While using your ESET products, you will come across many ACT error messages now and then. The Eset error Code Act 3 pop up when activation fails at some point.
To resolve the Eset Error ACT 33, follow the steps given below:
- First, check if you already have an Antivirus program installed on your computer. If yes, remove it now. You can do this by using the vendor’s approved method. You can also make use of specialized tools that are available to remove third-party Antivirus programs.
- Next, confirm that your internet connection is active by going to the ESET home page. You need an active internet connection before you start downloading your updates.
- Now, on your computer, click Start and then type in Command Prompt.
- Then, right-click the Command Prompt icon and choose the Run as administrator option.
- In the Command Prompt window, type in the command given below and press the Enter key.
- netsh winsock reset
- Now, you have to restart your computer and try to activate it.
- If the system time has been set wrongly, there is a possibility of errors popping up. Therefore, in order to resolve the Eset Error ACT 33, try setting your system clock correctly.
- Go to the file path, C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. Here, check whether the host file is having any entries that are DNS poisoned. If yes, then check if these entries are associated with the edf.eset.com domain.
- In case you are able to find any DNS poisoned entries in the host file, you need to remove them now. You can do this by utilizing a text editor such as Notepad or Notepad ++. However, you can do it only if you have administrator privileges.
We have now seen the steps to get rid of the Eset Error Code ACT 33.