Overall, though ESET had a very small system footprint. Subsequent scans were similarly slow at 12m16s ESET is nothing if not thorough. It was rather more leisurely when it came to its first system scan, taking over 14 minutes on our relatively empty test system. It barely affected the boot time of our system, taking it from 17s to 18s with ESET installed. This unobtrusive behaviour continued on to our performance tests.
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It also managed a perfect Legitimate Software Rating of 720, allowing us to run and install software without throwing up warnings or blocking us from doing so. ESET was the third-best protector of our test PCs behind Kaspersky and Norton. ESET allowed one piece of malware to run unhindered, however. It was able to completely defend against 97 of the 100 attacks we sent its way, neutralising two more after allowing them to run, but stopping them from doing any damage to our test system.
In our testing, ESET excelled, managing an overall Protection Score of 290 out of 300. ESET Smart Security is fairly expensive when compared with its big-name rivals £40 per year for one device is a fair whack of cash. There are other ESET products available with slightly different tools, such as the lightweight ESET NOD32 Antivirus software and a mobile app (see box, below). The best anti-virus software of 2015: revealed You could say it was the rational consumer's choice, at least from its branding.
The firm takes a no-nonsense approach to its software, keeping fear-mongering and family protection horror stories to a minimum.
ESET Smart Security has ranked consistently high in our tests over the last few years.