ESET Smart Security

Hi

Just got this today after upgrading to KIS which slowed my PC to a crawl making it unusable.

Anyway, long story short, is there a facility (which I can't find - but I could be blind) where I can schedule a scan (I've done that) and after the scan it turns the PC off?

I used to schedule a scan every monday with KIS leave it to run and let it close PC after the scan. Is there such a thing with ESET?

TIA
Helan

Why did KIS make your machine unuseable? I've installed this on probably a hundred machines that have varying user needs and power and not one has seen any more of a slowdown than expected when an AV is installed.

KIS 2010 is fine for me.

Hi Deadbeat

In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

Why did KIS make your machine unuseable? I've installed this on probably a hundred machines that have varying user needs and power and not one has seen any more of a slowdown than expected when an AV is installed.

I really dont know and neither did KAV forums so after trying to find a solution for 6 days to no avail I gave up and bought ESET. If I didn't need this PC for work I may have struggled a little bit longer but as I said, it made the PC inoperable, not just browsing, that was the least of my worries, opening any kind of prog/document doing anything.

I tried several online scans for viruses all came back clear, I cleaned the registry, used various tools recommended by KAV forums but nothing helped so I had no choice but to give up and buy ESET as I was losing work.

since uninstalling KIS and installing ESET, I dont have that problem and the PC is back to normal so it obviously isn't/wasn't a virus, more like a conflict with some kind of prog I have on the PC or something?

As I said I dont know

In reply to a post by greyposter:

KIS 2010 is fine for me.

That's good then, can't see how it helps my question though, Thank you for your helpful input

Sorry,I know it didn't help you but hope it was a guide to others who have just started using Kaspersky.

In reply to a post by greyposter:

Sorry,I know it didn't help you but hope it was a guide to others who have just started using Kaspersky.

FYI I've been using Kaspersky since Nov 2005 so I've hardly "just started using Kaspersky"
others may well do but they might not have the conflict that I had so it's a moot point imho and certainly does not help me.

Might help others though.

In reply to a post by Helan:

In reply to a post by greyposter:

Sorry,I know it didn't help you but hope it was a guide to others who have just started using Kaspersky.

FYI I've been using Kaspersky since Nov 2005 so I've hardly "just started using Kaspersky"
others may well do but they might not have the conflict that I had so it's a moot point imho and certainly does not help me.

Hi Helan, you tell �em ESET is the Top antivirus programme available that's why you bought it, good on ya!

This might help, Scheduler/Planner http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN...

Creating a scheduled scan http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN...

Wow! Some programme http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&cat=SCA...

http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=home

http://www.eset.com/products/compare-NOD32-vs-compet...

http://www.eset.com/company/awards.php

Edited by deleted (Thu 27-Aug-09 00:13:26)

I had lots of problems with "Kaspersky ndis filter", still running Kaspersky Anti-virus on this machine and speed not an issue with that part disabled.

might renew it but not sure - might just take the Nod32 licence from old machine

In reply to a post by greyposter:

Might help others though.

If you want to go on about how good KAS is for you and perhaps others, can you pls start your own thread? I am asking a question that has nothing whatsoever to do with your posts and you keep derailing my thread

Hi

At last!!! Someone replies on topic with an answer to my question!! WOW!!! Only took 2 days!

Hi Helan, you tell �em ESET is the Top antivirus programme available that's why you bought it, good on ya!

This might help, Scheduler/Planner http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN...

Creating a scheduled scan http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN...

Wow! Some programme http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&cat=SCA...

http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=home

http://www.eset.com/products/compare-NOD32-vs-compet...

http://www.eset.com/company/awards.php

thanks very much for the links, I'll go and check them out

Hi Ken

In reply to a post by Kenneth:

I had lots of problems with "Kaspersky ndis filter", still running Kaspersky Anti-virus on this machine and speed not an issue with that part disabled.

Dont know what went wrong with it tbh but neither did anyone in the KAV forums so I had to give up as mentioned earlier.

might renew it but not sure - might just take the Nod32 licence from old machine

Well, so far I haven't had any problems with ESET, it's fairly easy to set up and fairly easy to use and it does what it says on the tin so that's what counts for me

When you going out taking more pics?

I'm not going on as you put it. End of any conversation with you.

Did you try re-installing KIS after uninstalling it?

I did have one machine a while ago (with an older version of KIS as well I might add) that had a similar problem, turned out some files were corrupted so an uninstall/re-install fixed it.

