PeterAce

Yes, that is indeed the case. Are you suggesting that VMWare Remote Control should also be able to connect without the mentioned connections and a change in the ports config in Web Protection. I would like to know how as I prefer not to have these exclusions. Please advice. Thanks! Peter

If anyone runs into this problem, ESET Support helped me figure out the right exclusions. You can add these under Setup (left menu) - Enter application preferences - General -> Exclusions: Setup button Exclusions: /Applications/VMware Fusion.app/*.* [if you have fusion] /private/etc/*.* /Applications/VMware Remote Console.app/*.* [the other related post was archived, so created new one] cheers. Peter