April 2010
How social engineering tricks users into installing malware

The Koobface worm made some press recently.  It tricked Facebook users into installing it willingly onto their PCs.  ESET have produced a nifty little video showing how it worked.  Link HERE.

April 2010
ESET Smart Security gets top mark in Maximum PC review

For the second year in a row, ESET Smart Security was awarded top score in Maximum PCs roundup of security products.

Areas tested were system performance and scan speed, annoyance [ease of use], features and implementation, pricing and effectiveness. 

Products tested included Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, Microsoft, Avira, Avast, Bit Defender and Panda.  The reviews are available online here.

March 2010
ESET Mail Security 4 for Microsoft Exchange released

A major overhaul of Eset's solution for Exchange mailserver has been released.  New features include:

• Latest version 4 code base
• Incorporated Anti-spam Engine
• Support for Exchange 5.5, 2000, 20003, 2007 and 2010
• Fast, accurate and light on system resources
• Protects against email-based malware and spam at the transport level
• Greylist technology
• Supports long domain names
• Individual mail recipient quarantines

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.