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I think the ESET SS interface is the best of the competition. I've never had a major problem with ESET and I've been using it on all my computers for about five years. It's very effective and efficient. I upgraded from Norton, because at the time, Norton didn't support 64-bit XP. Also, ESET tech support is very good. Of all the anti-virus and internet security software I've used since about 1990, ESET is the best. Issues always pop-up with any security software, but I've never had an issue resolving anything with ESET and their tech support.

My previous version was V7.0.302.0. I don't know that ESS is causing any issues with IE. I only suspect that it might be. It could be something else. It's working fine at the moment. I was having some issues with IE and resolved them by doing a complete IE optimization, by completely deleting all components of the browsing history, clearing the SSL state, resetting all security zones to default level and disabling some IE add-ons. I did all of that just after I upgraded to IE 11. I do know that the upgrade from V7.0.302.0 to V7.0.302.26 did cause the unusually slow boot, but resetting the HIPS seems to have resolved it. I had issues with odd behavior in the past and I was able to resolve it by doing a complete removal of ESS from my system to include all registry entries and then performing a clean install of ESS. Do you have any suggestions? Regards

I don't notice any change with self-defense disabled. The unusually long boot was resolved as I indicated above. I was able to send the SysInspector Log file in a zip file format. It was considerably smaller than the unzipped version. Please let me know if you see anything that needs to be corrected. Regards

The SysInspector Log was too big at 3.8 MB to send in a personal message. Is there another way to send it? Regards

Attached is a HIPS Log file that shows log entries related to system boot only. Previously, I noticed that several HIPS Log entries occurred before I was able to disable HIPS logging. For the attached file, I disabled HIPS Logging immediately after system boot completed. Regards HIPS LOG.xml

Attached is the HIPS Log in xml file format. I think it's easier to read than the screen shot I posted previously. Regards HIP LOG.xml

A screen shot of the HIPS Log is attached. Prior to your last post, I had re-enabled HIPS and I didn't experience the unusually long boot. The HIPS issue was at least mostly resolved by disabling, rebooting and then re-enabling. Internet Explorer seems sluggish and I'm not sure if that's HIPS related. Does that attached log file screen shot indicate anything that needs to be reconfigured? Thanks for your assistance. Regards

Yes, I disabled HIPS and the unusual delay during boot where the monitors go into standby was resolved. If I re-enable HIPS will the issue be resolved? Thanks for your assistance. Regards

I'll give that a try. I didn't make any setup changes when I updated the product. I'll report back once I finish doing some computer maintenance. Regards

Hi, I just upgraded to ESET SS 7.0.302.26 from the previous ESET SS 7 version. My system has a very slow boot time now. It's so slow, the monitors go into standby mode for about a minute before the boot resumes. Is there a fix for this? Would a clean reinstall of the ESET SS7 program resolve this issue? Thank you in advance for your assistance. Regards

Thank you for that information. It appears to be a legit Java warning. Regards

Hi, I was browsing a webpage and got a Security Warning pop-up box. I didn't know if this was an ESET or Win 7 security warning or a malware trick. Is this an ESET security warning? Thank you for your assistance. Regards

I confirmed that the two threats are the same, by rescanning with Microsoft Safety Scanner. A subsequent scan with Microsoft Safety Scanner after ESET SS 7 detected and removed the threat indicated no threats detected. ESET SS 7 detected and quarantined this threat on its first full scan. I don't see why ESET SS 6 didn't detect this threat. Regards

Actually, I was incorrect. It was ESET Smart Security 6 that didn't detect this threat. I just installed ESET Smart Security 7, but hadn't run a full scan. My first full scan is almost complete and it appears that ESET Smart Security 7 has detected and cleaned ten threats that Smart Security 6 didn't detect. I see a Java/Exploit.Agent.PVZ Trojan in Quarantine. I don't know if this is the same threat that Microsoft Safety Scanner detected, but I will rescan and see if it still detects a threat. If it doesn't, then this must be what it detected. Good job ESET. It appears that SS 7 is a big improvement over SS 6. Regards

Is this a threat that ESET Smart Security 7 can detect and remove?

