Future changes to ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Internet Security, ESET Smart Security Premium and ESET Ultimate Security

[Damjan 8]

Where is topic for EIS and ESSP?

[Damjan 8]

I hope that "ad-blocker" will be added in future versions of ESET. That would be good for the rebels.

[John Dow 4]

Just a minimalistic request for NOD32 Antivirus.

When you hover on the tray icon make visible the virus database version and the corresponding date (like it was in old ESET NOD32 v. 8.0)

Edited February 4 by John Dow

[Glitch 3]

When setting the software to NOT do product updates  don't force to do those updates it is annoying and wrecked our test setups and will wreck production.  

[Marcos 5,143]

26 minutes ago, Glitch said:

When setting the software to NOT do product updates  don't force to do those updates it is annoying and wrecked our test setups and will wreck production.  

It is possible to disable application feature updates in the advanced setup. This won't work for security and stability updates as well as when the product goes EOL and there's a risk that module updates for your product version will be terminated which would expose your computer at risk.

[Glitch 3]

8 minutes ago, Marcos said:

It is possible to disable application feature updates in the advanced setup. This won't work for security and stability updates as well as when the product goes EOL and there's a risk that module updates for your product version will be terminated which would expose your computer at risk.

Exactly off is off and not force it. For example the update of windows server 2012 for example if you forced that it would have wrecked our environment. ESET should learn to in some cases those updates should not be allowed and that is why customers turn it off. Now it is like it is off but when we think it should be on it will be on.  

[Marcos 5,143]

5 minutes ago, Glitch said:

Exactly off is off and not force it. For example the update of windows server 2012 for example if you forced that it would have wrecked our environment. ESET should learn to in some cases those updates should not be allowed and that is why customers turn it off. Now it is like it is off but when we think it should be on it will be on.  

This subforum and topic concern products for home users who do not use servers. As far as business products are concerned, an administrator sets up the auto-update policy as he or she likes with the option to set the highest version that the product is allowed to upgrade to. We do not force product updates on servers and in managed environment.

[anirbandutta01 0]

Boot time scanner required for stubborn malware and safe mode password protection required. So that nobody uninstall or modify ESET settings in safe mode. Also fast scanning speed required.

[anirbandutta01 0]

6 hours ago, anirbandutta01 said:

Boot time scanner required for stubborn malware and safe mode password protection required. So that nobody uninstall or modify ESET settings in safe mode. Also fast scanning speed required.

Feature request for all ESET products including ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

[klmnn788 0]

Please add option to delete quarantine files under scheduler task

[Jim R 0]

In my opinion ESET make a serious mistake by eliminating the ability to create a "Rescue Disk" (or USB flash stick) with the NOD32 program.  I ran into a piece of malware that compromised booting my system. In the past I could boot from a rescue disk, check for the latest definitions, scan, clean, etc.  Now that activity is eliminated.

I ended up using a competitor's product that allowed me to boot from a stick and clean the malware. This is something ESET should put back in their product, or at least have the functionality on their website to download an image and create a bootable media.

[StuK 0]

It would be nice to have a context menu option when R-clicking ESET icon in sys tray for Firewall Automatic /Firewall Interactive (Windows, of course). After a new app install, I like to know what IPs are being used. It's  cumbersome to open ESET everytime and twirl to those firewall settings. 

Thanks,

Stu

[kcdc 0]

DirectStorage compatibility. Currently DLMFENC.sys still blocks this functionality. Is it possible to add this functionality? Possibly to Gamer Mode?

[pipes 4]

Need (allow or disable)  pop-up notifications for Firewall on right-click of taskbar icon.

Now all you can do is go through each program and set it to display, so many clicks.

[Marcos 5,143]

5 hours ago, pipes said:

Need (allow or disable)  pop-up notifications for Firewall on right-click of taskbar icon.

Now all you can do is go through each program and set it to display, so many clicks.

Please elaborate more on this in a new topic so as not to clutter up this one with feedback and suggestions.

[Guilhermesene 3]

All I want are two basic things:

- More fluid and faster graphical interface as it was in the older versions like v14 and v15 (nowadays the performance of the graphical interface of the main window has dropped mainly).

