What is ESET Botnet Protection? And how the Botnet Protection provides real-time protection against botnet malware?
The latest version of ESET Smart Security includes New Botnet protection technology.
ESET Botnet protection quickly
and accurately spots malware on the system and preventing your PC from
becoming part of criminally-controlled network.
The New ESET Botnet protection discover malware through analyzing its network communication protocols. Botnet malware is changing frequently in contrast to network protocols, which haven't changed in the last years. This new technology helps ESET defeat malware which tries to avoid detection and try to connect your computer to botnet network.
Botnet - A bot, or a web robot is an automated malware program that scans blocks of network addresses and infects vulnerable computers. This allow hackers to take control of many computers at the same time and turn them into bots (also known as a zombie). Hackers typically use bots to infect large numbers of computers, which form a network or a botnet. Once the botnet is in your computer, it can be used in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, proxy and also can be used to perform automated tasks over the Internet, without you knowing it (for example sending spam, viruses or stealing personal and private information such as bank credentials or credit card numbers).
ESET Botnet protection - helps discover malware through analyzing its network communication patterns and
protocols.
A new Smart mode for HIPS - is placed between Automatic and Interactive mode. Ability to identify suspicious activities and malicious processes in the system.
Improved compatibility in Windows 8/8.1 - ESET SysRescue is now fully functional on Windows 8. Toast notifications are now shown in the Windows 8 environment, notifying you of HIPS detections or file detections that require user interaction or downloads of potentially unwanted applications.
Enhanced Exploit blocker - Designed to fortify commonly exploited application types such as web browsers, PDF readers, email clients and MS Office components. Exploit blocker now supports Java and helps improve detection and protection from these kind of vulnerabilities.
Device control - A replacement of Removable media control used in version 5 and 6. This module allows you to scan, block or adjust extended filters/permissions and define a users ability to access and work with a given device.
Vulnerability shield - An extension of firewall that improves detection of known vulnerabilities on the network
level.
Advanced memory scanner - Works in combination with Exploit Blocker to strengthen protection against malware that has been designed to evade detection by antimalware products through the use of obfuscation and/or encryption.
Firewall improvements - In the new version of ESET Smart Security, you can adjust and manage IDS exceptions and the temporary IP address blacklist. The IDS detection notification system is now more user-friendly and informative.
Anti-phishing improvements - ESET Smart Security now blocks scam sites as well as phishing sites. Improved submission of suspicious sites and false positive sites by users.
Specialized cleaner - A bundle of the top 3-5 most prevalent critical malware threats.
Faster and more reliable installation - Including an initial scan which runs automatically 20 minutes after
installation or reboot.
Mail plugin compatibility - Our plugin now integrates with Office 2013 and Windows Live Mail.
