ESET Smart Security 9 + SpyShelter Free?

[shmu26]

after reading a few posts on this forum, it sounds like ESET is well-liked, but it could use a little tweaking in the HIPS department, in order to improve the zero-day protection. However, people are saying that doing this could be a little challenging for non-experts.

Instead of tweaking, what about adding SpyShelter Free, and Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit? Will that help? Any known conflicts?

Basically I am asking whether Eset with default settings + spyshelter free + MBAE is roughly equivalent to Kaspersky.

win10 pro x64, chrome x64.

 

[Soulbound]

You can easily tweak eset hips. Set to learning mode use for few days and make sure you do any action in your system. After all is done just choose the mode you want: interactive will ask via pop ups, policy based means unless there's a rule no action will run. Smart mode is recommended for new users.

I might be wrong but eset includes anti exploit, but in any case you do not need to bombard your system with solutions to cover for a possible loop. Unless you are actively searching for infection, just use eset with one on demand scanner and it's hips configured as above would do fine. Can also add in dns service but that'd another side and a story for another day unless you wanna explore the dns side of protection

 

[shmu26]

You can easily tweak eset hips. Set to learning mode use for few days and make sure you do any action in your system. After all is done just choose the mode you want: interactive will ask via pop ups, policy based means unless there's a rule no action will run. Smart mode is recommended for new users.

I might be wrong but eset includes anti exploit, but in any case you do not need to bombard your system with solutions to cover for a possible loop. Unless you are actively searching for infection, just use eset with one on demand scanner and it's hips configured as above would do fine. Can also add in dns service but that'd another side and a story for another day unless you wanna explore the dns side of protection

thanks
after running learning mode, can I put it back on automatic, or does that defeat the purpose?
I understand that when in learning mode, I should not install new software or mess around with settings.

 

[CMLew]

thanks
after running learning mode, can I put it back on automatic, or does that defeat the purpose?
I understand that when in learning mode, I should not install new software or mess around with settings.

I believe it should be the opposite. you change into a more secure mode only after you have done playing around your system or install legit softwares.

 

[Soulbound]

thanks
after running learning mode, can I put it back on automatic, or does that defeat the purpose?
I understand that when in learning mode, I should not install new software or mess around with settings.

Learning mode creates the rules. I would recommend smart mode not automatic.
Automatic mode does - operations are enabled except when they violate the pre-defined rule set included with ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

So go either smart or interactive or policy base mode.


Also while learning disable hips to install software u know you can trust

 

[Ink]

You could try Spyshelter Free, but ESET includes an Exploit Blocker.

Check for compatibility between the software.

 

[jamescv7]

Indeed its a challenging for non-expert caused HIPS is design to monitor every changes done to your system and notify for your decision, adding another combination still a same fate as you need to understand the interactive pop-ups.

Follow the advice on HIPS and you will surely like the ESET feature for that.