Moving on to setup, here you can fiddle with ESET’s controls to your heart’s content. Other antivirus suites, such as Avast, offer similar network monitoring features. Any problems on your network are highlighted by exclamation marks with various colors-for instance, blue tells you there’s an issue but it’s probably no big deal yellow tells you there’s an issue you should probably let ESET fix.īesides scanning for weaknesses, the connected home monitor is a nice section to just see all the various device that are connected to your Wi-Fi. At first, some devices will show up with their actual names while others will not. It shows you all the devices on your network from tablets, routers, and smart speakers to PCs and smartphones. The Connected Home Monitor is particularly interesting to look at. The Update section is similarly straightforward, while the Tools menu includes links to the connected home monitor, banking and payment protection, as well as an anti-theft feature if you want to track your device. When you’re running a scan, this is where you’ll also see its current status. There’s also a helpful drag-and-drop area for single files you want to scan. The Computer scan section lets you start a basic scan, or choose to customize a deeper or more specialized scan.
On the left rail there are a number of different options including: Computer scan, Update, Tools, Setup, and Help and support. From this dashboard you can start a quick scan, use ESET’s sandboxed browser for banking and online shopping protection, or check out the security status of all the devices on your home network. When you first start up ESET you’re presented with a basic information page that includes the image of a mildly creepy android and the message that you’re protected. In particular, the old-school firewall is unusually annoying, and the parental control system does nothing but filter web content.
It packs in a lot of features, but they’re not all top quality. In addition to the expected firewall, spam filter, and parental control features, ESET Internet Security also includes webcam security, online banking protection, and a home network analyzer. It’s important that the user see a benefit at each security level, and ESET Internet Security hits that mark. Every security company needs to balance the features offered in its antivirus, security suite, and (if present) security mega-suite products.
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