FS Protection for Mac 19.1 releases
FS Protection for Mac 19.1 releases will be posted under this thread.
Rasmus Sten
F-Secure Technology, Mac Team
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Release 19.1 beta 1 (build 49553)
We are pleased to announce the availability of a new release of FS Protection for Mac. This update is available for download from My FS Protection and delivery to existing installations will be started shortly.
Highlights of this release:
- Fixes an issue where the macOS firewall would be disabled upon product installation
- Fixes an issue where DeepGuard would not work properly in Classic or Strict mode
- Improved integration with F-Secure Security Cloud
- Improved performance for the Telegram macOS app
- + many more bug fixes, performance improvements and security enhancements in the product update system, Password Vault and VPN
Known issues:
- Initial update may take up to an hour to complete. If the product UI still says "Waiting for initial update" or "Updating protection" more than 2 hours after upgrade or initial installation, please report it to us according to the below instructions. During the initial update process, your computer is still protected by F-Secure Security Cloud.
- Password Vault browser extension may be unable to find URL or password.
- After upgrade, a reboot might be needed before VPN can be enabled
These issues will be fixed in an upcoming beta release.
If you experience any issues, please run the "Support Tool" in the Applications -> "fs protection" folder and submit a bug report with the file created to allow us to investigate the issue. For issues related to Browsing protection and Parental control, remember to include any URLs that reproduce the problem in your bug report. You may also submit false positives and uncategorized web pages directly to F-Secure Labs using https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/submit-a-sample#sample-url
As always, we welcome any feedback via the community pages, and reports of any issues found via https://beta.f-secure.com
Rasmus Sten
F-Secure Technology, Mac Team
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Release 19.1 beta 2 (build 49855)
We are pleased to announce the availability of a new release of FS Protection for Mac. This update is available for download from My FS Protection and delivery to existing installations began Friday.
Highlights of this release:
- Fixes an issue causing menubar icon to render incorrectly in dark mode when real-time scanning indicator is enabled
- Improved on-access scanner performance
- Improved Security Cloud reliability and performance
- Optimized update process
Known issues:
- A browser restart may be required for Password Vault autofill to work
If you experience any issues, please run the "Support Tool" in the Applications -> "fs protection" folder and submit a bug report with the file created to allow us to investigate the issue. For issues related to Browsing protection and Parental control, remember to include any URLs that reproduce the problem in your bug report. You may also submit false positives and uncategorized web pages directly to F-Secure Labs using https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/submit-a-sample#sample-url
As always, we welcome any feedback via the community pages, and reports of any issues found via https://beta.f-secure.com
Rasmus Sten
F-Secure Technology, Mac Team
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Release 19.1 beta 3 (build 49954)
We are pleased to announce the availability of a new release of FS Protection for Mac. This update is available for download from My FS Protection and delivery to existing installations will begin soon.
Highlights of this release:
- Localisation bugfixes with missing translations for texts with special characters (ellipsis, etc.)
- Stability improvements for license activation flow
- Safari extension block page bug fix on macOS Ventura 13.4 beta
Known issues:
- A browser restart may be required for Password Vault autofill to work
If you experience any issues, please run the "Support Tool" in the Applications -> "fs protection" folder and submit a bug report with the file created to allow us to investigate the issue. For issues related to Browsing protection and Parental control, remember to include any URLs that reproduce the problem in your bug report. You may also submit false positives and uncategorized web pages directly to F-Secure Labs using https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/submit-a-sample#sample-url
As always, we welcome any feedback via the community pages, and reports of any issues found via https://beta.f-secure.com
Best regards, Arthur
F-Secure Technology, Mac Team
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Release 19.1 beta 4 (build 50041)
We are pleased to announce the availability of a new release of FS Protection for Mac. This update is available for download from My FS Protection and delivery to existing installations will begin shortly.
Highlights of this release:
- Additional product update telemetry
- DeepGuard bug fixes in non-default rulesets related to Security Cloud usage policies
Known issues:
- A browser restart may be required for Password Vault autofill to work
If you experience any issues, please run the "Support Tool" in the Applications -> "fs protection" folder and submit a bug report with the file created to allow us to investigate the issue. For issues related to Browsing protection and Parental control, remember to include any URLs that reproduce the problem in your bug report. You may also submit false positives and uncategorized web pages directly to F-Secure Labs using https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/submit-a-sample#sample-url
As always, we welcome any feedback via the community pages, and reports of any issues found via https://beta.f-secure.com
Best regards, Arthur
F-Secure Technology, Mac Team
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Release 19.1MR1 beta 1 (build 50190)
We are pleased to announce the availability of a new release of FS Protection for Mac. This update is available for download from My FS Protection and delivery to existing installations will begin shortly.
Highlights of this release:
- Fixes an issue where DeepGuard would treat some unknown software as trusted
- Fixes an issue where VPN would fail to start after a macOS upgrade
Known issues:
- A browser restart may be required for Password Vault autofill to work
If you experience any issues, please run the "Support Tool" in the Applications -> "fs protection" folder and submit a bug report with the file created to allow us to investigate the issue. For issues related to Browsing protection and Parental control, remember to include any URLs that reproduce the problem in your bug report. You may also submit false positives and uncategorized web pages directly to F-Secure Labs using https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/submit-a-sample#sample-url
As always, we welcome any feedback via the community pages, and reports of any issues found via https://beta.f-secure.com
Rasmus Sten
F-Secure Technology, Mac Team
