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There are other tests online such as this one I have used in the past hxxp://www.eicar.org/85-0-Download.html

I have to agree with Marcos. I've seen other AVs add features like startup manager, file cleaning etc. but these are the jobs of clean up utilities such as ccleaner. Eset in my opinion is good because it sticks to what it is good at - an antivirus should just be that, an antivirus. When you start to add other stuff you can risk making the program too big and too much of resource hog. The only thing I'd maybe suggest is adding a better update system. Currently you can get Eset to let you know of windows updates but an option to warn you of other non microsoft out of date software might be handy. My reasoning for this is often out of date software can at times pose a security risk. However there are other software that can do this, but they can be hit and miss.

If anything it shows the importance of newer versions. Yes I know a lot of people aren't always keen on change and dislike when designs change but sometimes it's best just to update. There seems to still be people who think Microsoft should update an old aging os aka xp.

The AVG one is probably the better one - it shows the rules organised by name along with icons. I suppose the question is why can't Eset change it so that the rules can be arranged like previously. I know most average users probably won't visit the rules but it should still be designed in a way that is easy to navigate like previously.

Just to add I have just googled and looked at how other security vendors are doing this. I will not post the images as I'm not sure if this would be against forum rules as it could be seen as advertising competition. Most have maybe made the firewall rules too simple but they have made the design work a lot better. The names are much easier to read because of the text I mentioned above and some contain icons and the ability to rearrange. I also discovered duplicate rules when looking in esets rules which makes having a better way to view and organise them even more handy

I understand it is arranged this way but why no option to arrange it other ways? Most firewalls tend to allow you to organise my name and other things. I think this would make things far easier and it seems backwards to me that it is removed. Yes there is the search options if you want to find specific rules but this doesn't help if your basically just going through the rules in general. Also the fact allow communication is added at the start of each application doesn't help as it makes it harder to see the application name. Removing that part of the text and then allowing the organisation by name would make things far easier alongside application icons. I see someone mentioned dead firewall rules as well. Does eset remove these or do you have to remove them manually? An option to allow this would be beneficial

You can maybe use the lifetime license on previous versions. Looks like they are trying to fix the issues anyways. I didn't think they had any lifetime licenses left.

I've updated to the Beta however the last few days I didn't notice any issues although the issues with parts of it's protection turning off seemed to happen at random. So far so good though. It feels like version 3 came out of Beta too soon as it's been very buggy. However as a lifetime license user I'm happy that they are still honouring the lifetime license and that the lifetime license includes the ransomware and exploit stuff as previously you had to pay for the exploit stuff separately. I thought I was probably going to have to pay extra for it so was quite surprised.

I to have a lifetime license and have been using Malwarebytes 3 for a bit. It seems a lot more stable the last few days as before that It's protection kept turning off. I haven't had any issues with eset and malwarebytes as far as I know.

If it's saying a restart it looks like it's finished downloading and needs a reboot to properly instal the new version

Yeah just noticed this. Wonder what bugs this relates to.

Not sure what the update brings as changelog hasn't been updated yet

Check the firewall troubleshooter and you may see it blocked with the option to unblock it. its in setup - network protection - troubleshoot wizard

The problem is more browsers means more issues. It's already a pain for web developers trying to support multiple browsers - not as bad as in the past but still an issue. Also there's then those who rely on extensions and other stuff.

I always thought interactive was best in case you are unsure about some applications. I always have my firewall as interactive so if a suspicious program tries to connect to the internet I can block it or if I'm unsure allow it to connect just once. I find it handy if I'm installing something that may come with unwanted extras - if Eset doesn't detect this extra's I can at least stop them from connecting. Also I've always wondered if automatic mode can make the wrong choice - e.g. block something good and allow something dangerous or suspicious. At least in interactive mode I know it's down to me which I suppose could confuse those who aren't very computer literate.

I'm sure from a previous mod post, the latest version should work on XP but is technically no longer supported

I got the latest update a while ago as an update program I used told me there was a new version even though eset didn't think there was and the changelog hadn't actually been updated. I just downloaded the live installer and it installed the newer version

A program I use to check if any of my programs are out of date reported Eset was out of date a few days ago. I couldn't seen a mention of this on the site or forums and Eset itself (Internet Security) couldn't find an update. I was able to find on another site the changelog and when I downloaded from the official Eset site, it updated my Internet Security to the latest version. I presume this is being rolled out slowly in stages or something along those lines? For those interested this is the apparent changelog: * Adds support for Chrome v53-56 (x32/x64) in Banking & Payment Protection * Fixes rare activation bug when user upgrades from previous version and activation ends in endless loop * Improves installation on Windows 8, 8.1 * Updates strings for Updater and Scheduler * Fixes several minor bugs

According to this article Vista is the oldest version of Windows supported. There may be a way to make it work but it appears Eset themselves are no loner supporting xp hxxp://support.eset.com/kb37/?locale=en_US

I hope my post didn't come as a personal attack. I'm all for people using the insider builds, Eset needs to know of any issues so they can fix them. However I am concerned about the amount of people who don't seem to know the risks of insider builds and due to this blame Eset or whatever software they are using.

As I've mentioned on a few posts and even got some people apparently annoyed for repeatedly mentioning it, this is not an Eset problem. I could be wrong, but as far as I know, most security programs have limited or no support for windows 10 insider builds, with most sticking to the stable versions. I'm sure I read Build 14965 caused a lot of issues for multiple third party antivirus, and not just eset. You could move to a different security suite that might work on the current insider build only for it to break on the next one.

The problem is that even if a fix is released the next insider version might break something else. It seems like there will be constant issues for anyone using the insider ring.

Interestingly my firewall disabled itself yesterday for no apparent reason when I booted up but I just rebooted and the issue seemed to sort itself out

Hi there I have disabled webcam protection due to the fact that I don't own/use a webcam and have also set it so Eset doesn't alert me that it is turned off. I presume that this feature is only advantageous to those with a webcam but thought I'd ask just in case.

Well, it turns out the v10 firewall rules list looks just as bleak and difficult to navigate as v9, and it's hard on the eyes, so I am re-posting my suggestion for a user-friendly list that was present in v8 and earlier. I would love this to. Being able to organise by name would make perfect sense and I don't really know why you can't do this anymore. It doesn't help having this added to the start of each application "Allow communication for ..." e.g. "Allow communication for Chrome" and so on. Most firewalls simply have the application name. Adding this text just makes it much harder to look at. The firewall rules and the fact some windows cannot be resized - especially annoying in the antivirus result window, are two things I really find backwards for what otherwise is an amazing security program