ESET v18

[Jonny Quest]

I hate to be cynical but the reason they do this and offer an upgrade just before renewal is because they can charge you more for your next renewal on a higher plan.

it's not out the kindness and goodness of their heart.

Yep, I agree, it was at the back end of the subscription. Fortunately, mine was just about 2 weeks in. The first thing I do with these type of subscriptions is to disable the auto-renewal, as chances are they will offer you a better price to renew again about 2 weeks before your subscription ends. Which then means disabling auto-renewal again, as it will be turned back on when the renewal is made (at least with most of the AV vendors).

@BigWrench I would confirm your auto-renewal is off as that upgrade may have turned it on, so that as @Zero Knowledge mentioned, it could just be a great way to get more money for the upgrade renewal. Then see if they offer you a better deal towards the end.

 

[BigWrench]

I hate to be cynical but the reason they do this and offer an upgrade just before renewal is because they can charge you more for your next renewal on a higher plan.

it's not out the kindness and goodness of their heart.

No worries. I never buy keys from the OEM's. ALWAYS can find a bargain elsewhere. @SerialCart, NewEgg, eBay (if trusted), Amazon, even Kinguin. Never, EVER from the OEM's.

 

[BigWrench]

Yep, I agree, it was at the back end of the subscription. Fortunately, mine was just about 2 weeks in. The first thing I do with these type of subscriptions is to disable the auto-renewal, as chances are they will offer you a better price to renew again about 2 weeks before your subscription ends. Which then means disabling auto-renewal again, as it will be turned back on when the renewal is made (at least with most of the AV vendors).

@BigWrench I would confirm your auto-renewal is off as that upgrade may have turned it on, so that as @Zero Knowledge mentioned, it could just be a great way to get more money for the upgrade renewal. Then see if they offer you a better deal towards the end.

They don't have my info. see above post. Norton is especially sneaky concerning auto renew.

 

[Jonny Quest]

They don't have my info. see above post. Norton is especially sneaky concerning auto renew.

Good for you, and it sounds like you're on to how some of the vendors work

 

[Miravi]

No worries. I never buy keys from the OEM's. ALWAYS can find a bargain elsewhere. @SerialCart, NewEgg, eBay (if trusted), Amazon, even Kinguin. Never, EVER from the OEM's.

A deal on Newegg a few months ago finally convinced me that ESET could be very affordable with the right timing.

 

[vonvon]

Hello, I am currently using Eset smart security and I noticed that Defender remains active with sometimes a CPU usage when launching a software. Is this normal and if not what to do? The security center indicates Defender disabled.

 

[Game Of Thrones]

Hello, I am currently using Eset smart security and I noticed that Defender remains active with sometimes a CPU usage when launching a software. Is this normal and if not what to do? The security center indicates Defender disabled.

its SAP go to security center and disable it. no need.