ESET NOD32 ANTIVIRUS - FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS... User manual
Table of contents
. Installation typical installation description
. Starting ESET NOD Antivirus
. Entering User name and Password for update
. Computer scan
. Protection status indication
. Resolving Issues
ESET NOD Antivirus provides stateofthe
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 zeroday threats, without
the need for constant reactive signature
updates to recognize the threats. This manual
will guide you stepbystep through the quick
setup and configuration of the product.
ESET NOD Antivirus
ESET Antivirus
detects and eliminates viruses, trojans,
worms, rootkits and other threats
Integrated components
ESET Antispyware
fights against spyware and adware which
are rapidly increasing in popularity
. Installation
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 NOD Antivirus from an installation
CD or from a file that you download and save from the ESET
website: www.eset.com.
1.2. Launching the installation
To launch the installer wizard, either do one of the following
If you install from installation CD, insert the CD into the
CDROM drive and the installation should automatically
begin.
If you install from a downloaded file doubleclick the file
you downloaded to launch the installer.
After launching the installer and accepting the license
agreement, the installer will oer two types of installation.
Typical only the most important parameters will be
configured during installation. Other parameters will
be preset 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 the typical installation.
.. User name and Password for updating the program
Setting up your User name and Password for update is vital
for the correct functioning of ESET NOD Antivirus. If you
decide to set the update parameters later, we strongly
recommend doing so immediately after the installation is
complete, to ensure that your protection remains current.
.. 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. 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. Select
this option if you want to block these types of applications.
.. 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 threats.
Click Next to proceed to the next step.
. Starting ESET NOD 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 NOD Antivirus icon
located in the Windows notification area System tray
On the windows taskbar click Start > All Programs > ESET
> ESET NOD32 Antivirus > Display user interface
If your license has expired and you have received a new
User name and Password after purchasing a renewal
or you did not enter your username and password at
installation time, enter the new User name and Password
in the update setup window. This is vital for the proper
functionality of updates and for ensuring that your
computer is continually protected against newly emerging
threats.
In the left pane of the ESET NOD Antivirus screen, select
Setup and then click Enter User name and Password on
the right. Enter the data you received in the License details
window and click OK to confirm.
The User name and Password are both case sensitive. Enter
them carefully and exactly. Copying and pasting from the
license email is recommended.
.. 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:
. Entering User name and Password for update
Select Update in the left pane of the main ESET NOD
Antivirus screen
Click Update virus signature database
The update module will connect to the Internet, contact an
available ESET update server and download digitally signed
update files, which contain the most recent malware
signatures and new definitions for advanced heuristics and
other program modules.
As soon as a newer update has been installed, ESET
NOD Antivirus displays a notification in the system tray
area showing the version number of the installed virus
signature database.
. Computer scanning
After successful installation and update, we recommend
that you perform a complete computer scan for threats.
To do this, click Computer scan in the main ESET NOD
Antivirus screen and select Standard scan. Scanning of all
local hard drives will start. As long as the scan continues,
the status window shows the progress bar as well as the
current statistics about scanned and infected files found.
If a threat is detected, ESET NOD Antivirus quarantines
the file and displays an alert in the system tray area. You
should be able to continue working as normal while the
scan takes place.
ESET NOD Antivirus informs the user about the status of
antivirus protection by means of the following controls:
. the system tray icon indicates activation or deactivation
of the realtime file system protection
. detailed report in the Protection status window
If a particular module is disabled, its name will appear
along with a link to enable it in the protection status panel.
Protection status is indicated by colors:
. green recommended
Antivirus protection is fully functional and your computer
is protected. In this mode all modules are enabled and the
virus signature database is current.
. yellow
Real-time file system protection is enabled, but another
protection module is disabled or update has failed e.g.
email protection is disabled, no Internet connection was
detected, etc.)
. red
Realtime file system protection is disabled.
We recommend enabling the inactive module
immediately!
. Protection status indication
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