max2 1 Report post Posted January 2 Download Image 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken1943 3 Report post Posted January 2 I just got this also. Windows 10 Pro. Pale Moon,Firefox & Chrome installed. Chrome default 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcpcs 1 Report post Posted January 2 I have received 2 phone calls regarding this issue. Is this legitimate? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pilis 3 Report post Posted January 2 Yes, it is legit and from Emsisoft. I guess the blog post annoucing the changes with version 2018.12 has been delayed a bit. Here you can read some more information about it: https://malwaretips.com/threads/emsisoft-browser-security.88869/ (Written by Fabian Wosar who is Emsisoft's CTO.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slopes 3 Report post Posted January 2 I would assume this is what it is about. I didn't get the notification but I already have the browser security installed through google chrome extensions These might help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric cartman 6 Report post Posted January 2 Here is the Blog: https://blog.emsisoft.com/en/32517/new-in-2018-12-safe-web-browsing-with-emsisoft-browser-security/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MJmusicguy 2 Report post Posted January 2 so now we have answers however it begs the question how is this different from other products a selling point for EAM for me has always been no bloat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pilis 3 Report post Posted January 2 Still no bloat I would say. The extension is not 100% needed but "only" recommended for EAM users since it adds to the phishing protection. The existing surf protection based on DNS-requests will still be available. (And of course is still needed to block network requests by malware.) The extension is also only ~90KBs. What would be bloat imho and much more invasive is adding some sort of MITM, deep packet inspection, intercepting SSL-certificates in the browser and stuff. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GT500 495 Report post Posted January 2 23 minutes ago, MJmusicguy said: so now we have answers however it begs the question how is this different from other products a selling point for EAM for me has always been no bloat First and foremost the Emsisoft Browser Security extension is entirely optional. It's intended as a supplement to protection, and not a replacement for our traditional Surf Protection. Secondly, there's a major emphasis on privacy in the extension. Even though the database is cloud-based, it doesn't need to tell us exactly what web page you're visiting in order to work. Instead of sending us the URL you're visiting, it hashes the domain name and sends us the hash, and then our servers respond with a list of URL's where the hash for the domain name matched, leaving the extension to determine whether or not the URL the browser is actually trying to load is safe rather than having our servers do it. In addition, the data about malicious URL's received from our servers is cached, so that it doesn't need to be requested again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max2 1 Report post Posted January 2 Thanks how do I turn off the notification please ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeremyNicoll 45 Report post Posted January 2 > Thanks how do I turn off the notification please ? See: Settings - Notifications - Browser Security verifications 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max2 1 Report post Posted January 2 Just now, JeremyNicoll said: > Thanks how do I turn off the notification please ? See: Settings - Notifications - Browser Security verifications Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GT500 495 Report post Posted January 3 There's also a link in each notification where you can select not to show it again: Download Image Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