Hi Mike

In reply to a post by Babylon5:

Did you try re-installing KIS after uninstalling it?

I did have one machine a while ago (with an older version of KIS as well I might add) that had a similar problem, turned out some files were corrupted so an uninstall/re-install fixed it.

I went through several loops uninstalling, reinstalling, cleaning registry, posting my system spec on KAV forums etc, nobody on the forums could work out what was wrong either, nothing would fix the problem which is why I think the problem was remote to me/this pc and a conflict with some type of prog or some type of corruption on install, something like that?

In reply to a post by greyposter:

I'm not going on as you put it. End of any conversation with you.

Thank you!

Hi Helan, you probably have figured all this by now, detailed instructions for ESET AV version 4. Creating a scheduled scan.

http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN...

In reply to a post by Helan:

I've been using Kaspersky since Nov 2005..

IIRC correctly, we've chatted before and I thought then that you were happy with Kaspersky which is why I asked. Sorry to hear about your problems with it and good luck with NOD. It's performance is about equal to that of KAV so you'll be OK once you've got the hang of it's interface.

In reply to a post by E7er:

]Hi Helan, you tell �em ESET is the Top antivirus programme available

One of the best that's readily available maybe but the the top antivirus? No.

In reply to a post by Deadbeat:

In reply to a post by Helan:

I've been using Kaspersky since Nov 2005..

IIRC correctly, we've chatted before and I thought then that you were happy with Kaspersky which is why I asked. Sorry to hear about your problems with it and good luck with NOD. It's performance is about equal to that of KAV so you'll be OK once you've got the hang of it's interface.

The loading on the CPU of ESET is much lower than Kaspersky, because of the way that the program is written, and the impact that this will have on any computer will really depend on the speed of the CPU in that particular computer.

I was actually referring to it's malware detection etc capabilities but out of interest, I currently have an old P4 1Gig XP laptop with 256K of memory and XP Pro installed which I use for testing broadband installations. I have KIS 2010 installed on it and although there is a performance impact, it is still very useable.

In reply to a post by Helan:

Well, so far I haven't had any problems with ESET, it's fairly easy to set up and fairly easy to use and it does what it says on the tin so that's what counts for me

I have had Nod32 for some time as AV on laptop (and couple of others PCs) - no hassles and seems pretty good (it's caught a few viruses before they were on lists - not that I'd have run the exe anyway). I like to try keeping different anti-viruses on desktop to main machine - as an extra layer of security

In reply to a post by Helan:

When you going out taking more pics?

I haven't been able to get as close to the wildlife River is busier (than where I was living), so not getting as many shots - went to a large RSPB reserve Sunday - but it was very quiet (Probably go back in Autumn)

if weather's good Sunday might try elsewhere

Hi again

In reply to a post by E7er:

Hi Helan, you probably have figured all this by now, detailed instructions for ESET AV version 4. Creating a scheduled scan.

http://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN...

Yes I worked it out now thanks very much. The facility I was looking for i.e. to turn pc off once scan has completed isn't available unfortunatley. Not to worry

Thank you for the links and your help, very much appreciated

IIRC correctly, we've chatted before and I thought then that you were happy with Kaspersky which is why I asked. Sorry to hear about your problems with it and good luck with NOD. It's performance is about equal to that of KAV so you'll be OK once you've got the hang of it's interface.

Yes we've chatted before, you helped me when my step son got a virus on the laptop about a year or so ago now

I am/was happy with KAV, I still use it on the laptop, just for some weird reason (as mentioned above) I couldn't get it to work on this PC after an upgrade but to be fair, I didn't have the time to go into detail and try and find the problem.

Hi Ken

I have had Nod32 for some time as AV on laptop (and couple of others PCs) - no hassles and seems pretty good (it's caught a few viruses before they were on lists - not that I'd have run the exe anyway). I like to try keeping different anti-viruses on desktop to main machine - as an extra layer of security

Wise decision I still use KAV on the lappie, does what it says on the tin

I haven't been able to get as close to the wildlife River is busier (than where I was living), so not getting as many shots - went to a large RSPB reserve Sunday - but it was very quiet (Probably go back in Autumn)

Its quiet here for wildlife at the moment, not sure why except maybe the moulting stage is still ongoing so they are in hiding until that's finished?

if weather's good Sunday might try elsewhere

Oh, I'll look fwd to some nice pics soon then

Hi

It seems that the task I was looking to do is not possible with ESET, no major drama can turn PC off manually after a scan

I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who posted and helped, much appreciated