January 2010
Latest VB 100% Award for Eset on Linux

ESET Security for Linux 3.0.15 scored another VB100 Award. 

"With no full blown false positives, and the WildList handled with ease, ESET earns another VB100 award to add to its impressive haul."

December 2009

ESET Secures Record 12th "Advanced+" Award in Proactive test from AV-Comparatives

ESET has secured its 12th "Advanced+" rating in proactive/retrospective testing from AV-Comparatives, an independent research organization.

The latest test measured proactive on-demand detection capabilities of 16 antivirus products.

ESET's closest competitor has six (6) Advanced+ awards.

AV-Comparatives provides a three-level ranking system of Standard, Advanced and Advanced+ award. To receive an "Advanced+" rating, a product must be rated with not only an excellent proactive detection rate, but also a low false positive rate.

The retrospective test is performed using passive scanning and demonstrates the ability of the products under test to detect new malware proactively, without being executed.

"ESET continues to be the only vendor tested by AV-Comparatives that has always received the highest ranking (Advanced+) in proactive detection tests," said Andreas Clementi, founder and chief researcher for AV-Comparatives. "As its impressive testing record indicates, ESET has always understood the importance of strong heuristics in fighting malware."

December 2009
ESET Launches Beta Program for ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac OS X

ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac OS X utilizes the same trusted ThreatSense® technology that powers ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Windows. Proactive heuristic technology detects and stops new malware and variants without leaving your Mac vulnerable for hours and days as signature updates are released.

The growing popularity of Mac computers has made the Mac OS X platform a prime target for malware writers. Not only are these computers susceptible to Mac OS X-specific malware, they can also carry Windows or Linux malware through file sharing and email attachments. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac OS X is a fast and effective solution to both problems.

Key features include:

• Detects and cleans Mac infections plus files carrying Windows and Linux malware
• Compact updates keep Macs protected without slowdown
• Removable media scanning allows safe file sharing
• Smart and customizable GUI automatically disables alerts when running full screen applications (e.g. games, videos, presentations)
• Logs, charts and statistics provide at-a-glance summary of security status
• Supports 32-bit Intel x86 architecture running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later

NOTE: The beta test version is a precursor of the final product. Full functionality and documentation have not yet been implemented. Some system instability may occur; ESET recommends experienced users install NOD32 Antivirus for Mac OS X only on machines that do not perform critical tasks.

Please visit ESET's Beta Test portal for more information.

According to Richard Marko, Chief Technology Officer at ESET, the changes that needed to be made in the products were minor and concerned mainly those features that are closely linked with the core of the operating system, namely ESET's Self-defense and Anti-stealth technologies. Self-defense is a function that prevents computer infiltrations from deactivating or negatively affecting the computer's security status. Anti-stealth is advanced technology that ESET has developed against rootkits.

In order to ensure full compatibility with Windows 7, ESET recommends that its customers download the newest installation packages for ESET Smart Security 4 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus, as well as ESET Remote Administrator 3 for business users. After downloading the above-mentioned products they can simply be installed over the top of the current installation.

October 2009
Record 58th Virus Bulletin VB100 Award for ESET
WINDOWS SERVER 2008 - STANDARD EDITION SP2 X86
ESET's flagship product NOD32 has been awarded its 58th Virus Bulletin VB100 Award for 100% detection of [in the wild] malware with zero false positives.  NOD32 is the only product that has never missed a single in-the-wild virus in Virus Bulletin testing. 

Comment from the reviewer was "With no false positives ESET is the worthy winner of yet another VB100 award, thus maintaining NOD32's position as the product with the largest number of VB100 awards.".

August 2009
Record 57th Virus Bulletin VB100 Award for ESET
ESET's flagship product NOD32 has been awarded its 57th Virus Bulletin VB100 Award for 100% detection of [in the wild] malware with zero false positives.  NOD32 is the only product that has never missed a single in-the-wild virus in Virus Bulletin testing and no other product has won more than 50 VB100 Awards. 

August 2009
PC Users Threatened by Conficker Worm and new Internet-browser Modifier

• Conficker most widespread generally
• New Threat, Win32/FlyStudio most widespread in China
• High share of threats exploiting MS Windows autorun.inf function

For the month of July, ESET's statistical threat evaluation system - ThreatSense.Net has evaluated the variant of Win32/Conficker worm as the single most widespread form of malware with a share of 10.67% globally. Other forms of malware still spreading on a mass scale include the types such INF/Autorun , exploiting the MS Windows autorun.inf function. Their share of 8.39% places them second on ESET's threat list. Third place (7.92%) went to a family of Win32/PSW.OnLineGames Trojans and their variants especially targeting online gamers.

Win32/Agent designed to steal information from PCs placed fourth with 2.59%. The newcomer - Win32/FlyStudio closes the top 5 list with 2.38% share of threats detected. The Win32/FlyStudio threat is designed to modify information inside the victim's Internet browser. This threat will modify search queries, with the intention of delivering advertisements to the user. Win32/FlyStudio uses a scripting language popular among malware writers and ranks among the most widespread threats China. USA, Mexico and Argentina are also among countries with high occurrence rates of this type of malware.

May 12, 2009
ESET named in Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection by Gartner

ESET has been included in leading analyst firm Gartner’s May 2009 ‘Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms’, which addresses security technologies for the protection of corporate network endpoints for the SMB and large enterprise market.

According to Gartner, "Malware is increasingly Web-based (that is, it uses the Web as a distribution method and a command-and-control channel) and multistage — meaning there are multiple components that can be installed after the initial infection, depending on the motivation of the attacker and the victim's profile. In addition, the exploits of socially engineered trojans, which trick end users into downloading and executing malicious files, are on the rise and will continue to cause havoc in 2009 and beyond.”

ESET´s vision is to continue with optimization of its heuristic capabilities and key features to provide the most comprehensive security solution for SMBs. “ESET believes that SMBs need the most effective, easy-to-use antimalware solution combined with antispams and personal firewalls. According to us, our presence in Gartner’s report is affected by increased worldwide interest in our products,” said Richard Marko, ESET’s Chief Technology Officer.

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