Registration and Installation Guide

A. Registration of ESET NOD32

Please visit http://www.eset.com.sg/register to input Product Serial Number and related information to register NOD32.

Please be remarked that you must input information with the column marked with * symbol. You will receive new username and password through the email address you provided within 15 minutes.

* After you registered the serial number once, it will activate all the number of users you purchased at the same time and all the licensed computers will be used the same username and password.

B. How to install

1. Please visit http://www.eset.com.sg/download/purchased_software/ for download the NOD32 setup file suit to your operation system. 

   

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   After purchase, the ESET NOD32 Antivirus installer can be downloaded from ESET’s website as an .msi package. Launch the installer and the installation wizard will guide you through the basic setup. There are two types of installation available with different levels of setup details:

   1. Typical installation
   2. Custom installation

   

   
   2.1 Typical installation

   Typical installation provides configuration options appropriate for most users. The settings provide excellent security coupled with ease of use and high system performance. Typical installation is the default option and is recommended if you do not have particular requirements for specific settings.
   After selecting the installation mode and clicking Next, you will be prompted to enter your username and password for automatic updates of the program. This plays a significant role in providing constant protection of your system.

   

   Enter your Username and Password, i.e., the authentication data you received after the purchase or registration of the product, into the corresponding fields. If you do not currently have your username and password available, authentication data can be inserted at any time later on, directly from the program.
   The next step is configuration of the ThreatSense.Net Early Warning System. The ThreatSense.Net Early Warning System helps ensure that ESET is immediately and continuously informed about new infiltrations in order to quickly protect its customers. The system allows for submission of new threats to ESET‘s Threat Lab, where they are analyzed, processed and added to the virus signature database.

    

   By default, the Enable ThreatSense.Net Early Warning System option is selected, which will activate this feature. Click Advanced setup... to modify detailed settings for the submission of suspicious files.
   The next step in the installation process is to configure Detection of potentially unwanted applications. Potentially unwanted applications are not necessarily malicious, but can often negatively affect the behavior of your operating system.
   These applications are often bundled with other programs and may be difficult to notice during the installation process. Although these applications usually display a notification during installation, they can easily be installed without your consent.

   

   Select the Enable detection of potentially unwanted applications option to allow ESET NOD32 Antivirus to detect this type of threat (recommended).
   The final step in Typical installation mode is to confirm installation by clicking the Install button.

   

   
   2.2 Custom installation

   Custom installation is designed for users who have experience with fine?tuning programs and who wish to modify advanced settings during installation.
   After selecting the installation mode and clicking Next, you will be prompted to select a destination location for the installation. By default, the program installs in C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\. Click Browse… to change this location (not recommended).

   

   
   Next, Enter your Username and Password. This step is the same as in Typical installation (see section 2.1, “Typical installation”).
   After entering your username and password, click Next to proceed to Configure your Internet connection.

    

   
   If you use a proxy server, it must be correctly configured for virus signature updates to work correctly. If you donot know whether you use a proxy server to connect to the Internet, leave the default setting I am unsure if my Internet connection uses a proxy server. Use the same settings as Internet Explorer (Recommended) and click Next. If you do not use a proxy server, select the I do not use a proxy server option.

   

   
   To configure your proxy server settings, select I use a proxy server and click Next. Enter the IP address or URL of your proxy server in the Address field. In the Port field, specify the port where the proxy server accepts connections (3128 by default). In the event that the proxy server requires authentication, enter a valid Username and Password to grant access to the proxy server. Proxy server settings can also be copied from Internet Explorer if desired. To do this, click Apply and confirm the selection.
    

    

   
   Click Next to proceed to Configure automatic update settings. This step allows you to designate how automatic program component updates will be handled on your system. Click Change... to access the advanced settings.
   If you do not want program components to be updated, select the Never update program components option. Select the Ask before downloading program components option to display a confirmation window before downloading program components. To download program component upgrades automatically, select the Always update program components option.

   

   
   NOTE: After a program component update, a restart is usually required. We recommend selecting the If necessary, restart computer without notifying option.
    
   The next installation window is the option to set a password to protect your program settings. Select the Protect configuration settingswith a password option and choose a password to enter in the New password and Confirm new password fields.

    

   
   The next two installation steps, ThreatSense.Net Early Warning System and Detection of potentially unwanted applications are the same as in Typical installation (see section 2.1, “Typical installation”).
   Click Install in the Ready to install window to complete installation.

   2.3 Using original settings

   If you reinstall ESET NOD32 Antivirus, the Use current settings option will display. Select this option to transfer setup parameters from the original installation to the new one.

    

   
   2.4 Entering Username and password

   For optimal functionality, it is important that the program is automatically updated. This is only possible if the correct username and password are entered in the Update setup.
   If you did not enter your username and password during installation, you can now. In the main program window, click Update and then click Username and Password setup.... Enter the license data you received with your ESET security product into the License details window.

    

   
   2.5 On?demand computer scan

   After installing ESET NOD32 Antivirus, a computer scan for malicious code should be performed. From the main program window, clickComputer scan and then click Smart scan. For more information about On-demand computer scans, see section 4.1.4, “On-demand computer scan