ESET Smart Security 5 unveiled

[Marcos]

Hello,

We are pleased to announce the availability of the longly anticipated product line 5 of ESET's flagship products ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security.

New features:

Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) - blocks unauthorized changes by programs.

ESET Live Grid - cloud-powered reputation system allowing for faster, more accurate malware detection and prevention of false positives.

Improved memory scans - increase the chance of revealing unrecognized malware active in memory

Removable Media Control – system for preventing malware infection from USB flash drives, CDs and DVDs, etc. Supports creation of rules based on specific media parameters.

Gamer Mode - suspends pop-up notifications, scanning and scheduled tasks while playing.

Shutdown after scanning - your computer can now shut down automatically as soon as an on-demand scan has completed

Transparent IMAP/IMAPS scanning - besides POP3/POP3S, email received via IMAP/IMAPS is now checked independently from the email client used

Parental Control - protects children from visiting sites with violent or otherwise unsuitable content

Inteligent firewall - enhanced firewall to provide even better protection than before

Other minor improvements and fixes

Download link:
http://www.eset.com/download/home/detail/family/5

If you are an existing user of ESET Smart Security, you are entitled to download ESET Smart Security 5 using your username and password you received after purchase or registration.

Installation:
ESET Smart Security 5 can be installed over version 3 or 4. However, since some options have been removed in v5 and new ones added, we'd recommend uninstalling your previous version and installing ESET Smart Security 5 from scratch.

For more information about ESET Smart Security 5, visit www.esetsmartsecurity.com

If you want to give us a feedback on the new version, you can do so in this thread.