Integrated Solution Couples New Version of ESET NOD32 Antivirus with Antispyware, Antispam, and Firewall Features to Deliver Unprecedented Speed and Accuracy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 29, 2007 - ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced the introduction of ESET Smart Security, a new, integrated security solution for consumers and small-to-medium-sized businesses. It includes antivirus, antispyware, antispam and firewall features built on ESET's award-winning advanced heuristic ThreatSense® detection system and the ESET NOD32 scanning engine. ADAOX Middle East, the regional development center for ESET's range of security products, launched ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 V3.0 in the Middle East region.

"We are pleased to introduce ESET's latest state-of-the-art security solution, ESET Smart Security, to our customers in the Middle East," said Neo Neophytou, Managing Director of ADAOX Middle East. "ESET has always been in the forefront in tackling known and unknown threats. ESET Smart Security is a breakthrough technology which combines antivirus, antispam, antispyware and firewall modules with ESET's online scanner making it a comprehensive security solution which will offer users maximum security from all types of threats. We are confident ESET Smart Security will be well received in this region." 

ESET Smart Security combines speed, accuracy and minimal computer system impact to deliver a significant improvement over traditional solutions in the marketplace today. It provides the industry's highest level of accuracy and fewest false-positives through ESET NOD32 Antivirus1. With significantly lower performance overhead compared to the competition, ESET Smart Security uses only 40MB of disk space, and scans systems up to 30-times faster than other products.

"Threats no longer appear in the form of pure viruses or spam or phishing. They now come as 'blended' threats which require an integration and intelligence among individual security features. Smart computer users are looking for the best level of integrated protection with the minimal amount of inconvenience," said Phil Hochmuth, senior analyst at the Yankee Group. "This drives users to look for malware solutions that provide great protection, are easy to install, don't slow down their computers, and work completely behind the scenes."

Unlike security suites which combine standalone products, ESET Smart Security tightly integrates the antispyware, antispam and firewall features with the new version of ESET's flagship ESET NOD32 Antivirus scanning engine. This tight integration allows each module to share information with the other to evaluate and classify every threat appropriately.

ESET's ThreatSense technology provides the industry's highest level of accuracy. It is the only antivirus technology that has not missed an in-the-wild-virus in Virus Bulletin VB 100 testing over the past nine years, while producing only one false-positive during that time. It has also received more Advanced+ awards from AV-Comparatives.org for proactive protection than any other product.

"Our research indicates that consumers and businesses are looking for maximum protection, low system requirements, accurate results and fast scanning speeds--in that order. They are tired of solutions that slow down their computers and interfere with other applications," said Anton Zajac, CEO of ESET LLC.

"ESET set out to build a solution that addressed these concerns while offering the best level of protection available. With ESET Smart Security, we've surpassed our goal and savvy computer users will be amazed by its ease of use, intelligent lightweight design and near-zero impact on system performance."

Unique to ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3.0:

• Hands-on service - All ESET customers receive the same level of excellent technical support service, whether an individual computer user or an SMB

• Ease of installation - ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3.0 scanning engines are quick and easy to install, no matter what solution is currently running.

• Advanced threat protection network - ESET solutions are backed by ThreatSense.Net, a global early warning system built into the products. ThreatSense.Net extends the power of ThreatSense's powerful analytics by automatically submitting samples of and information about, new malware to ESET researchers for analysis, thus helping to close the window of vulnerability opened by new threats.

ESET's new solutions are ideal for the small-to-medium size business environment. By incorporating ESET's Remote Administrator, both ESET Smart Security and the new version of ESET NOD32 Antivirus can be deployed and managed remotely from a central location.  

Availability

ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3.0 are available for purchase at www.esetme.com  as well as various retail stores across the region.

The suggested price for ESET Smart Security Single User License is US$59.00 which includes a one year subscription to all updates to the product, including new versions. ESET Smart Security Business Edition is available for a suggested retail price of US$245.00 for 5 business users.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3.0 is US$39 for individual users which includes a one year subscription to all updates to the product, including new versions. ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3.0 Business Edition is available for a suggested retail price of $195.00 for 5 business users.

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About ThreatSense
ESET solutions are built on ESET's one-of-a-kind ThreatSense technology. This advanced heuristics engine enables proactive detection of malware not covered by even the most frequently updated signature based products by decoding and analyzing executable code in real time, using an emulated environment.

By allowing malware to execute in a secure virtual world, ESET is able to clearly differentiate between benign files and even the most sophisticated and cleverly-disguised malware. ESET Smart Security takes this advanced methodology to the next level by applying it to the integrated solution as a whole, passing evaluation information between its integrated features for the most accurate protection possible.  

About ESET
ESET develops software solutions that deliver instant, comprehensive protection against evolving computer security threats. ESET pioneered and continues to lead the industry in proactive threat detection. Over the past 20 years, ESET's NOD32 Antivirus has consistently achieved the highest accolades in all types of comparative testing. ESET's flagship product, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, is the foundational product that builds out the ESET product line to include ESET Smart Security. ESET Smart Security is an integrated antivirus, antispyware, antispam and personal firewall solution that combines accuracy, speed and an extremely small system footprint to create the most effective security solution in the industry. Both products have an extremely efficient code base that eliminates the unnecessary large size found in some solutions. This means faster scanning that doesn't slow down computers or networks. Sold worldwide in more than 110 countries, ESET has offices in Bratislava, SK; Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR; Prague, CZ; San Diego, USA; and is represented worldwide by an extensive partner network. For more information, visit www.eset.com.

About ADAOX
ADAOX is a Value Added Distributor providing IT Security Solutions and Services, in the region of Balkans and the Middle East. Working closely with our Channel Partners, ADAOX enables customers protect, store and manage their valuable data.

With offices in Cyprus, Greece and United Arab Emirates, ADAOX today specialises in value added distribution and support of IT Security Solutions in the areas of Malware Protection, Disaster Recovery, Web Filtering, Internet Bandwidth Optimization, Unified Threat Management, Antispam and Intrusion Detection & Prevention.

For further details, please visit http://www.adaox.com or call Aji Joseph or Pradeesh on +97143754052.

1  Virus Bulletin - October 2007

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