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<blockquote data-quote="SeriousHoax" data-source="post: 866917" data-attributes="member: 78686">I don&#039;t think there&#039;s any easy way really. ESET&#039;s hardening is mainly related to HIPS and you would have to invest some time to create rules in HIPS. For example you can follow this guide to stop script executions, macro documents, etc:<a href="https://support.eset.com/en/kb6119-configure-hips-rules-for-eset-business-products-to-protect-against-ransomware" target="_blank">[KB6119] Configure HIPS rules for ESET business products to protect against ransomware</a>Here&#039;s one Firewall related:<a href="https://support.eset.com/en/kb6119-configure-hips-rules-for-eset-business-products-to-protect-against-ransomware" target="_blank">[KB6119] Configure HIPS rules for ESET business products to protect against ransomware</a>Here I created a thread for protected folder rules which is similar to Windows Defender&#039;s Controlled Folder Access:<a href="https://malwaretips.com/threads/eset-implement-protected-folders-via-hips.96752/" target="_blank">ESET - Implement Protected Folders via HIPS</a>So, there&#039;s no on and off button to harden the system but if you&#039;re planning to use ESET permanently then you just have to create these rules for once then export the profile setings to a file. Later even after windows installation or to apply it to other PCs simply import the file and everything&#039;s set <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="SeriousHoax, post: 866917, member: 78686"] I don't think there's any easy way really. ESET's hardening is mainly related to HIPS and you would have to invest some time to create rules in HIPS. For example you can follow this guide to stop script executions, macro documents, etc: [URL='https://support.eset.com/en/kb6119-configure-hips-rules-for-eset-business-products-to-protect-against-ransomware'][KB6119] Configure HIPS rules for ESET business products to protect against ransomware[/URL] Here's one Firewall related: [URL='https://support.eset.com/en/kb6119-configure-hips-rules-for-eset-business-products-to-protect-against-ransomware'][KB6119] Configure HIPS rules for ESET business products to protect against ransomware[/URL] Here I created a thread for protected folder rules which is similar to Windows Defender's Controlled Folder Access: [URL='https://malwaretips.com/threads/eset-implement-protected-folders-via-hips.96752/']ESET - Implement Protected Folders via HIPS[/URL] So, there's no on and off button to harden the system but if you're planning to use ESET permanently then you just have to create these rules for once then export the profile setings to a file. Later even after windows installation or to apply it to other PCs simply import the file and everything's set (y) [/QUOTE]

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