ESET Nod32 Version 6 was released today. By default, ESET Nod32 does not check for and install new program updates automatically. For any clients on our Monthly Support Plan or any clients who have purchased consignment workstations or database servers from The Computer Peeps and as per PCI DSS, this is one of the many adjustments we make to properly secure your system. Your systems will update automatically.
To manually check for program updates, visit the Updates tab of ESET and then click the Check button. ESET will check for the latest update…
Tip: Setup > Enter Advanced Setup > Update > Advanced Update Setup > Setup to enable the Regularly check for latest product version option, as well as the ‘Always update program components’ option.
Once ESET has checked and found the latest update, click Install…
ESET will require a reboot once this update has been installed…
The new version is for the most part, the same as version 5 and is not a complete departure. That being said, ESET has added handy new features and optimized program performance even more than before.
They’ve added a new Social Media Scanner, which we highly recommend enabling and installing.
You’ll be prompted to install ESET’s Facebook app…
This new extension of ESET, protects your Facebook page by scanning for malicious posts, links, and messages. It can even alert your friends, if they have malicious content on their Facebook walls.
The settings available cover options such as email notifications and whether or not the ESET app should ‘reply’ to posts from infected/malicious posters…
Overall, this has been a smooth update thus far. Make sure your antivirus is updating automatically, but as always, make sure you’re taking all the precautions to manage your systems – e.g. file backups, system images, database backups, etc.
For clients on our new System Monitoring & Patch Management Service, we’ll be alerted as each system automatically updates to the latest version of ESET and we will be checking on each and every system…
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post below!
Dean
I am a Software Developer, System Administrator, and consignment software specialist. I currently manage hundreds of consignment workstations, point of sale systems, and database servers all across North America and I am the developer of Peeps' Software, Peeps2Go, and Peeps' Consignor Login for iOS and Android. I've been helping consignment & resale store-owners since 2003. I started The Computer Peeps in February of 2010. Peeps' Software launched in 2016 and is now on hundreds of systems all across North America. I have successfully converted dozens of stores from all of the major consignment software systems. After 20 years of working with consignment stores, I understand the unique challenges consignment & resale store-owners face. From electrical issues in old buildings or strip malls, to advocating for them when their old consignment software keeps crashing.