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ESET NOD32 Antivirus & Smart Security
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ESET NOD32 Antivirus & Smart Security | | Developed by | ESET |
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| Latest release | 4.0.424.0 / 2009-4-20; 240 days ago[1] |
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, DOS, Novell NetWare, Solaris, Windows Mobile |
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| Type | Anti-virus |
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| License | Proprietary |
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| Website | ESET.com
ESET Beta |
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ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security, commonly known as NOD32, are antivirus packages made by the Slovak company ESET. The following Operating Systems are supported by different ESET products: Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Novell NetWare, Solaris, Windows Mobile platform, and others. ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security are each sold in two editions, Home Edition and Business Edition. The Business Edition packages add ESET Remote Administrator allowing for server deployment and management, mirroring of threat signature database updates and the ability to install on Microsoft Windows Server operating systems.
[edit] History
 NOD32 detecting EICAR test file [edit] ESET NOD32 Antivirus
NOD32 was created in the early 1990s when computer viruses were becoming increasingly prevalent.
Initially the program gained popularity with IT workers in Eastern European countries, as ESET was based in Slovakia. Though the program's abbreviation was originally pronounced as individual letters, recent worldwide use of the program has led to the more common single-word pronunciation, sounding like the English word nod.[2] The company reached its 4000th update to virus definitions on April 10, 2009.
The acronym NOD stands for "Nemocnica na Okraji Disku" (hospital at the edge of the disk), a pun related to the Czechoslovakian medical drama series Nemocnica na okraji mesta (hospital at the edge of the city).
[edit] ESET Smart Security
On November 5, 2007, ESET released an Internet security suite, ESET Smart Security, to compete with other security suites by other companies such as McAfee, Symantec, AVG and Kaspersky. ESET Smart Security incorporates anti-spam and a bidirectional firewall along with traditional anti-malware features of ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
[edit] ESET SysInspector
ESET SysInspector is a diagnostic tool which allows in depth analysis of various aspects of the operating system, including running processes, registry content, startup items and network connections. Anti-Stealth Technology is used to discover hidden objects (rootkits) in the Master Boot Record, boot sector, registry entries, drivers, services and processes. SysInspector Logs are standard XML files and can be submitted to IT experts for further analysis. Two logs can be compared to find a set of items not common to both logs.
[edit] ESET Remote Administrator
ESET Remote Administrator is a central management console designed to allow network administrators to manage ESET software across a corporate network.
[edit] ESET Mobile Antivirus for Windows Mobile
ESET Mobile Antivirus is aimed at protecting Windows Mobile Smartphones from viruses, spyware, adware, trojans, worms, rootkits, and other unwanted software. It also provides antispam filtering for SMS messages.
[edit] Other Programs
ESET has released free standalone removers for malware when they are widespread, such as Mebroot[3] and Conficker[4].
[edit] ESET Smart Security 4.0
[edit] Beta 1
On November 18, 2008, ESET Smart Security 4.0 Beta 1 was released for limited public testing.
ESET claims that version 4.0 includes improvement in detection and cleaning; the integration of ESET SysInspector, ESET SysRescue, Mozilla Thunderbird; Windows Live Mail support; and a self-defense module. For version 4.0 ESET developed a new wizard for creating a Bootable CD and USB key. After installing the Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit v1.1, the wizard creates an ISO image Live CD with installed Anti-virus and allows burning it on CD or copying it on a USB mass storage device. Users can boot the computer from this recovery medium, scan and clean the infected system, and afterwards reboot a clean system. [5]
[edit] Release Candidate
On February 18, 2009, ESET Smart Security 4.0 Release Candidate 1 was released. It contains additional support for Windows 2000, Windows Live Mail, an update to its firewall module and other fixes. [6]
NOD32 is now out of beta and in RC before the final release.
[edit] Full Release
On March 2, 2009, ESET released the full product for purchase or upgrade. The full program can be downloaded, as a trial, at one of the official ESET download sites.
[edit] ESET Mobile Antivirus for Symbian
In March, 2009 at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, ESET demonstrated a preliminary version of ESET Mobile Antivirus for Symbian. [7]
[edit] Technical information
NOD32 is written largely in assembly code,[8] which supposedly contributes to its low use of system resources and high scanning speed.
On a network, NOD32 clients can update from a central "mirror server" on the network.
[edit] Reception
- NOD32 was certified by ICSA Labs.[9]
- It has been tested 54 times by Virus Bulletin with a success rate of 96%,[10] the highest pass rate of the tested anti-virus products.[11]
- It was rated 5 stars out of 6 by PC Pro Magazine and received their "recommended" award. [12]
- At CNet.com it has received a score of 4.5/5 by editors[13]
- 94.4% Malware Detection and 94.7% spyware detection in the latest AV-Test comparative [14]
- 93% Detection on Set A and 96.6% Detection on Set B with most aggressive settings in the latest AV-Comparatives Test[15]
[edit] See also
- Antivirus software
- ESET
- List of computer viruses
[edit] References
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