FS Protection PC 19.2 releases
Release 19.2 beta 1 (5.2.1228):
New features:
- User interfaces framework updated to Microsoft .NET 6
- Main user interface top bar unification between multiple feature views
- Vault is now auto-generating 16 char strong password for new pw entries
- Animations for Smart tasks
Bug Fixes:
- Fix for Vault autolock not following set value. (KID-1640)
Known issues:
- Launching some tools marked with shield in user interfaces does not work
Ville
F-Secure R&D, Desktop products
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The update to .NET 6.0 didn't go as smoothly as expected. There are currently 3 known issues that we are working to solve as soon as possible.
- Launching some tools marked with shield in user interfaces does not work
- 64-bit UI binaries are not signed and show yellow warning in UAC elevation
- 32-bit UI binaries go missing in update, 32-bit product has no UI. The user is still protected, since the core of the product works.
Ville
F-Secure R&D, Desktop products
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Release 19.2 beta 3 (5.2.1455):
Bug Fixes:
- Launching some tools marked with shield in user interfaces does not work
- 64-bit UI binaries are not signed and show yellow warning in UAC elevation
- 32-bit UI binaries go missing in update, 32-bit product has no UI
- VPN bypass causing Blue Screen error in IPv6 network
Seppo
F-Secure R&D, Desktop products
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@acasohp This is known issue (https://community.f-secure.com/en/discussion/127040/scan-button-on-right-click-menu-is-gone) . Will be fixed in the next beta release.
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Release 19.2 beta 4 (5.3.1812):
New features:
- Trusted Shopping is a completely new feature addition to Secure Browsing. You can see rating of various shopping sites in the search results when you hover mouse over the rating icons, and when you enter a shopping site you see a prompt telling you how trustworthy that website is. You can also see the rating in the browser extension menu.
- New browser and extension detection system. Browser extension installation status per browser is visible under Secure Browsing page.
- When installing child profile, at the end installation flow, user is asked to install browser extensions.
- "F-Secure NIF Web" updates used instead of "WithSecure NIF Web Plugin".
- Setting to disable VPN connection notification.
Bug Fixes:
- Scan button on "right click menu" is gone.
- VPN locations list usability changes.
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If you are seeing a green rectangle at the top-right corner in Microsoft Edge, then it's caused by F-Secure Browsing Protection extension. The information is debug information for internal testing and was accidentally released to beta. We have already fixed this but Edge review process takes up to a week, as soon as the fixed extension is approved and released by Microsoft the rectangle goes away.
Until that, if it's interfering too much, you can disable our Browsing Protection extension from Edge or use other browsers. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Ville
F-Secure R&D, Desktop products
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Hello,
Sorry to bother you. I come with three points to ask.
First one.
About Edge's rectangle (for some reason I called it a table..)
by the way, is this the reason why I can't see the extension in Microsoft Edge store /microsoftedge.microsoft.com/ ? I mean, two of the three available options are available on their pages. And the one that is installed and that is copied from the Settings page (in fs protection UI) is not available there.
I just haven’t tried to remove the extension and try to configure it again, but I suspect that this will be impossible at the moment.
// and, also, I like this debug information. at least, I realized that locally whitelisted (and blacklisted) resources are completely disconnected from Security Cloud checks as I think now.
Second one. How to properly use the ability to recategorize using an extension? Before beta 4 - 'used' category was listed. Now, entire list of categories are unchecked. So, let’s say if you need to propose removing the category “Alcohol and...” or “Dating” for a specific website that was so categorized. And considering that now the entire list is in an unchecked state (before beta 4 - the “used” category was ticked). Should I, say, just “submit” an empty list with no category selected (if there is no “matching” one in it)?
Third one.
You can see rating of various shopping sites in the search results when you hover mouse over the rating icons, and when you enter a shopping site you see a prompt telling you how trustworthy that website is. You can also see the rating in the browser extension menu.
I do see 'shopping' generic logo for shopping sites in the search results when I hover mouse over the rating logos. But should I see something else? I mean, what there means by "rating"?
