ESET has today updated their home edition of ESET antivirus to version 5.2.9 – this maintenance release is, as always – a FREE UPGRADE to any customer with an active license for ESET NOD32, ESET antivirus Home Edition – release notes below:
Version 5.2.9
- Enhancement: Added Statistics of Scanned Files in the Home Screen
- Enhancement: Added more information about running processes reputation from ESET Live Grid
- Support: Able to activate product using proxy server
- Support: Ability to use the activation keys in product to Renew
- Support: SSL False Start in Google Chrome
- Added: Settings for Removable Media blocking and Antirootkit (Antistealth) are located in the main GUI under Setup
- Fix: Graphical enhancement fixing shadowing of the pull-down quick menu
- Fix: GUI opened in a large window
- Fix: Irrelevant notification bubble is being shown when no action is required
- Fix: Issues with stopping of ESET service during installation
- Fix: Runtime error with HP Protect Tools, causing ESET GUI crash
- Fix: Removable media blocking does not block devices for some Windows Accounts
- Fix: Files are still scanned by Real-time file system protection after disabling it
- Fix: Schedule update task can not be started from main menu in SysRescue User Interface
- Fix: Crashing of ESET GUI under some circumstances
- Fix: Advanced scanning options are not working in Computer Scan
- Fix: Activated product displays that it is not activated
- Fix: IMAPS, POP3S checking of protocols and ports for selected applications does not work correctly
- Fix: Notification window about disabling some type of protection is not displayed if some other protection is already disabled
- Fix: Inconsistent status for updated virus signature database within main program window
- Fix: Scheduled scan and other planned tasks can be started from non-administrator user accounts
- Fix: SSL filtering in Chrome does not work in some circumstances
- Fix: HIPS rule displays “User Rules File Contains Invalid Data”
This new version of ESET antivirus for home users can be downloaded from our
ESET downloads section.