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But enough with this history info, lets jump to the review of the latest version of NOD3. Antivirus. 1. System requirements and installation. NOD3. 2 Antivirus 2. X is fully compatible with Windows Vista, Home Server, Windows 7, 8, 8. Windows Vista Update Stuck Installing. Attention, the 1. X cant run on Windows XP. If you need to install ESET NOD3. Windows XP machine, youll need an older version of it. Three versions of NOD3. Windows XP Service Pack 3. NOD3. 2 Antivirus is also compatible with Mac Mac OS X 1. Windows Explorer has stopped working. How to fix this error See the guide to solve and remove this issue from windows Vista, Xp, 7 os. It uses a flurry of Windows slide notifications and yellow bubble messages to scare the user to download and install other fake security software. I have been using the ESET Smart Security trial for sometime now, however I wanted to install a new version of the software, so I uninstalled the earlier version of. Malware, short for malicious software, is an umbrella term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software, including computer viruses, worms. Android Android 2. Gingerbread or later, and Linux. On the hardware area, the system requirements are very similar with the hardware necessary to install other antimalware solutions. If you own a computer with at least 1. GHz and 5. 12 MB of RAM you can install and use NOD3. For Windows Vista, you will need more memory at least 1 GB of RAM is recommended for a smooth install and use. The installation process is fast and smooth. Youre asked if you want to enable the detection of the potentially unwanted applications PUA when the product is downloaded and installed. Once activated during the install, the option remains active when the installation of NOD3. Antivirus 2. 01. 7 is finished. This feature is similar to Malwarebytes Anti Malware 3. Youre also asked if you want to participate in the ESET Live. Grid feedback system. Basically, some statistics feedback is sent to ESET laboratories, in order to help them improve the product. Overall, the entire process is simple and easy to perform. If you have a license key username and password, youll need to introduce it when the installation process is finished. If you dont, you can activate the trial version or you go here to purchase a full license. Once weve installed the latest version of NOD3. Antivirus its time to see whats ready to offer. Features. NOD3. 2 comes with a series of interesting features. As usual, when we review a product we test it and this is what weve got. The protection offered by NOD3. Internet protection. The product is well designed and easy to use, even if youre not a computer geek. The main features of NOD3. A real time file protection module A section dedicated to the web access protection HIPS a module used to detect the unwanted behavior from already installed applications An anti phishing module Email client protection The real time file protection is represented by a top notch antivirus module. It can be configured in various ways. Depending on your needs you can activatedeactivate the ways used by the antivirus to scan the files. The potentially unwanted applications, the unsafe applications, and the suspicious activities can be monitored if the scanner is properly configured. You can enable or disable the anti stealth technology module, used for rootkits detection. The rootkits are a special type of malware used by cybercriminals to hide various activities performed in the background by other applications. NOD3. 2 also offers a module dedicated to AMSI protection, a special tool used to block any suspicious javascript code in web browsers. In the tests performed for this review, the latest version of NOD3. Antivirus has worked pretty well. As usual, weve checked the reaction speed against the classical EICAR  test file and a series of malware files, downloaded from a database. The speed reaction is very good and the antivirus module has worked without any glitch or system freezing. Depending on the infection type, sometimes the antivirus displays a message telling you that some threats cant be removed. If youre in this situation, youll need to restart the computer in order to completely remove the malware or to move it into quarantine. What we like on NOD3. These are the default settings of this antivirus. In the screenshot bellow, you can see the options available when an infected file is detected clean, delete and no action. The real time file protection from NOD3. The only downside could be the impact on the system settings. If you have a good computer with a least 2. GB of RAM you can use the latest version of NOD3. The web access protection module is another feature included in the 2. NOD3. 2 antivirus. The option can be activated or deactivated using Setup Web access protection. Weve tested the speed reaction and the effectiveness of this features by visiting a few infected websites. The speed reaction is very good and the infected pages are blocked in a matter of seconds. For this review, weve also checked the time of reaction when we used a special tool to visit more than 2. Basically, using a script the computer visits the infected pages from a predetermined list. The test result was extremely good and all the pages were blocked. The only downside in this test was the number of popups displayed when the antivirus reacted, but youll never really see this on your computer. The HIPS Host Intrusion Prevention System technology is used by NOD3. It works in a similar manner with another tool reviewed by our team Malwarebytes Anti Malware 2. Basically, this module can monitor any unusual behavior of the already installed applications. This feature can prevent the infection with malware activated on the computer after a longer period of time. To activate HIPS you need to go to Setup Computer protection Activate Host Intrusion Prevention System HIPS. The antiphishing protection works remarkably well. This version of NOD3. The module warns you about the phishing pages and blocks them in a very effective way. If youre concerned about the danger of online payments, NOD3. The email protection scanner is another interesting tool, integrated into the main core of NOD3. The scanner checks the incoming emails for threats, malware, viruses, trojan horses, and spyware. The tool is fully compatible with the most important email clients  Windows Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail. The integration is simple and fast a plugin is integrated into the email client. When a new email is received, the tool checks its content then decides if is dangerous or not. If the email is fishy or contains something dangerous, the message is blocked and automatically moved into the quarantine. The email protection was very effective in the tests performed for this review. We were impressed by its speed and capability to stop dangerous emails. Other functionalities. Compared with the last years version, NOD3. All of them are accessible using the Tools option from the main menu of the antivirus. The additional functionalities of NOD3. Sys. Inspector, a functionality which can be used to collect advanced statistics about computer ESET Sys. Rescue Live the Quarantine Now, lets see what these tools can do for your computer protection. The Activity watcher is a module which provides advanced statistics about the files system activity. You can have a look at the resources consumed by applications or you can check the amount of data written on the hard drive.