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Contents

..................................................5

ESET Smart Security1.

........................................................................5What's new1.1

........................................................................6System requirements1.2

........................................................................6Prevention1.3

..................................................8

Installation2.

........................................................................9Typical installation2.1

........................................................................11Custom installation2.2

........................................................................14Product activation2.3

........................................................................15Entering username and password2.4

........................................................................15Upgrading to a more recent version2.5

........................................................................16Computer scan2.6

..................................................17

Beginner's guide3.

........................................................................17Introducing user interface design3.1

........................................................................18What to do if the program doesn't work properly3.2

........................................................................19Update setup3.3

........................................................................20Trusted zone setup3.4

........................................................................21Parental control tools3.5

..................................................22

Work with ESET Smart Security4.

........................................................................24Computer4.1

.................................................................................24Antivirus and antispyware protection4.1.1

.............................................................................24Real-time file system protection4.1.1.1

...............................................................................25Media to scan4.1.1.1.1

...............................................................................25Scan on (Event-triggered scanning)4.1.1.1.2

...............................................................................26Advanced scan options4.1.1.1.3

...............................................................................26Cleaning levels4.1.1.1.4

...............................................................................27

When to modify real-time protection

configuration

4.1.1.1.5

...............................................................................27Checking real-time protection4.1.1.1.6

...............................................................................27What to do if real-time protection does not work4.1.1.1.7

.............................................................................27Document protection4.1.1.2

.............................................................................28Computer scan4.1.1.3

...............................................................................28Type of scan4.1.1.3.1

............................................................................28Smart scan4.1.1.3.1.1

............................................................................29Custom scan4.1.1.3.1.2

...............................................................................29Scan targets4.1.1.3.2

...............................................................................29Scan profiles4.1.1.3.3

...............................................................................30Scan progress4.1.1.3.4

.............................................................................31Startup scan4.1.1.4

...............................................................................31Automatic startup file check4.1.1.4.1

.............................................................................32Exclusions by path4.1.1.5

.............................................................................33ThreatSense engine parameters setup4.1.1.6

...............................................................................33Objects4.1.1.6.1

...............................................................................34Options4.1.1.6.2

...............................................................................34Cleaning4.1.1.6.3

...............................................................................35Extension4.1.1.6.4

...............................................................................35Limits4.1.1.6.5

...............................................................................36Other4.1.1.6.6

.............................................................................36An infiltration is detected4.1.1.7

.................................................................................38Removable media4.1.2

.............................................................................38Filter device access4.1.2.1

.............................................................................39New/Change filter4.1.2.2

.................................................................................40Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS)4.1.3

........................................................................42Network4.2

.................................................................................43Filtering modes4.2.1

.................................................................................44Firewall profiles4.2.2

.................................................................................45Configuring and using rules4.2.3

.............................................................................46Rules setup4.2.3.1

.............................................................................46Editing rules4.2.3.2

.................................................................................48Configuring zones4.2.4

.............................................................................48Network authentication4.2.4.1

...............................................................................48Zone authentication - Client configuration4.2.4.1.1

...............................................................................50Zone authentication - Server configuration4.2.4.1.2

.................................................................................51Establishing connection - detection4.2.5

.................................................................................51Logging4.2.6

.................................................................................52System integration4.2.7

........................................................................52Web and email4.3

.................................................................................53Web access and antiphishing protection4.3.1

.............................................................................54HTTP, HTTPs4.3.1.1

...............................................................................54Active mode for web browsers4.3.1.1.1

.............................................................................55URL address management4.3.1.2

.................................................................................56Email client protection4.3.2

.............................................................................56POP3, POP3S filter4.3.2.1

.............................................................................57IMAP, IMAPS protocol control4.3.2.2

.............................................................................58Integration with email clients4.3.2.3

...............................................................................59Email client protection configuration4.3.2.3.1

.............................................................................59Removing infiltrations4.3.2.4

.................................................................................60Antispam protection4.3.3

.............................................................................61Adding addresses to whitelist and blacklist4.3.3.1

.............................................................................61Marking messages as spam4.3.3.2

.................................................................................61Protocol filtering4.3.4

.............................................................................61Web and email clients4.3.4.1

.............................................................................62Excluded applications4.3.4.2

.............................................................................63Excluded IP addresses4.3.4.3

...............................................................................63Add IPv4 address4.3.4.3.1

...............................................................................63Add IPv6 address4.3.4.3.2

.............................................................................64SSL protocol checking4.3.4.4

...............................................................................64Certificates4.3.4.4.1

............................................................................64Trusted certificates4.3.4.4.1.1

............................................................................65Excluded certificates4.3.4.4.1.2

............................................................................65Encrypted SSL communication4.3.4.4.1.3

........................................................................66Parental control4.4

.................................................................................68List of allowed categories of web pages4.4.1

.................................................................................68Blocked and allowed web pages4.4.2

........................................................................69Updating the program4.5

.................................................................................72Update setup4.5.1

.............................................................................73Update profiles4.5.1.1

.............................................................................73Advanced update setup4.5.1.2

...............................................................................73Update mode4.5.1.2.1

...............................................................................74Proxy server4.5.1.2.2

...............................................................................74Connecting to the LAN4.5.1.2.3

.................................................................................75How to create update tasks4.5.2

........................................................................75Tools4.6

.................................................................................76Log files4.6.1

.............................................................................77Log maintenance4.6.1.1

.................................................................................77Scheduler4.6.2

.............................................................................80Creating new tasks4.6.2.1

.................................................................................81Protection statistics4.6.3

.................................................................................82Watch activity4.6.4

.................................................................................82ESET SysInspector4.6.5

.................................................................................83ESET Live Grid4.6.6

.............................................................................83Suspicious files4.6.6.1

.................................................................................84Running processes4.6.7

.................................................................................85Network connections4.6.8

.................................................................................87Quarantine4.6.9

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