I just ran my ESET vm 2 days ago and it stayed 17.2... is 18 being delivered?For those interested, Online Help v.18 is now available.
What does ESET Folder Guard do and what are the new settings: ESET Folder Guard | ESET Smart Security Premium 18
You have to opt into pre-release updates in settings to get v18 for the moment.
how do I sign up for preview
Settings - Advanced settings - Update - My Profile - Pre-release updates
If they added preconfigured HIPS rules it would greatly help their users. Most of their clients will never stop to learn how HIPS work.Given that folder protection doesn't work if you disable HIPS, it looks like they just prescribed rules that used to be able to be manually prescribed and called it a new feature. Cheap and smart, good marketing, basically nothing new in the product, but they can announce that they have done something new.
I don't blame them. Their app structure is based on modules that can talk to each other, and they update these modules independently, so any new improvements can be implemented with a normal update when they're ready just by updating the module during the year, like how they added multi-threaded scanning just by a simple normal update in the 17 version series. But I agree that it seems that protection wise, they ran out of ideas, and this is a disappointing update. it seems their current approach is working so they don't want to mess with a winning formula.Given that folder protection doesn't work if you disable HIPS, it looks like they just prescribed rules that used to be able to be manually prescribed and called it a new feature. Cheap and smart, good marketing, basically nothing new in the product, but they can announce that they have done something new.
Yes, they add new features - enhancements throughout the year. Mostly like 17.1.x - 17.2.x . From that perspective, waiting for a new major release is less exciting.
this is a new and better way of programming and releasing to the public, apple started to do it too for example with ios18 ios18.1, and so on, and many other companies are doing it releasing a feature/major update gradually when it's ready, not waiting for annual release, etc. it makes many releases less exciting but its the better way more benefit for the user.Yes, they add new features - enhancements throughout the year. Mostly like 17.1.x - 17.2.x . From that perspective, waiting for a new major release is less exciting.
the fun part is it was just a 13MB update! but seems some modules and core engines had some refinements because the update required a restart
That's expected, and still disappointing.
At least with LiveGuard their logic was clear. This function requires significant computing power in the cloud, so they want extra money for it. But folder protection is just something that Internet Security already has - just turn it on!
Kaspersky free alone has basically the same default protection as standard
I'm using live guard advanced via trials XD
wow, I did not expect that. It's incredibly disappointing! As our friends mentioned Kaspersky in its basic form(standard) actually gives all the things a person needs from multi-device protection to a firewall and all the core protection modules are the same in Kaspeksy range. Bitdefender too on a higher tier just add some optimizer and password manager and stuff.
