ESET NOD32 Review - Antivirus/Antispyware for Debian 11 or LMDE5.

NOD32 Antivirus Protects you against all types of malware, including viruses, ransomware, worms and spyware and has on-access scan.

ESET have retained all the excellent features of the Windows version and protects against both Linux and Windows threats.

Plus it is light on computer resources, letting you enjoy the full power of your computer.

Play, work and browse the internet without your computer slowing down.

Using the software is simple, nice and easy with a beautiful GUI, it puts all the vital security information and actions right at your fingertips.

License: proprietary license

One year license costs: €29.95 Euro

Note: You get a 30-day free trial or you can buy a license. Just enter your name and e-mail.

IMPORTANT: ESET NOD32 ANTIVIRUS FOR LINUX DESKTOP currently receives limited support and will be terminated in Q3 2022.

Update: 17/08/22 - I tried to renew my license, but the software redirects me to an invalid URL, so I entered into contact with ESET support, which via their chat quickly responded that, they couldn't help, because each branch ( country ) has their own support and told me to contact sales, which went no where. Finally I got redirected to the Brazilian fork of them and got an automated response. Now lets see if they can offer a renewal or not !

My question to them includes the change to Endpoint Antivirus for Linux, so we will see what happens. I will update you as soon as I know anything and if this company is worth recommending to Linux users.

You will need to change to ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux ( eeau.x86_64.bin ) after it reaches EOL.

IMPORTANT: I you are Not an Ubuntu user, Do Not buy an ESET license because ESET Endpoint Antivirus does NOT work with Debian 11 or LMDE5 !!! Tested today 18/08/2022.

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NOD32 Supported Linux distros:

• Debian 11
• Fedora
• LMDE5
• Linux Mint
• Mandriva
• OpenSuSe
• Ubuntu and others.

First download the 64-bit installer here.

How to install via a terminal window:

sudo apt-get install libc6:i386

Press Enter.

Now follow these instructions ( in a terminal window ):

cd Downloads

Press Enter.

chmod +x eset_nod32av_64bit_en.linux

Press Enter.

./eset_nod32av_64bit_en.linux

Press Enter and the setup process begins.

Click next to get information about minimum requirements and about their ThreatSense™ engine.

Click Next and Accept their license agreement.

Next you will be given a choice of Typical ( Recommended ) installation or Custom.

Click Next again.

Now Enable "ThreatSense" and click Next.

In Advanced settings, you can choose to submit Files and statistics if you want to.

Make your changes if any and click OK.

You should Enable detection of potentially unwanted applications and click Next.

Now you are ready to install the application:

Click Install and wait for it to finish.

Click Finish.

Now you need to reboot your computer.

Once you are logged in again, a popu-up window will appear. You will need to activate the software. Either enter your full license details or click Activate Trial License.

Update the database and run your first Full-scan of your system. Don't be discouraged if it first says it couldn't update the database, just click it again and it will work. Afterwards it will auto-update by itself.

You are now protected against viruses and spyware.

►Download 30-day Trial for Linux here

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