ESET NOD32 ANTIVIRUS 4 - FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS... User manual

Quick Start Guide

Microsoft® Windows® 7 / Vista / XP /  /  / 

ESET Smart Security provides state-of-the-art protection for your computer against

malicious code. Based on the ThreatSense® scanning engine ﬁrst introduced in the

award-winning NOD antivirus system, ESET Smart Security continues to deliver

unprecedented protection against zero-day threats, without the need for constant

reactive signature updates to recognize the threats.

The integrated ﬁrewall and antispam modules make ESET Smart Security acomplete

integrated security solution. This manual will guide you step-by-step through the

quick setup and conﬁguration of the product.

Protects you from hidden

backdoors, downloaders,

exploits, crackers,

hijackers, password

stealers, key loggers

and proxys.

Antispyware

Proactively detects

andcleans more

known and unknown

viruses, worms, trojans

androotkits than any

other security product.

Antivirus

Prevents unauthorized

users from gaining

access to your computer.

Monitors trac to and

from your computer.

Firewall

New spam ﬁlters work

with your system to

prevent threats and

ensure you spend less

time sorting“junk mail”.

Antispam

Protection status informs you about the

current protection level of your computer

and security.

A computer scan is an important part

of each antivirus solution. It is used to

perform ascan of the ﬁles and folders

onyour computer’s disk(s).

This section contains important

information about the program updates.

It is vitally important for the program

toupdate regularly to provide the

maximum level of protection against

thelatest threats.

The ESET Smart Security setup options

allow you to adjust the protection levels

ofyour computer.

The Tools section, available in extended

mode, allows you to enter to advanced

features: log, quarantine and scheduler.

Comprehensive help and support for

ESETSmart Security. You can also contact

ESET technical support directly from here.

User interface

Before commencing installation,

please close all running programs.

Since ESET Smart Security contains

an antivirus and ﬁrewall components,

we strongly recommend that you

remove any other antivirus programs

or ﬁrewall you might have installed

on your computer to prevent mutual

conﬂicts. You do not need to disable

or remove the Windows ﬁrewall

in Windows XP orVista, as this is

automatically handled by the ESET

Smart Security installer. You can

install ESET Smart Security from an

installation CD or from aﬁle that you

download from the ESET website.

Launching the installation

To launch the installer wizard, either

do one of the following:

• If you instal

l from the installation

CD, insert the CD into the CDROM

Installation

drive and the installation should

automatically begin.

• If you install from a downloaded file

doubleclick the file you downloaded

to launch the installer.

After launching the installer and

accepting the license agreement,

the installer will oer two types of

installation.

Typical  only the most important

parameters will be conﬁgured during

installation. Other parameters will be

preset to their recommended settings.

This mode provides our recommended

comprehensive protection and is

suitable for most users.

Custom  enables conﬁguration

of all advanced parameters during

installation.

This guide describes typical installation.

Product activation

In order for ESET Smart Security to

function correctly, it must ﬁrst be

activated. There are three activation

methods available:

Activate using a activation key

Select this option to activate ESET

Smart Security on your computer

directly after purchase. The Activation

key is a  or character code, which

is included in the product package

on the license certiﬁcate. If you

purchased online, the registration

key is sent to the email address used

at time of purchase. To activate ESET

Smart Security, click Next and enter

your activation key. Then, click Next

and enter the contact information

required to complete the activation.

After installation, ESET Smart

Security will contact ESET’s servers.

Your username and password will be

retrieved and will be automatically

inserted into the Update setup section.

In addition, your username, password

and other license information will be

sent to the email address you supplied

when activating.

Activate using a Username and

Password

If you already have a valid username

and password, select the Activate

using a Username and Password

option, click Next and enter your

username and password. Your

username and password is required

in order to download regular virus

signature and program updates.

Continue without product activation

Select this option and click Next if

you wish to enter your username,

password and registration key after

installation is completed. ESET

Smart Security will still protect your

computer, however, no new virus

signature updates will be downloaded

until the product is activated. Since it

is essential that ESET Smart Security

is updated regularly to provide the

maximum level of security for your

computer, we recommend that you

activate the program immediately

after installation. To do this, enter your

username and password click Update

> Username and password setup...,

or your activation key Update >

window.

Click NEXT to proceed to the next step.

ThreatSense.Net

ThreatSense.Net plays an important

role in our research into new detection

technologies for capturing malware

proactively and thus providing you

with better protection.We recommend

that you leave the ThreatSense.Net

Early Warning System activated.

Click NEXT to proceed to the next step.

Detection of potentially

unwanted applications

Since some potentially unwanted

applications are used legitimately, and

might not necessarily pose a security

risk, the user‘s consent is required to

enable detection. We recommend

selecting the Enable detection of

potentially unwanted applications

option.

Click NEXT to proceed to the next step.

Completing the installation

When all necessary parameters

have been conﬁgured, start the ﬁnal

installation by clicking the Install

button. The installation progress will

be indicated by aprogress bar. After

installation is complete, ESET Smart

Security will be started automatically.

Since acomputer restart is not

normally required, you can carry on

working with ESET Smart Security

working in the background to protect

your computer from malware threat.

Trusted zone setup

After the installation has completed

and anetwork connection is detected,

aprompt window allowing you to

conﬁgure a trusted zone will appear.

The window shows the local subnet

deﬁned in your computer’s system

setup. These options only aect the

visibility of your computer in the local

network, not the internet. There are

two access modes available:

Strict protection  select this option

if you do not want to share ﬁles and

folders on your computer and want

your computer to be invisible to other

users on the same network. This

setting is recommended for users with

awireless connection.

Allow sharing  select this option if

you want to be able to share ﬁles and

folders on your computer and want

your computer to be visible to other

users on the same network. This

setting is recommended for local home

or oce trusted networks.

Entering User name and Password for update

Starting ESET Smart Security

ESET Smart Security starts protecting

your computer immediately after

instalation. You do not have to start

the program to activate it. However

at any time you may open ESET Smart

Security to check your protection

status or to perform various scanning

and maintenance tasks.

To start ESET Smart Security do one

of following:

• Double click on the ESET Smart

Security icon located in your

Windows notification area of Task

bar System tray

• On the windows taskbar click Start

> All Programs > ESET > ESET Smart

Security > Display user interface

If your license has expired and you

have received anew username and

password after purchasing arenewal

or you did not enter your username

and password during installation

enter the new username and password

in the update setup window. This is

vital for the proper functioning of

updates and for ensuring that your

computer is continually protected

against newly emerging threats.

In the left pane of the ESET Smart

Security screen, select Setup and then

click Enter Username and Password

on the right.

Enter the username and password

you received into the License details

window and click OK to conﬁrm The

username and password are both case

sensitive. Enter them carefully and

exactly. Copying and pasting from the

license email is recommended.

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