Objective
Following these steps will install a copy of the ESET Anti-Virus Protection application on your personal Windows system.
Environment
Personal Windows device
Before You Begin
These instructions are not intended for MSU-owned devices. For those instructions, please see KB 1079 (KB link). You will need to obtain a license for the software before you can download and install it. See this article (link) for instructions.
Before beginning make sure to remove any existing anti-virus and anti-malware programs and restart your computer afterwards.
If you require support for the ESET product, please refer to the official documentation or support channels.
Steps
- Navigate to https://www.eset.com/us/home/free-trial/
- Select Free Download
- After the file downloads, locate it in your Downloads folder and open it to begin the install
- Select your desired language from the drop-down menu
- Select Continue
- Read the End User Agreement and select I Accept
If you disagree with the agreement, you can choose I Do Not Accept to cancel the installation. You must accept if you wish to use the software however.
- Select Skip Login
- Select Use a Purchased License Key
- Enter the license key you received in your email from before
- Select Continue
- Enter the required personal contact information
- Select Activate
- Select Continue
- Set the level of protection you wish to enable as well as if you wish to participate in future product enhancements
- Select Continue
- Your ESET Home Anti-Virus client has now been installed and will begin the initial configuration phase. Expect the initial PC scan to take up to several hours depending on the size and resources of the home computer. You should be able to view the ESET application in your systray.
- You're done!
Additional Info
Within ESET there is a Help and support option where you can contact the company for technical support.