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To download and install ESET NOD32 Antivirus, watch the installation video directly below or follow this article's download and installation step-by-step instructions:

To watch a video of the steps below, click here. Please make sure that you have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

 

 

Download ESET NOD32 Antivirus

1. Click the appropriate link below for your operating system for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/Home Server/XP/2000
   
   

   32-bit Download    64-bit Download

   
   Business Edition users or those installing to a server, click here.
    
2. Select Save when prompted and save the file to the Desktop. 

Install ESET NOD32 Antivirus

To install ESET NOD32 Antivirus, please follow the steps below. If you are running Windows Vista with User Account Control (UAC) turned on, you may be prompted with additional dialog boxes not shown in the steps below. If prompted, please confirm that you wish to install ESET NOD32 Antivirus, as well as any associated device drivers.

1. To begin your installation, double-click the ESET NOD32 Antivirus installer icon or insert the installation disk. If you are prompted by Windows to open the file, click Open. If you have an installation CD, click Install.
    
2. The ESET NOD32 Antivirus Setup window will appear. Click Next to continue.
   
   

   
   
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3. In the next window, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and then click Next to continue.
   
   

   
   
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4. The Installation Mode window will appear. Select Typical and click Next to continue. 

   NOTE:

   Selecting Custom install will display additional configuration parameters such as password protection of ESET NOD32 Antivirus settings. If you select Typical (recommended) the additional configuration parameters can be accessed after installation is complete. 

   
   
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5. On the next window, enter your ESET-provided Username and Password and click Next to continue. 

   Important!

   Please remember to enter your Username and Password exactly as they are written.
   -The username and password are case sensitive and the hyphen in the username is necessary
   -The password is ten characters long and all lowercase
   -If you are copying and pasting, make sure you don't select an extra blank space
   -We do not use the letter L in passwords (use the number one (1) instead)
   -A big '0' is the number zero (0), a little 'o' is the lowercase letter o
   
   If you forgot or lost your username and password, visit our lost license page.

   
   

   
   
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6. In the ThreatSense.Net Early Warning System window, select the Enable ThreatSense.Net Early Warning System option and click Next to continue.
   
   

   
   
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7. In the Detection of potentially unwanted applications window, select your preferred option (see What is a potentially unwanted application?) and click Next.
   
   

   
   
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8. In the next window, Ready to Install, click Install to continue.
   
   

   
   
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9. Once you click Install, you will see the Installing ESET NOD32 Antivirus window (below) for a few minutes.
   
   

   
   
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10. When you see the Completing the ESET NOD32 Antivirus Setup Wizard window, click Finish to complete your installation.
    
    

    
    
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    NOTE:

    If an error message is displayed during installation and you previously had ESET NOD32 Antivirus installed on your computer, verify that you have uninstalled it completely. Also, delete the C:\Program Files\ESET folder.