• Google Chrome fails to open certain websites when SSL Scanning is enabled in ESET Smart Security, the message “This site can’t be reached” is displayed

• In some cases, cloud-based services like Dropbox, Google Apps, Quickbooks online and Skype are blocked by ESET SSL scanning
• Wireless devices (printers, scanners, etc.) are blocked by ESET SSL scanning

ESET SSL (Secure socket layer) scanning is a feature that allows or denies network communications based on a system of certificates that legitimate web services use to identify themselves. In some cases, a legitimate web service or network device might be denied by ESET SSL scanning because its certificate changes frequently, or it does not use an SSL certificate. You can create exceptions to SSL scanning in ESET Windows home products that will allow communications with these services or devices.

I. Enable Pre-release updates

II. Create an SSL scanning exception for the service or device

I. Enable Pre-release updates

Enabling pre-release updates will allow your ESET product to receive any recent changes to the SSL scanning module, which might resolve a conflict you are having with a service or device.

1. Open the main program window of your ESET Windows product.
2. Press the F5 key to access Advanced setup.
3. Click Update and expand Profiles → Updates. Select Pre-release update from the drop-down menu.

4. Expand Basic and click Clear next to Clear update cache and then click OK to save your changes.

5. Click here to bookmark this article and then restart your computer.
6. After your computer restarts, open the main program window of ESET your Windows product.
7. Click Update → Check for updates.

8. Press the F5 key to access Advanced setup.
9. Click Update and expand Profiles → Updates. Select Regular update from the drop-down menu and click OK to save your changes.

10. Attempt to trigger the issue. If the communication is still blocked, or the issue persists, continue to section II below.
    

II. Create an SSL scanning exception for the service or device

1. 1. Open the main program window of your Windows ESET product.
   2. Press the F5 key to access Advanced setup.
   3. Click Web and Email and expand SSL/TLS. Select Interactive mode from the drop-down menu next to SSL/TLS protocol filtering mode.
   4. Click OK to save your changes.

1. 1. Attempt to access the service or device that is being blocked by ESET (for example, open a web app or attempt to print a file).
   2. The Encrypted network traffic dialog will prompt you to select an action to take. Click Details to display the Application and Certificate information. Select one of the following (in this example Remember action for this certificate is selected):
      • Ask every time: This will allow communication with the service or device one time. You will need to repeat this action the next time that you attempt to access this service or device.
      • Remember action for this certificate: This will allow communications with this certificate, but will still examine the certificate before allowing communications.
      • Remember action for this application: This will allow communications with this application, but will still examine the application before allowing communications.
   3. Click Scan to allow communication.
      

      

   4. Click Yes if you receive a prompt from Windows.
   5. Press the F5 key to access Advanced setup.
   6. Click Web and Email and expand SSL/TLS. Select Automatic mode from the drop-down menu next to SSL/TLS protocol filtering mode.
   7. Click OK to save your changes.