ESET has today updated their home edition of ESET antivirus to version 5.2.9 – this maintenance release is, as always – a FREE UPGRADE to any customer with an active license for ESET NOD32, ESET antivirus Home Edition – release notes below:
Version 5.2.9
- Enhancement: Added Statistics of Scanned Files in the Home Screen
 - Enhancement: Added more information about running processes reputation from ESET Live Grid
 - Support: Able to activate product using proxy server
 - Support: Ability to use the activation keys in product to Renew
 - Support: SSL False Start in Google Chrome
 - Added: Settings for Removable Media blocking and Antirootkit (Antistealth) are located in the main GUI under Setup
 - Fix: Graphical enhancement fixing shadowing of the pull-down quick menu
 - Fix: GUI opened in a large window
 - Fix: Irrelevant notification bubble is being shown when no action is required
 - Fix: Issues with stopping of ESET service during installation
 - Fix: Runtime error with HP Protect Tools, causing ESET GUI crash
 - Fix: Removable media blocking does not block devices for some Windows Accounts
 - Fix: Files are still scanned by Real-time file system protection after disabling it
 - Fix: Schedule update task can not be started from main menu in SysRescue User Interface
 - Fix: Crashing of ESET GUI under some circumstances
 - Fix: Advanced scanning options are not working in Computer Scan
 - Fix: Activated product displays that it is not activated
 - Fix: IMAPS, POP3S checking of protocols and ports for selected applications does not work correctly
 - Fix: Notification window about disabling some type of protection is not displayed if some other protection is already disabled
 - Fix: Inconsistent status for updated virus signature database within main program window
 - Fix: Scheduled scan and other planned tasks can be started from non-administrator user accounts
 - Fix: SSL filtering in Chrome does not work in some circumstances
 - Fix: HIPS rule displays “User Rules File Contains Invalid Data”
 
This new version of ESET antivirus for home users can be downloaded from our ESET downloads section.