ESET upgrades ESET Home Security with Identity protection and Dark Web Monitoring

ESET has announced upgrades to its ESET Home Security all-in-one security solution.  

This is especially relevant in these days where endpoints, passwords, data, and your identity are under constant threat and attack. According to ESET, the enhancements were done to deal with the increasing number of advanced, automated, and AI-driven threats targeting individuals and also address growing concerns about data privacy, ransomware attacks, phishing, and scams.

Parvinder Walia, ESET President for Asia Pacific and Japan, said:

Our new features, including Dark Web Monitoring, empower individuals to safeguard their personal information and enjoy a peace of mind while navigating online. ESET remains dedicated to staying one step ahead of cyber threats, ensuring that our users are well-protected against identity theft, ransomware, and more.

New features and upgrades

ESET Home Security components are managed through the ESET Home online dashboard and available across Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS.

The new features and upgrades added include:

• New: Dark Web Monitoring — ESET Identity Protection searches websites on the dark web, black market chat rooms, blogs, and other data sources to detect the illegal trading and selling of users’ personal information. ESET will then send a prompt alert so users can take immediate action.
• New: ESET Folder Guard — This technology helps protect Windows users’ data from malicious apps and threats, such as ransomware, worms, and wipers (malware that can damage users’ data). Users can create a list of protected folders — files in these folders can't be modified or deleted by untrusted applications. 
• New: Multithread Scanning — Improves scanning performance for multi-core processor devices using Windows by distributing scanning requests amongst available CPU cores. There can be as many scanning threads as the machine has processor cores.
• New: Link Scanner — This feature improves ESET Mobile Security Anti-Phishing that, in general, blocks potential phishing attacks coming from websites or domains listed in the ESET malware database. The Link Scanner is an additional layer of protection for Android smartphone users that allows ESET Mobile Security to check every link a user tries to open, not only those coming from supported websites and social network apps. For instance, if a user receives a phishing link in a game app and opens it, the link is first redirected to the ESET Mobile Security app, where it is checked, before being redirected to the browser. If the user is using an unsupported browser, the Link Scanner will block the malicious link in this case.
• Improved:  Gamer Mode — This feature is for users who demand uninterrupted usage of their software without pop-up windows and want to minimise CPU usage. The improved version allows users to create a list of apps automatically starting gamer mode. For cautious players, there is also a new option to display interactive alerts while gamer mode is running.
• Improved:  Password Manager — ESET Password Manager now includes an option to remotely log out of Password Manager when it is logged in on other devices. Users can check their password against the password breach list and view a security report that informs users if they use any weak or duplicate passwords for their stored accounts. Password Manager has an integrated option to use third-party programs (like 2FAS, Microsoft Authenticator, and Google Authenticator) as an optional two-factor authentication (2FA). 
• Improved: Cyber Security for Mac users — ESET HOME Security tiers for Mac users now have a new unified Firewall with both basic and advanced setup options in the main Graphical User Interface (GUI). This means the solution is tailored to the needs of users from basic to more advanced, without unnecessary settings.

Pricing and availability

There are three different pricing tiers for ESET Home Security. At their default, each includes:

• The Essential Tier (@ S$90.30 for 5 devices for a year):
  
  Real-time antivirus protection
  Safe banking and browsing
  Seamless device performance
  Smart home and smartphone protection
  Firewall, Wi-Fi and network shield
• The Premium Tier (@ S$48.30 for 3 devices for a year):
  Everything in the Essential Tier
  Password management
  Encryption of sensitive data and photos
  Elevated file and folder security
• The Ultimate Tier (@ S$41.30 for 3 devices for a year):
  Everything in the Premium Tier
  Enhanced browser and privacy protection
  Unlimited VPN
  Proactive identity protection

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