Set it and forget it! ESET offers a convenient and effective one stop security solution
March 21, 2017

Set it and forget it! ESET offers a convenient and effective one stop security solution

Ruby Javaid | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Eset Smart Security

Currently I am using ESET on my work laptop. I am a small freelance business and just have the one computer to protect at the moment. I also purchased another license to install on my parents' computer as they have been very prone to viruses in the past.
  • Set it and forget it - I basically set up this software once to run automatic scans and I haven't had to bother with it much more than that.
  • Anti-theft feature - this feature allows you to locate your computer no matter where it is if it gets stolen. Thankfully haven't had to try this feature out, and I hope that I never have to, but it's pretty comforting to know that I have it.
  • Parental control - I don't use this, but you can basically set up different profiles for children when they browse the web to block certain sites
  • Secure browser for banking and financial websites - ESET launches its own browser when you go to any financial or banking websites. As I understand it, they encrypt everything over this secure browser
  • Chock full of other features like personal firewall, email protection, webcam protection, etc
  • Automatic prompting when you connect an external drive to scan it.
  • So far I have found ESET to be very easy to use and I haven't come across any negatives. Everything from setting up automatic scans to enabling the anti-theft feature through their website has been super smooth
  • You really can set it and forget it. And if you don't want to just rely on automatic scans and want to run your own every once in a while or scan an external drive you can do that as well.
  • I haven't lost time or money or business because my computer is protected and I'm not vulnerable to attacks. That's basically an ROI of priceless if you ask me.
Malwarebytes was a very good piece of software, but it did just one thing - look for malicious files and threats and eliminate them. And for a free piece of software, it did an amazing job. However ESET provides a more well rounded solution with all the different features I've already mentioned.
For someone who doesn't know much about antivirus protection, this is a fantastic piece of software. You don't have to be technologically savvy either. The setup is quick and easy and you get prompts on what to do the whole way. It runs in the background without interrupting your work.

If you are looking for something complicated and advanced on how to tweak your own firewall, because you just feel like it, well you can tweak those settings too. There's tons of options pretty much for every setting. However, it's not necessary at all to touch any of that because it works just as well with the settings out of the box.