Eset Smart Security

[Corrine]

Hi, panais.

Please stick to one thread with your questions. It is much less confusing that way.

CarlTR6 answered your questions here: http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/72070-whats-best-anti-virus.html#post688333

As to the extra question, ESET Smart Security is a suite, making it an "all-in-one" program. However, it is still recommended that you maintain a second anti-malware software. Since you already have MBAM, you can keep that for occasional scanning as well.

 

[tw33k]

The main problems ESS suffered related to it's firewall not running effectively under Windows 7. This has been fixed and the product now is back to it's high standard. I don't use the whole suite, just NOD32 so can't speak from personal experience however, a number of sites have reviewed the updated product and it's rates very highly. This is from only a couple of days ago.

 

[panais]

The main problems ESS suffered related to it's firewall not running effectively under Windows 7. This has been fixed and the product now is back to it's high standard. I don't use the whole suite, just NOD32 so can't speak from personal experience however, a number of sites have reviewed the updated product and it's rates very highly. This is from only a couple of days ago.

What exactly is identity, identity proection?

 

[panais]

Hi, panais.

Please stick to one thread with your questions. It is much less confusing that way.

CarlTR6 answered your questions here: http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/72070-whats-best-anti-virus.html#post688333

As to the extra question, ESET Smart Security is a suite, making it an "all-in-one" program. However, it is still recommended that you maintain a second anti-malware software. Since you already have MBAM, you can keep that for occasional scanning as well.

Ok,thanks.

 

[Corrine]

What exactly is identity, identity proection?

From Computer Security Systems | Compare Norton Products, this is how Norton's Identity Protection is described:

Identity Protection

Block hackers from accessing your computer

Blocks phishing websites

Identity Safe securely stores and manages your login and personal information

Guards against keyloggers with automatic login and form filling

Authenticates popular shopping and banking sites

Identifies unsafe Web sites in your search results

 

[CarlTR6]

Hi, panais.

Please stick to one thread with your questions. It is much less confusing that way.

CarlTR6 answered your questions here: http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/72070-whats-best-anti-virus.html#post688333

As to the extra question, ESET Smart Security is a suite, making it an "all-in-one" program. However, it is still recommended that you maintain a second anti-malware software. Since you already have MBAM, you can keep that for occasional scanning as well.

Ok,thanks.

Panais, rather than buying a security suite, which you do not need in my opinion as what you are currently running is more than adequate, I recommend that you invest in a router, even if you have only one computer. A router's built in hardware firewall offers much better protection and security than any software firewall. This would be a much more sound investment of your money. There are plenty of folks here that can help you set up a router if you run into trouble.

And you can run a software firewall along with the router's firewall.

 

[steiner666]

ESS will give you good security. it's just that the firewall will cause some slowdown on networks, at least for some ppl. If you dont do a lot of LAN transfers and such, you probably wont notice. If you want better security, and for less money, get eset's NOD32 antivirus and pair it up with Comodo's free firewall. Comodo can be a pain to configure for some users, but they have a decent forum where you can find help. Once you get it set up tho, you'll more than likely never have to worry about infections again. This is the setup i switched to, and i'm very happy with it.

 

[archie123]

i have used Eset for years and used the smart security package since release , i have raved to everyone about how good it is..until now

the wife got a memory resident virus residing in a .dll file , eset found it during every startup scan but said it couldnt be removed , every half hour or so the wifes pc would just restart (yes it was the virus the laptop is fine )

i downloaded , installed and ran the free version of malwarebytes , it scanned , found , quarretined then on a reboot deleted the virus..........Nod32 isnt "all that" and if you have the firewall set to automatic mode and not interactive you might as well turn it off altogether

now im not recommending malwarebytes , far from it , its not the best out there but thats not the point

 

[polarbear]

archie123, great post... even rep you on that one... not sure if it was the title under your name or the great post... TY

 

[archie123]

archie123, great post... even rep you on that one... not sure if it was the title under your name or the great post... TY

ha ha , its been such a long time i no longer miss it

 

[panais]

Hi, panais.

