If you are a user of NOD32, you may not pay much attention to it as it runs in the background, taking care of business and protecting your computer from viruses and spyware. However, ESET sometimes updates more than just definitions for your software, and you may not know you’re running an older version. There’s not much cause for alarm- these new versions mostly add new features that don’t affect the detection rate of the software, or contain new code that helps the program scan your files faster. Follow the steps below to get your anti-virus system updated.
Step 1: How to check:
Double click the ESET NOD32 Icon in the bottom-right of your screen. This should launch the program.
After it has launched, click Help in the top right corner. When the menu appears, click “About”. Your version information will appear. You’re looking for a major version number, such as 3.0, or 4.0. As of this writing, the newest version is 4.0.
Step 2: How to update:
If your version does not match up with the newest version of ESET NOD32, it’s time to upgrade. Get together your license details (Your programs username and password, usually e-mailed to you if you registered the software yourself, or included with your purchase on a CD case or ESET License form).
Head to www.eset.com and go straight to their Downloads section, Username and Password in hand. Find the newest version of your anti-virus, and download it from ESET’s site. This is when the Username and Password come in handy, as it will be at this point that you will want to type your username and password in to download the newest version.
After the download completes, run the software. Currently, you do not need to remove your old ESET program to install the new version. When prompted, tell ESET to keep your previous settings- this will bring your old Username, Password, and Daily Scan settings from your previous installation. After the installation finishes, you will most likely be prompted to restart.
Rest easy knowing you have the newest version of your security software!
