Features
| Compatibility |
|
| Basic protection | ✓ |
| Anti ransomware | ✓ |
| Firewall | ✓ |
| Web protection | ✓ |
| VPN | ✓unlimited |
| Cloud backup | ✗ |
| Data encryption | ✓ |
| Parental control | ✗ |
| Password manager | ✓ |
| Software updater | ✗ |
| Device optimizer | ✗ |
| File shredder | ✗ |
| Mic monitor | ✗ |
| Camera monitor | ✓ |
| Ad blocker | ✗ |
| Privacy protection | ✓ |
| Dark web monitoring | ✓ |
| Identity protection | ✓ |
| Identity theft insurance | ✓upto $1 million |
| Credit bureau monitoring | ✓1 bureau |
| Bank / Credit card fraud alert | ✗ |
| Court record alert | ✗ |
| Home title alert | ✗ |
Pawan - Cybersecurity expert
Pawan is a cybersecurity expert with 15 years of experience. He began by removing PC viruses and expanded to web and computer security consulting.
Last Updated: July 30, 2025
We calculate this score based on certain criteria. 0.5 points for each essential feature (max 2.5) and 0.1 points for each additional security tool. Our reviewer can give up to 0.5 points. 0.5 points are for additional useful features.
ESET Ultimate overview
ESET Premium comes with unlimited VPN and identity protection services which includes $1 million insurance and Id recovery support, Dark web monitoring, credit monitoring features.
Detailed features review of ESET Ultimate
antimalware
Antimalware which protects from malware like viruses, trojans, spyware etc. It includes smart scan, custom scan, full scan options. In its settings you can customize scanning options.
antiransomware
Its malware protection comes with ransomware protection. It has inbuilt protection for the ransomware threats as claimed on its website but I didn't found any setting for the ransomware protection. Many antivirus provide an extra layer of ransomware protection by keeping an eye on folders which have sensitive information as like in Avast. ESET providing the same thing as folder guard. You can set app permission to access these folders.
web protection
Its web protection comes with anti-phishing capability to protect from dangerous websites. It includes web access protection, browser protection. A browser privacy and security extension for the browser also provides enhanced web protection. As compared to premium bundle it also includes metadata cleaner to clean info from uploaded photos like location and time etc. Another feature it includes is website settings review.
firewall
A firewall is included with wifi network security feature to protect unauthorized access to wifi network. Its firewall has option to customize rules. additionally as compared to other antivirus it includes option to evaluate Windows firewall rules and group policy rules.
password manager
This includes a password manager to easily autologin and save passwords in a secure place.
other features
Additionally it includes data encryption, ESET liveguard and ESET folder guard.
vpn
It includes free VPN with unlimited bandwidth.
identity protection
Under identity protection plan it includes $1 million identity theft insurance. Stolen wallet support, 1 bureaus credit monitoring.
privacy tools
In privacy tools it includes dark web monitoring, browser and privacy protection.
parental control
Even in its essential bundle a parental control features is included with it. Setting up it is not easy as you need to understand its working. You have to create a separate user account in Windows to make it work properly. You can create child profile from the ESET home dashboard. Good thing is that it also works with android device.
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