- More simplified purchasing plans (subscriptions) as it used to be like NOD32, EIS AND ESSP (simple, direct and objective) (today it's a bit confusing)

- That it remains as it always was (without bloatware and unnecessary items)

Edited April 4 by Guilhermesene

[kalima 0]

Add customization for Click Right on task bar.

We want to have a shortcut way to enable Gamer Mode quickly.

[eitanc 2]

More granular email notifications selection

I wish for NOD32 and up, to allow users to granularly select which events will cause a notification email delivery, like about the fact that NOD32 has blocked a risk type (like unwanted application) or even a specific one (like MSIL/Microsoft.Bing.D), so we will know NOD32 did it work (blocked) but we don't wish to be flooded with alert emails about the less important issues.

[yaslaw 0]

System Watcher.
Similar to what Kaspersky offers, in case malware is detected not by signature but by behavior, ESET should offer to revert all changes made by this malicious application, even if the program has already been executed and not initially flagged or deleted. It's a very powerful feature that I miss a lot in ESET.

[nexon 8]

10 minutes ago, yaslaw said:

System Watcher.
Similar to what Kaspersky offers, in case malware is detected not by signature but by behavior, ESET should offer to revert all changes made by this malicious application, even if the program has already been executed and not initially flagged or deleted. It's a very powerful feature that I miss a lot in ESET.

Hah kaspersky is on miles away from eset.. Eset have only hips which must be user configured because it is poor in detection ransomware. 

Kaspersky is much better with protection and features.. I use primary kaspersky. 

Edited May 25 by nexon

[Marcolino 0]

Description: (Feature Request) Use ESET's LiveGrid file reputation system for application whitelisting

Detail: It would be very useful to have an optional feature in ESET that uses ESET's existing and up-to-date LiveGrid reputation system, specifically the whitelist, to only allow the execution of applications that are whitelisted (have a good reputation) there. This could be an optional feature since maintaining a whitelist with all hashes, even for the "rarest" executables with only a few users, is almost impossible. However, I'm pretty sure almost all basic, well-known, programs (including their updates) are listed on the whitelist of LiveGrid.

This would be a huge security improvement with the only drawback being the need to manually "whitelist" some "rare" executables here and there that are not in ESET's LiveGrid whitelist, similar to normal application whitelisting based on signatures.

This feature might be too disruptive for the "average" user, but it would add tremendous value for users who prioritize security over minor inconveniences, like with the interactive firewall etc.

ESET could add this to ESSP as an extra (optional) feature like LiveGuard, since they maintain the global reputation whitelist, which is, in this case, part of the already existing LiveGrid system. Since the whitelist is already available, the implementation effort would likely not be enormous.

[Marcos 5,143]

4 minutes ago, Marcolino said:

Description: (Feature Request) Use ESET's LiveGrid file reputation system for application whitelisting

We use it internally for whitelisting. It would not be wise to block every file that is not trusted, otherwise users would end up with many legitimate files being blocked for some time after their applications update.

[Marcolino 0]

2 minutes ago, Marcos said:

We use it internally for whitelisting. It would not be wise to block every file that is not trusted, otherwise users would end up with many legitimate files being blocked for some time after their applications update.

Thank you for the prompt response, Marcos! This appears to be a similar issue to regular application whitelisting, at least for programs whose signatures are not already included in the whitelist, in which case you would need to manually add the hashes.

5 minutes ago, Marcos said:

otherwise users would end up with many legitimate files being blocked for some time after their applications update.

I suppose the handling of this issue largely depends on how ESET manages the whitelisting process internally. If it is also based on signatures, the hashes of the executables should be available relatively quickly. While application whitelisting always comes with some inconveniences, it wouldn't be a problem (at least for me) to manually allow the execution of a very recent update for an application if I happen to be one of the first users of that application and the hash isn't already in the whitelist of ESET's LiveGrid.

Application whitelisting always involves some effort, but it would offer a substantial security benefit. I currently use Windows AppLocker based solely on signatures, but ESET could implement this feature with instant (local) signature checks in combination with the global LiveGrid whitelist, which likely contains more hashes than just those from executables with valid application signatures. Compared to my current use of signature-based application whitelisting, whitelisting in combination with ESET's LiveGrid would be significantly less inconvenient than the system (AppLocker) that I already use daily.