beethoven 0 Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 I just upgraded to V 9 and noticed that this version contains SSL scanning. I think this may have been included in earlier versions but was not enabled by default. Using AV on a desktop for "normal" use, I don't quite understand what exactly is being done with this feature. I read some articles about scanning encrypted traffic and while I can see this makes sense for certain types of email, how is this relevant for me as a user going to a https website? I am not trying to be difficult, just would like to understand. It seems that this traffic is now routed somehow via eset or uses some eset certificates and I would like to understand how this improves my security as an enduser. I believe https websites and their certifcates are already protected/checked by the browsers and I guess using open dns, ip addresses are being checked there? While I have found some links about how to enable this or how to deal with problems arising from this, I could not find anything explaining the need for this in the first place. Any explanation or link to such would be greatly appreciated.
Administrators Marcos 5,741 Posted August 29, 2016 Administrators Posted August 29, 2016 With SSL scanning enabled, ESET will be able to: - scan email received via secure protocols IMAPS and POP3S even if your email client is not supported (e.g. Thunderbird) - block https websites (either malicious ones or those that fall under specific categories blocked by Parental Control)
beethoven 0 Posted August 29, 2016 Author Posted August 29, 2016 Thank you Marcos, seems to me beneficial though not absolutely necessary for everyone.
Administrators Marcos 5,741 Posted August 29, 2016 Administrators Posted August 29, 2016 Thank you Marcos, seems to me beneficial though not absolutely necessary for everyone. Well, blocking https sites serving malware that is not detected by other protection layers is actually a good reason for everyone to keep it enabled
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