New Update F-Secure v26.4 Public Release

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The staged roll out hasn't hit me yet, but the release notes for v26.4 have been posted.

Version 26.4​

Released April 2026

Browsing Protection​

  • Scanning HTTP/3 traffic is now system-wide. Previously it only applied to browsers with the extension installed.
  • When a browser is not installed, you can copy its extension's installation URL to your clipboard using the new "Copy link" button in the "Browser not found" dialog.
  • "Search result rating" toggle has been moved to a separate section under Settings -> Scam Protection to make it clearer that it affects both Browsing Protection and Shopping Protection.

Family Protection​

  • With the Strict content blocking profile, fewer legitimate websites will be incorrectly blocked. Only websites with genuinely uncertain content will be restricted.

Improvements:​

  • Minor text updates to align with other platforms.
  • Fixed slow VPN connection times on Windows 10 with Kill Switch enabled.

Bug fixes:​

  • Fixed an issue where VPN failed to reconnect after the system resumed from sleep.
  • Fixed a location info text issue for VPN feature card.
  • ID Monitoring: Breached plaintext passwords, usernames and other fields are now viewable.

Known limitations:​

  • Blocked HTTP/3 connections time out instead of failing immediately.
  • Full HTTP/3 blocking across all network conditions is not yet guaranteed.
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Szellem said:
I downloaded it to my computer and installed it as you suggested. Version 26.3 is still installed. I guess it will take a little while for version 26.4 to be released.
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As I suggested, or due to some of the points I made in the other thread? ;) :)

Yep, I'm still waiting for 26.4. It usually updates a couple of days after the Mac release, for the Windows update. Part of the Identity Monitoring will show what's been compromised, plain text in the app, compared to going into the portal. That is one of the updates they mentioned for 26.4. It was one of the most revealing things I saw, that helped me to know what passwords had been affected about 2-3 years ago where I changed them all using a password generator. McAfee also does the same thing, shows the parts of the compromised passwords, IIRC. Remember, it's not going to show breaches in real time (I know you know that ) but hopefully with the browsing and banking protection, will help mitigate things from our end.

The Financial monitoring may be more spontaneous, but I have yet to fill that out.

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