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

Quick Start Guide

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

ESET NOD Antivirus 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NODAntivirus continues to deliver unprecedented protection against

zero-day threats, without the need for constant reactive signature updates

to recognize the threats. 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 disables

more known and even unknown

new malware threats than any

other security product.

Antivirus

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 open programs

on your computer. ESET NOD

Antivirus contains components that

may conﬂict with another antivirus

program which may already be

installed on your computer ESET

strongly recommends that you remove

the other program to prevent potential

problems. 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

drive and the installation should

automatically begin.

Installation

• 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 conﬁguwred 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 NOD Antivirus

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

NOD Antivirus 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

NOD Antivirus, click Next and enter

your activation key. Then, click Next

and enter the contact information

required to complete the activation.

After installation, ESET NOD

Antivirus 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

NOD Antivirus 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 NOD Antivirus

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NODAntivirus will be started

automatically. Since acomputer

restart is not normally required,

you can carry on working with

ESETNODAntivirus working in the

background to protect your computer

from malware threat.

Starting ESET NOD32 Antivirus

ESET NOD Antivirus starts

protecting your computer immediately

after installation. You do not have

to start the program to activate it.

However, at any time you may open

ESET NOD Antivirus to check your

protection status or to perform various

scanning and maintenance tasks.

To start ESET NOD Antivirus do one

of following:

• Double click on the ESET NOD32

Antivirus icon located in your

Windows notification area of Task

bar System tray

• On the windows taskbar click Start

> All Programs > ESET > ESET NOD32

Antivirus > Display user interface

Entering User name and Password for update

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.

If you have purchased ESET NOD

Antivirus, but did not activate it

during installation, you can do so by

clicking Update > Register. Enter your

registration key, supply all necessary

information and click Submit. Your

username and password will be

automatically inserted in the Update

setup section and an email containing

this authentication data will be sent to

your registration email address.

Update

By default, ESET NOD Antivirus

comes with a predeﬁned task to ensure

regular updates see the Scheduler

section in the product manual. If you

have not entered your User name

and Password during installation and

no update has been performed yet,

we recommend starting the update

manually as follows:

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