I'm running ESET Smart Security 7 with Windows Defender on my Win 7 Pro x64 system. I was troubleshooting another issue when it was suggested to run Microsoft Safety Scanner. I ran the scanner and it detected the malware Java/CVE-2013-2423 and indicated that it was only partially removed. I've deleted all Java programs from my system, and restore points and backups as well. I've run the MS Safety Scanner several times with the same results, only partial removal. Why doesn't ESET Smart Security 7 detect and remove this threat? Windows Defender didn't detect it as well. Is this a real threat? Regards

Thank you for that information. Although, I'm not using Windows Homegroup networking in my case, because I'm networking a Win XP system with a Win 7 system. I'm using Windows Workgroup networking. It's my understanding that Windows Homegroup networking is only applicable when you are networking Win 7 systems only. Do you have a similar article on Windows Workgroup networking? My two PCs are both configured with the ESET firewall, so I presume they are individually secure. My concern is when the two PCs are passing folders and files between each other. The packets pass through the DSL modem which is my default Gateway; is this network traffic secure in a Windows Workgroup network? Thank you for your assistance. Regards

Thank you for the replies. I was able to resolve my folder sharing issue, but I have concern that my networked systems may not be as secure as they could be from threats on the Internet side of the DSL modem. The folder sharing issue was a Microsoft Windows Network setup issue. If you are connecting two different operating systems with Win 7 on ome of the computers, you need to establish identical password protected user accounts on each computer. Once I created the accounts with password login, I was able to view the files and folders on the Win 7 computer from the Win XP computer. HomeGroup is a feature of Win 7 that only applies to networked Win 7 systems. Both my computers are running ESET SS 6 and one is a Win 7 Pro x64 desktop and one is a Win XP Pro laptop both connected to my DSL modem via Ethernet cable. I set up a Workgroup and the two computers in the Workgroup have access to the other computers folders and files. I don't know how to determine if my firewall configurations with this type of setup are sufficient or if I have a wide open threat access. I've viewed the ESET training feature on the ESET SS 6, but that information was very basic and doesn't explain firewall settings from what I've seen. Is there a good example or tutorial on firewall configuration settings that explains the recommended settings and what to look for? I don't see anything that explains the proper port configurations and protocols. Should both system have the identical firewall settings? Thanks in advance for your assistance. Regards

Hi, I have two systems in Home Network in same Workgroup connected via cable to DSL router both running ESET SS 6. The Desktop is running Win 7 Pro x64. The Laptop is running Win XP Pro. Both systems connect to the internet individually through the DSL router. The Laptop can't view subfolders on the Desktop. The Desktop doesn't have any issues viewing folders and subfolders on the Laptop. Is this a possible firewall setting issue? Do I need to make any changes to the ESET Firewall configuration for this Home Network? Thank you in advance for your assistance. Regards

Thanks for the replies, I'm still interested to hear if anyone has tried MSE and ESET at the same time and found the two compatible or not. I'm supplementing ESET on my Win 7 system with SUPERAntiSpyware Pro and Win 7 Windows Defender. I've had all three scanning at the same time without any issues. I've just downloaded Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, because I read a lot of forum posts that indicate Malwarebytes is a bit better than SUPERAntiSpyware. Unfortunately, ESET SS 6 ignores a lot of the junk you pick up surfing the web. Adware and tracking cookies seem to bog down my browser, so I find it necessary to run the "other" programs to clean up the non-virus malware. It would be great if you could just buy one package that does it all. I'm tempted to try the MSE for the Windows Defender feature. From what I seen online, MSE goes after a lot of Malware. Windows Defender cleaned a virus that was buried in an attachment to an old email in an old Outlook pst file that I had archived on my system. ESET apparently doesn't do that type of cleaning. It's good to have different programs as a check. Regards

Hello, I'm running ESET SS 6 on my Win XP Pro notebook PC. In the past, I've used Windows Defender to supplement ESET, because it helped clean-up malware/spyware/adware/tracking cookies that ESET SS 6 seems to ignore. However, Microsoft has discontinued Windows Defender for Win XP. It appears they've moved Defender into their Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Suite. It was my understanding that MSE is or was an antivirus program when Windows Defender was available as a separate stand alone program . I'm not sure of MSE current status, but I'm interested in the malware/spyware clean up that ESET doesn't. Do you know if MSE is compatible with ESET SS 6 on the same Win XP or Win 7 system? Thanks for your assistance. Regards

OK, thanks. If I read that correctly, I don't need any additional ESET products or licenses for two different Microsoft Windows operating systems on the same machine in dual boot mode. I'm in North America and I'm not using any Mac systems. Regards

I'm considering setting up a dual boot machine. Will my same ESET license be sufficient or will I be required to add a license? Thank you and Regards