ESET Smart Security

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Anyone got any tips for using ESET Smart Security with Vista Home Premium 32
bit? In particular would it sensible to turn off Windows Firewall and
Windows Defender and leave UAC on? I have successfully turned off Windows
Firewall. However I seem to be having some trouble persuading Windows
Defender to go away, and the help for doing looks as though it's out-of-date
and not entirely correct - a hangover from XP perhaps? I would also
appreciate advice on ESET's firewall settings. - Doug.
 
Doug said:
Anyone got any tips for using ESET Smart Security with Vista Home
Premium 32 bit?
<moved> I would also appreciate advice on ESET's firewall settings.
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You will find far better help with this on ESET's support forums:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15
In particular would it sensible to turn off Windows Firewall and
Windows Defender and leave UAC on?
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Smart Security has it's own firewall. It is not recommended to run two
personal firewalls at the same time, as they may conflict with each
other, causing connection problems or crashes.

Leave UAC on, Smart Security does not replace this feature. It's built
into Windows in order to protect the OS from unwanted installations and
system changes caused by malware and careless/novice users.
I have successfully turned off Windows Firewall. However I seem to be
having some trouble persuading Windows Defender to go away, and the
help for doing looks as though it's out-of-date and not entirely
correct - a hangover from XP perhaps?
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Leave Windows Defender enabled. It provides an added layer of protection
against spyware, and it is generally recommended to run two or more
anti-spyware programs, since no single program has a sufficient
detection rate. The general idea is that multiple anti-spywares will
complement each other. Conflict concerns are of lesser importance with
these programs.

Charlie42
 
Charlie42 said:
You will find far better help with this on ESET's support forums:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15


Smart Security has it's own firewall. It is not recommended to run two
personal firewalls at the same time, as they may conflict with each
other, causing connection problems or crashes.

Leave UAC on, Smart Security does not replace this feature. It's built
into Windows in order to protect the OS from unwanted installations and
system changes caused by malware and careless/novice users.


Leave Windows Defender enabled. It provides an added layer of protection
against spyware, and it is generally recommended to run two or more
anti-spyware programs, since no single program has a sufficient
detection rate. The general idea is that multiple anti-spywares will
complement each other. Conflict concerns are of lesser importance with
these programs.

Charlie42
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Thanks for your help - Doug
 
I concur in all of your statements. BTW, I have been using ESET Smart
Security for about 4 months now and it is a fine protection suite.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)
 
Richard Urban said:
I concur in all of your statements. BTW, I have been using ESET Smart
Security for about 4 months now and it is a fine protection suite.
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Thanks. I just got my hands on the release myself, and I've begun to
upgrade a few different computers. I'm eager to find out weather Eset
have maintained their low footprint advantage or not.

Charlie42
 
Charlie42 said:
Thanks. I just got my hands on the release myself, and I've begun to
upgrade a few different computers. I'm eager to find out weather Eset
have maintained their low footprint advantage or not.

Charlie42
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Thanks. Have you considered changing the default firewall settings and
perhaps activating outwards protection? I realise that such protection can
be illusory, but I liked it when I used Sygate PF with XP and it asked my
permission for each and every outward transmission and gave me the feeling I
was somewhat in control of my data.
 
Doug said:
Thanks. Have you considered changing the default firewall settings and
perhaps activating outwards protection? I realise that such protection
can be illusory, but I liked it when I used Sygate PF with XP and it
asked my permission for each and every outward transmission and gave me
the feeling I was somewhat in control of my data.
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I'm not ready to pass judgement on Smart Security yet, since I've just
recently installed it. I'm testing out the interactive mode, but like
yourself I don't expect to much from 2-way protection. The first line of
defense for my computers will still be the hardware firewall.

Perhaps Richard Urban can tell you more, he seems to have a head start
on us.

Charlie42
 
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