{"id":69887,"date":"2023-08-11T14:28:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T06:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/?p=69887"},"modified":"2023-08-07T14:34:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T06:34:15","slug":"reinstalling-eset-for-peak-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/en\/2023\/08\/reinstalling-eset-for-peak-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinstalling ESET for peak performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NOTE:<\/strong> This blogpost is a revised version of an article requested from the author by Lenovo. This version has been updated with additional information specific to ESET software, as well as more general information about other computer manufacturers. Click here<\/a> to view the original article.<\/em><\/p><\/div>

If you are a regular reader of WeLiveSecurity or the ESET Blog, you may use ESET software on your computers to protect them against malicious software. ESET has several different security programs for this purpose depending on which operating systems you use and the type of security you need. While this article is focused on the consumer versions of ESET software for Microsoft Windows, the ideas and concepts behind it apply to other operating systems and even to security software from other vendors.<\/p>

ESET software normally falls under the \u201cset it and forget it\u201d category, with the default settings used during installation being optimum for the overwhelming majority of users. It\u2019s one of the reasons people keep renewing their software year after year\u2014it just works out of the box, so to speak. But the past few years of work have been anything but normal. COVID-19 required a massive shift for many, from working at an office or going to school, to working and learning from home. And the changes to support that might also have included making changes to your security software.<\/p>

If you have been using the same computer for a couple of years (or more) after switching to a work-from-home or learn-from-home situation, it is entirely possible that you have made some changes to your security software, especially if it is self-managed. You may have created an exclusion to download a new videoconferencing client, created new firewall rules to allow it internet access, and so forth.<\/p>

While these various changes and rules may have been necessary at the time, as you go back to the office or school, or finally settle on which set of tools to use for group chats, videoconferencing, and so forth, you can end up with a lot of changes made to your security software for programs that are no longer installed on your computer and for networks you no longer access. While this may not be causing any observable<\/strong> problems with your computer, it could have some security consequences that may not be apparent at first:<\/p>