Eset and windows 10

[slimyrock]

Is anyone else having problems with Internet connectivity in windows 10 while having eset nod32 9 installed?

I did the latest update to windows 10, and now my Internet doesn't work. I get an error while trying to repair of "windows sockets registry entries required for Internet connectivity are missing". I un-install eset, Internet comes back immediately.

This is a common problem, but people don't seem to be connecting it with their virus scanner. Installing free avast makes the computer go directly into repair mode and won't even boot. Windows 10 seems to not like virus scanners.

It is a fresh build, OEM windows 10 home, tried to reinstall the system twice with the same results.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

Windows 10 is a moving target when it comes to security software. Major updates are released every few months and these can make software incompatible. The only choice users of Windows 10 have is to get used to it or to use a different OS.

Windows 10 also comes with an inbound and outbound firewall and perfectly respectable antivirus and antimalware protection. Replacing these products with software that has been known to have incompatibilities in Windows 10 puts the onus of supporting the situation on the end user. The difference in antivirus scanners is a matter of percentage points. Saying one is vastly better than another is stretching things. If you truly need to detect 2 - 6 percent more viruses, the biggest issue is not your virus scanner.

 

[slimyrock]

Windows defender is basically Microsoft Security essentials, I've used it for years before I switched to Eset. You think just stick with defender? It's being built for someone that I don't see getting into too much problems, your average user. I was thinking of just skipping eset and sticking with defender.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

If you stick a 3rd party product on Windows 10, you are asking for future issues, plus there's the whole reporting of Windows Updates that Eset likes to do. What updates should be installed needs to be left to Windows, not a security package. Nonsense like that is nothing but a headache and is only there to make the package seem more relevant than it really is. It's like the packages that try to convince you that your browsing cookies are serious security flaws that only their product is going to save you from.

Windows Defender may be the name of the package in Windows 8 and 10, but it's essentially the Security Essentials suite that has been integrated, rather than needing to be installed separately such as on 7. Remember, most viruses and malware are do-it-yourself, and as such, it's up to the end user to get them going, so to speak. I would recommend letting the in-built software that comes with Windows 10 do it's job, unless you like extra support calls. At least the default software gets updates with the OS as time goes on and will never become incompatible as it were.

 

[slimyrock]

Thank you, very fast responses

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

No worries, you're welcome. I used a 3rd party security product for a while, but in the end, they're not significantly added security, but they are added hassle and bloat.