Please stick to one thread with your questions. It is much less confusing that way.

CarlTR6 answered your questions here: http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/72070-whats-best-anti-virus.html#post688333

As to the extra question, ESET Smart Security is a suite, making it an "all-in-one" program. However, it is still recommended that you maintain a second anti-malware software. Since you already have MBAM, you can keep that for occasional scanning as well.

Ok,thanks.

Panais, rather than buying a security suite, which you do not need in my opinion as what you are currently running is more than adequate, I recommend that you invest in a router, even if you have only one computer. A router's built in hardware firewall offers much better protection and security than any software firewall. This would be a much more sound investment of your money. There are plenty of folks here that can help you set up a router if you run into trouble.

And you can run a software firewall along with the router's firewall.

I enable my router firewall and i have also enable comodo firewall,is that ok?
Or they are conflict each other?
You can see all my security in the attachment.
I hope they are enough!

 

[CarlTR6]

Ok,thanks.

Panais, rather than buying a security suite, which you do not need in my opinion as what you are currently running is more than adequate, I recommend that you invest in a router, even if you have only one computer. A router's built in hardware firewall offers much better protection and security than any software firewall. This would be a much more sound investment of your money. There are plenty of folks here that can help you set up a router if you run into trouble.

And you can run a software firewall along with the router's firewall.

I enable my router firewall and i have also enable comodo firewall,is that ok?
Or they are conflict each other?

Yes, it is fine to run a software firewall along with the router's firewall. They should not confilct. I run Comodo firewall along with my router's firewall.

You can see all my security in the attachment.
I hope they are enough!

Your security should be quite good with this setup.

If you need help with setting up your router firewall, please feel free to ask. You want it to be in stealth mode with no open ports.

You can test your router security here: ShieldsUP Scroll down the web page and click on the ShieldsUP link. Run the first three tests. This will give you a good report of your internet security.

 

[Dinesh]

i quit using eset when it terribly failed to remove some usb drive viruses. Once upon a time, i was a die hard eset fan. Now I use avast!

 

[CarlTR6]

I am glad you like it. Welcome to the forum, Jason.

 

[smiths22]

i quit using eset when it terribly failed to remove some usb drive viruses. Once upon a time, i was a die hard eset fan. Now I use avast!

Funny, im doing exactly the opposite, i got tired of avast internet security blocking and crashing itunes search function, so i uninstalled and im giving a try to eset smart security.

While usin smart security im getting this results:
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GRC Port Authority Report created on UTC: 2010-04-24 at 05:38:10

Results from scan of ports: 0-1055

0 Ports Open
103 Ports Closed
953 Ports Stealth
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1056 Ports Tested

NO PORTS were found to be OPEN.

Ports found to be CLOSED were: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42,
43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50,
51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,
59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,
67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74,
75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82,
83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90,
91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98,
99, 100, 101, 102, 103

Other than what is listed above, all ports are STEALTH.

TruStealth: FAILED - NOT all tested ports were STEALTH,
- NO unsolicited packets were received,
- A PING REPLY (ICMP Echo) WAS RECEIVED.
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So eset firewall is not enough, is it?

 

[CarlTR6]

I don't get in to arguments over personal preferences. Dinesh was posting about a bad experience with ESET anti-virus, not the ESET firewall. Personally, I don't like security suites for several reasons; but that is just my opinion. I prefer stand alone programs. And there are many good free anti-virus and and firewall programs out there; I simply don't see a reason to waste money on purchasing a suite.

So eset firewall is not enough, is it?

The short answer is no.

That is not because it is not good; it is because software firewalls can be hacked and gone around. Certainly software firewalls offer much more protection than no firewall. A hardware firewall built into a router and configured properly is much better than a software firewall. They are much more difficult to work around.

That said, I have both. But I use my software firewall to monitor outgoing connections.

 

[CarlTR6]

Double post.

 

[jasonstathum]

hi , ESET is the best no one is like it its simply the the best i am also using it.


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