I do able to meet a couple of prompts. And I can see logo and rating (smiles/wording) in the browser extension menu. However, (did not try to much yet) I managed to see rating for any page only for one shopping site.
Two others with the view like - only 'main domain' (www.shopping.shop for example) with rating. But any subpage/part of resource will not trigger a prompt or rating via extension menu. In addition, for one of them, sometimes there is a rating - sometimes there is not. And another is not about rating in the extension's menu or even it will say that website is no analyzed yet.
One point to mention: since I do use Content Filtering (shopping-category is included), so I have to whitelist website to see 'a prompt/pop-up'. Maybe this flow is a reason for other unclear effects. But only partially.
Thanks! And sorry for my English.
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New Edge extension has been approved at Microsoft Edge store and now available for installation. It typically takes long time to approve new Edge extension at store and we apologies for the inconvenience!
New extension has new features and we recommend to enable "Trusted shopping" option in Settings to see shopping websites ratings.
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Hello,
Thanks for your response about this part!
Regarding your observations, trusted shopping rating should be visible in 3 places: search results (balloon), popup dialog when visiting shopping website and extension menu.
Yes, I managed to see it in three places now.
Trouble (or situation): search results (balloon) will not show this 'trusted shopping rating' (smiles) if you do use Parental Control/Family Rules Content filtering with "shopping and auctions"-category. So, you will see only 'restricted'-type balloon with a generic shop-website logo and no trusted shopping rating. As a result, 'trusted shopping rating' will be visible only in extension menu (whenever you try it - blockpage or if website is whitelisted) and if you decided to whitelist a particular shopping website - then you can see a popup dialog too.
I tried to uncheck 'Shopping'-category in My FS Protection portal and now I do see these ratings in search results (balloon) too.
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Release 19.2 beta 6 (5.3.2326):
New features:
- "Real-time scanning" has been changed to "automatic scanning" in Settings UI.
- Turned off automatic scanning is now shown as "warning" (yellow task) instead of "error" (red task)
- Event history event for blocked untrusted shopping websites.
- New "Subscription" view in Main UI
Bug Fixes:
- Miscellaneous fixes in browser extension detection logic.
- Don't create 'Conflicting product' smart task when automatic scanning is turned off.
Ville
F-Secure R&D, Desktop products
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I have no troubles with FS Business, excepted two matters
# I only have 5 locations to choose from in the VPN part: Netherlands, japan, USA, Singapore, UK and Finland... I am french, living in France and I need a french server location in France. How can I get that one ?
# Much important too I cant activate pipelining AND killswitch as pippeling is not availble
Pease help
Thank you
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Hello,
Sorry for the comment.
With beta 6: feature that showed a (disabled) module in the list - discarded?
I mean, for example, in "Viruses and Threats" screen: list of modules (Security Cloud, DeepGuard, ..., Gaming mode). Before beta 6 (and after some of betas) disabled modules were listed with a mark. Now with the redesigned logos - I did not see that. I keep "Gaming mode" disabled.
Thanks!
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The VPN exit node selection is very limited since this is a free beta product. If you wish to have more options, you have to use the paid version of the product.
I did not understand the second comment, can you clarify.
Ville
F-Secure R&D, Desktop products
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Release 19.2 beta 8 (5.3.2422):
Bug Fixes:
- After logout user does not get to login screen (PBL-11753)
- User may see blank main UI in certain configurations (PBL-11663)
- Visiting ID Monitoring may disable other feature cards (PBL-11741)
- "All protection off" shows status as green (PBL-11733)
- User is shown login button when login is not possible (PBL-11748)
- .NET processes do not create proper crash dump file (PBL-11750)
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Hello,
A small point to ask.
Installation and user account (Windows) where the “Login” task is present (yellow one). And one else task (... blue one, cannot re-think now which one it is).
For many months (probably) - I suspected that tasks were being shown again (now this, now another) despite the use of "forget it". Recently, I am sure that I dismiss all the tasks and 'forget it' is ticked. However, a couple of days after receiving beta 8 - this system showed this "Login" task again. Should it be so?
This time I definitely did dismiss and marked 'forget it', in case it appears again. So this comment is a timestamp. :)
Thanks!
