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Product activation

ESET Smart TV Security has three available versions:

Free – a lifetime subscription for the Free product; it includes basic features.

Trial – a 30-day trial subscription for the Premium product; premium features are activated for the duration of the trial. The trial subscription is automatically activated the first time ESET Smart TV Security is installed per Google account.

Premium – a subscription for the Premium product; premium features are activated for the duration of your premium subscription.

This table indicates which features are available in the Free, Trial and Premium versions:

 

Free

Trial and Premium

Antivirus

Antivirus – automatic scans

Automatic updates of detection modules

Real-Time protection

USB On-The-Go Scan

Ransomware Shield

Anti-Phishing

 

Scheduled scan

 

To activate ESET Smart TV Security directly on your Android TV device, navigate to Settings on the ESET Smart TV Security main screen and click Subscription.


important

Premium accounts for ESET Smart TV Security require an active ESET HOME account. If you currently don’t have an ESET HOME account, you need to create one in order for ESET Smart TV Security to protect your device.

There are multiple ways to activate ESET Smart TV Security.

If you have already purchased an ESET Premium subscription with your Google account, ESET Smart TV Security will be automatically activated.

You can subscribe to a premium features in the Yearly or Monthly period. Select this option if you do not have a subscription and would like to buy one through Google Play. Subscription is automatically renewed at selected intervals.

I have an Activation Key – select this option if you already have an activation key. An activation key is a unique string formatted: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX which is used to identify the owner of the protection. You can find it in the email received from ESET or on the card included in the purchased box.