sdalgl72 6 Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Hey, I am not new to NOD32 but I am new to the forum and was wondering whether you guys change anything from the default when using it? I myself have been running it for 8 months on its default settings having chose for it to detect unwanted programs as well and I am happy with it. Just wondering if I should really change anything or if any of you do then why
jadinolf 131 Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 I use the defaults BUT I do set up for a scheduled scan at 5:00 P.M. on Friday AND also idle- state scanning. With idle-state scanning it scans when my screen saver is running. Enjoy this great program.
rugk 397 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) Yeah it works very great with default settings, but feel free to go through the settings and look what you can adjust. So you can explore all the possibilities of ESET NOD32. E.g. if you are an experienced computer user, you can change the HIPS mode (to interactive) that will let you control almost all activities on your system.* But if you don't like to get bothered by allow/block-messages, you'd better let it in automatic mode. * BTW on ESS you can do something similar with the firewall. Edited October 18, 2014 by rugk
sdalgl72 6 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Posted September 29, 2014 I am kind of a techy was thinking of turn that option on but I do want the hassle free really which is kind of why I have stayed away from Comodo.
Miyagi 19 Posted September 29, 2014 Posted September 29, 2014 I enable PUPs and PUAs and disable removal device notification scan.
rugk 397 Posted September 29, 2014 Posted September 29, 2014 You can do like you prefer and you can of course also switch it back at any time you want.
sdalgl72 6 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Posted September 29, 2014 HIPS on interactive had my PC for some reason come grinding to a stop managed to allow most things in order to get the settings back to what they should be. That was interesting.
witty606 0 Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 I want to get a base instructions of eset hips
rugk 397 Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 If you'd like to get it - no problem. Here you can change the HIPS mode: More information (how to change) the HIPS mode(s) you can find here: Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) - Advanced setup And more information about HIPS generally are here: What is HIPS in ESET Smart Security/NOD32 Antivirus?
fidelius2 3 Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 I set everything to maximum protection & strict cleaning. HIPS in automatic mode.
rugk 397 Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) I set everything to maximum protection & strict cleaning. HIPS in automatic mode. Okay... Just remember that there is a new Smart mode in the 8th version of the ESET software. This will only ask you at suspicious actions. Edited October 2, 2014 by rugk
sdalgl72 6 Posted October 10, 2014 Author Posted October 10, 2014 Have you guys got any experience with smart mode I have been tempted to use it as opposed to automatic
rugk 397 Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Have you guys got any experience with smart mode I have been tempted to use it as opposed to automatic Currently I haven't made any experience with the smart mode compared to the automatic mode. But as @Marcos stated in one of his posts: Smart mode should be interactive mode with user's interactions reduced to the bare minimum. Currently it works more-less the same way as automatic mode but this will be continually improved by module updates. So I think it isn't a bad idea to change HIPS to smart mode. Edited October 11, 2014 by rugk
sdalgl72 6 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Posted October 11, 2014 Well I can confirm that I have changed the hips to smart mode and haven't had any new pop ups. So I guess I will sit back and watch this space. Just trying to decide whether I really need to upgrade to Smart Security. I would say not as I am always on my home network and got a hardware firewall working for me. So unless you guys can give me a really good reason to upgrade think I am going to stick with just the antivirus
rugk 397 Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Here you can see the differences from NOD32: Compare windows products What is the difference between ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security? The feature I want to highlight are the firewall with - like in HIPS - many modes from automatic to interactive and the new botnet protection in v8.
Former ESET Employees JavierSeguraNA 36 Posted October 13, 2014 Former ESET Employees Posted October 13, 2014 Well I can confirm that I have changed the hips to smart mode and haven't had any new pop ups. So I guess I will sit back and watch this space. Just trying to decide whether I really need to upgrade to Smart Security. I would say not as I am always on my home network and got a hardware firewall working for me. So unless you guys can give me a really good reason to upgrade think I am going to stick with just the antivirus Your hardware firewall monitors packet data between the internet and your computer. If by chance something got passed the hardware firewall your network could become infected. In this scenario a software firewall will protect your computer if the hardware firewall fails. Think of it as two gatekeepers. Another positive for software firewalls is that you get notifications when a possibly unknown application is attempting to access the internet. You can also choose which applications you want connecting to the internet at any moment. For example, there was an exploit found on a certain application that uses the internet, you can choose to block that application until a patch has been released without the need to uninstall it outright. No matter what software firewall you choose, it is a good idea to have both a hardware and software firewall. In general, multi-layer security is always a good idea.
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