Windows version 13.0.2044.0 have been released

News

Release Date: April 14, 2026

ESET Endpoint Antivirus and ESET Endpoint Security for Windows version 13.0.2044.0 have been released.

Version 13.0.2044.0 is now released and available via on‑demand Auto‑update only as a staged rollout.

Stage one is delivered through the Auto‑update/uPCU channel with gradual throttling starting April 14, 2026. Stage two, making the build available on the global website and in the ESET PROTECT repository, is planned for April 28, 2026.

Installation packages will be available after the critical offline upgrade issue is mitigated. For more information about the issue, see ESET Customer Advisory: Mandatory Auto-updates of ESET security applications for the Windows platform.


Changelog

  • NEW: Ended support for 32-bit operating systems
  • NEW: End User License Agreement replaced by Terms of Use
  • NEW: User interface terminology updated to align with Terms of Use
  • NEW: Manual restoration of backed-up files by Ransomware Remediation
  • NEW: Vulnerability & Patch Management update optimization, allowing easier bug fixing
  • NEW: Refactored Web control rule editor, settings and extended web page blocking Categories
  • NEW: Multi-detection support, a group of objects that were detected at different times but are logically connected to a single detection
  • NEW: Moldavian language support
  • IMPROVED: Audit log user identification
  • IMPROVED: Manually scanned email result notification added
  • IMPROVED: Migration of 'per-user' to 'per-system' installation during upgrades
  • IMPROVED: Extended options for Patching behavior when apps are running of Vulnerability & Patch Management
  • FIXED: Offline installer upgrade failed
  • FIXED: User principal name missing in the Detection log for EntraID Users
  • FIXED: Outlook crashes when sending an email, caused by tags added to all scanned emails


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