Microsoft Azure/Amazon VM users It is not recommended to start Windows in safe mode. Microsoft Azure/Amazon VMs do not have RDP connectivity when in safe mode therefore they lock up when restarting them in safe mode. I am a Mac user Solution Safe Mode is a troubleshooting option that limits Windows operation to basic functions. Safe […]
Articles Tagged: ESET
[KB3527] ESET AV Remover – List of removable applications and instructions to run the tool
Solution Download and run ESET AV Remover Click the appropriate link below to download ESET AV Remover, we recommend that you save the file to your Desktop. If you don’t know which version to use, click here for instructions to find your system specifications. Download 64-bit AV Remover Download 32-bit AV Remover Double-click ESET AV Remover to run […]
[KB2549] Uninstallers (removal tools) for common Mac antivirus software (ESET)
Solution Are you a Windows user? Running two antivirus products on the same computer can degrade performance and cause system instability. It is important that any previously installed antivirus software is uninstalled from your system before installing your ESET security product. Click the link associated with the antivirus software currently installed on your system and […]
[KB2372] Stand-alone malware removal tools
Solution ESET products automatically identify and clean the majority of infected files. Visit the following ESET Knowledgebase article if you think your computer is infected with a virus or malware: I think my computer has a virus – what should I do? ESET provides stand-alone tools to remove particularly resilient threats, including rogue antivirus programs, […]
[KB6269] Renew ESET Smart Security and switch to ESET Internet Security
Issue You currently have ESET Smart Security installed and want to renew your license Solution With the release of ESET version 11 Windows home products ESET Smart Security is now re-branded ESET Internet Security. If you have ESET Smart Security installed, your product will automatically change to ESET Internet Security the next time that you […]
Live Grid (ESET)
The Live Grid Early Warning System keeps ESET immediately and continuously informed about new infiltrations. The bidirectional Live Grid Early Warning System has a single purpose – to improve the protection that we can offer you. The best way to ensure that we see new threats as soon as they appear is to “link“ to […]
Samples Submission System (ESET)
The Samples submission system is an intelligent ThreatSense.Net technology that collects infected objects that have been detected by advanced heuristics and delivers them to the samples submission system server. All virus samples collected by the sample submission system will be processed by the ESET virus laboratory and if necessary, added to the ESET virus signature database. NOTE: According […]
Cloud-based protection (ESET)
ESET LiveGrid® is an advanced early warning system comprised of several cloud-based technologies. It helps detect emerging threats based on reputation and improves scanning performance by means of whitelisting. New threat information is streamed in real-time to the cloud, which enables the ESET Malware Research Lab to provide timely response and consistent protection at all […]
[KB7111] Enable or Disable ESET LiveGrid® in ESET Business Products
Solution Enable or disable ESET LiveGrid® (Windows) | Enable or disable ESET LiveGrid® (macOS) Enable LiveGrid on endpoints using ESET PROTECT Open the ESET PROTECT Web Console in your web browser and log in. Click Policies, select the policy for clients on which you want to enable ESET LiveGrid® and click the gear icon → Edit. Figure 1-1 Click the image […]
Advanced Settings (ESET)
Scan level There are 2 scan levels to choose from: •Smart — Smart Scan will scan installed applications, DEX files (executable files for Android OS), SO files (libraries), archives with a maximum scanning depth of 3 nested archives and SD card content. •In-depth— In-depth scan will scan all file types regardless of their extension in both internal memory and SD card. Real-time protection Real-time scanner […]