ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS version 7.0.7300.0 has been released

[Marcos 5,468]

Release Date: March 21, 2022

ESET Endpoint Antivirus for macOS 7.0.7300.0 has been released. The current version is available only for managed environments from the ESET repository. ESET Endpoint Security will be released later.

Changelog:

Version 7.0.7300.0

• Completely new distributed architecture, similar to micro-services:

  • Native 64-bit architecture

  • Higher performance – offloading unused modules, more effective code, improved multi-threading

  • Better Security – whenever possible, processes are run under non-privileged accounts. Crashing or hijacking one product process will not disable the other protections.

  • Better Stability – simpler components, auto-restart in case of a crash

• Real-time file system protection:

  • Latest native 64bit scanning engine

  • Optimized for multi-core performance

  • Real-time scanning under local user

• On-demand scanning

  • Via GUI or command line

  • Via the ESET management console

  • Local scan scheduler

• Web & email protection

  • Web Access Protection

  • Email client protection

  • Anti-Phishing protection

• ESET Enterprise Inspector 1.7+ support

• Compatible with ESET Security Management Center v7.2 and above and ESET PROTECT Cloud

  • LiveInstaller support in ESET PROTECT Cloud

  • Unified configuration options in ESET PROTECT

• Brand new native Graphical user interface, including:

  • Dark mode support

  • Native desktop notifications

  • Ability to disable GUI for end-user

  • Configuration of protection statuses

• Automatic scan when inserting removable media

• Support for performance and all detection exclusions (by Path, by Path & Detection, by Hash)

• Extended configuration of ESET LiveGrid

• CLI commands same as on Linux platform

• Multi-language installation - automatic localization according to system language with system native language change

• ARM support via Rosetta 2

• ESET Management console is required as product GUI doesn't include all capabilities, especially product settings

• Activation via License key or via the ESET management console

• Many other both user-facing and under-the-hood improvements

  For a detailed comparison with version 6, please see https://help.eset.com/eea_mac/7/en-US/

 

Known issues

 

Upgrade to Latest Version

• Product doesn't have all the features from v6. Please see detailed comparison in product bulletin
• Product supports re-installation over currently installed version 6
• Product does not transfer existing configuration and configuration is restarted to defaults
• Product will need to be re-configured by creating new policy in ESET PROTECT and choosing product "‪ESET Endpoint for macOS (V7+)"
• It's required to reboot the system after upgrading to version 7 and before allowing Full Disk Access for the main app. (only when upgrading from v6 to v7)

 

Support Resources

ESET provides support in the form of Online Help (user guides), fully localized application and Online Help, online Knowledgebase, and applicable to your region, chat, email or phone support.

• Online Help (user guides)
• Visit www.eset.com/contact to email ESET technical support