Issue
- The “Network threat blocked” notification below indicates ESET has detected and blocked an intrusion attempt—it does not indicate your system is infected
Solution
Before proceeding
If the ESET firewall is blocking a program or network resource that you know to be safe, exclude the IP address from being detected as a threat by the intrusion detection system (IDS)
If you are not sure that the detected IP address is safe, we recommend that you create a log of all connections blocked by the ESET firewall and contact ESET technical support for assistance.
I. Update your ESET Windows home product and run a Computer scan
- Verify that program module updates are downloading properly (these will include ESET firewall module updates whenever they are available). Click for instructions to update ESET products—check for latest product modules.
- Scan your computer.
- If your ESET product detects an infection, follow the steps in the Knowledgebase article below.
If your ESET product does not detect an infection, disable intrusion detection notifications.
II. Disable intrusion detection notifications
If your system is not infected, follow the step below to disable Detected Port Scanning Attack notifications:
About these notifications
Remember that these notifications indicate that your ESET product has detected and blocked an intrusion attempt—they do not indicate an infection. Your ESET product will continue to block these attacks even after the notifications are disabled.
- Open the main program window of your ESET Windows product.
- Press the F5 key to access Advanced setup.
- Click Network Protection, click Network attack protection, then expand → Advanced Options → Intrusion Detection.
- Click the slider bar next to Display notification after attack detection to disable it and click OK. To re-enable these notifications, repeat steps 1-3 above and click the slider bar next to Display notification after attack detection to enable it and then click OK.
