NOD32 updates?

[paul_wary]

Hi,

I am thinking about buying NOD32, which I heard is a good virus scanner
that requires very little resources. The latter criterion is very
important to me.

I have a laptop and a desktop computer that are both used only by
myself, so I will never use both simultaneously.
Is it OK with the licence agreement that I can use one NOD32 license
for my laptop and my desktop computer or will I have to buy two
licences?
Can I update both NOD32 versions using the live update function or will
the download server tell me that I have already downloaded the update
before?
If not, how does Eset protect itself against abuse of update keys, if
for example the same key would be used by hundreds of computers? I mean
they must have a means against this type of abuse.

Paul

 

[Ian Kenefick]

Hi,

I am thinking about buying NOD32, which I heard is a good virus scanner
that requires very little resources. The latter criterion is very
important to me.

NOD32 would be an excellent choice.

I have a laptop and a desktop computer that are both used only by
myself, so I will never use both simultaneously.
Is it OK with the licence agreement that I can use one NOD32 license
for my laptop and my desktop computer

No. This is not ok. You should speak with (e-mail address removed) first though.

or will I have to buy two

licences?

You need to buy two licenses.

Can I update both NOD32 versions using the live update function or will
the download server tell me that I have already downloaded the update
before?

It wont do this. But ESET would probably deactivate your key for abuse.

If not, how does Eset protect itself against abuse of update keys, if
for example the same key would be used by hundreds of computers? I mean
they must have a means against this type of abuse.

Yes. Different AV companies have different methods. Ones I have come
across are ...

[1]F-Secure Update server detects if keys are already in use.
[2]Kaspersky: Use a blacklist which is part of the antivirus database
updates to detect and disable keys which are being abused. ie. Available
on crack websites and so on.
[3]Symantec: Use product activation.
[4]F-Prot & Norman use serial numbers to log into update servers... so I
guess this is how this is monitored.

I'm sure there are plenty of other examples.... I don't know any more of
them right now though

 

[Duane Arnold]

Hi,

I am thinking about buying NOD32, which I heard is a good virus scanner
that requires very little resources. The latter criterion is very
important to me.

I have a laptop and a desktop computer that are both used only by
myself, so I will never use both simultaneously.
Is it OK with the licence agreement that I can use one NOD32 license
for my laptop and my desktop computer or will I have to buy two
licences?
Can I update both NOD32 versions using the live update function or will
the download server tell me that I have already downloaded the update
before?
If not, how does Eset protect itself against abuse of update keys, if
for example the same key would be used by hundreds of computers? I mean
they must have a means against this type of abuse.

Paul

I got NOD32 on two machines the one licensed version. When I when to install
it on a 3rd machine is when I ran into problems. So my sister had to buy it.

Duane

 

[louise]

I got NOD32 on two machines the one licensed version. When I when to install
it on a 3rd machine is when I ran into problems. So my sister had to buy it.

Duane

This is my experience as well except that I never tried to
use it on a third machine and don't plan to.

Louise

 

[paul_wary]

This is my experience as well except that I never tried to
use it on a third machine and don't plan to.

Louise

Thanks for telling me about your experience with the live update
function of NOD32. It seems like they are not that strict at Eset and
allow up to two personal computers to be updated with one personal
licence.

But I think just to make sure I'll ask Eset too as suggested by Ian.

Paul