ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced that ESET NOD32 Antivirus received its fortieth VB 100% award in the October 2006 Virus Bulletin Comparative Review.
ESET earned its latest VB 100% score in comparative testing of 27 antivirus products running on Windows 2000 Server, further extending its eight-year track record as the vendor with the most awards. Virus Bulletin awards VB 100% scores to products that detect 100 percent of viruses from the WildList without false positives.
'ESET has achieved 40 Virus Bulletin VB 100% awards, more than any other vendor,' said Helen Martin, Editor of Virus Bulletin. 'In Virus Bulletin's comparative tests, ESET's product has not missed an 'In-the-Wild' virus sample since May 1998. NOD32 registered the fastest scanning speeds of all the products included in Virus Bulletin's October 2006 comparative review.' 'The product powered through the scans in stunning time, and effortlessly detected everything offered to it without false positives, earning yet another VB 100% award for its work,' according to John Hawes, of Virus Bulletin.
'We're pleased to be celebrating our fortieth VB 100% win, a milestone that underscores NOD32's unparalleled history of flawless detection across a range of platforms,' said Neo Neophytou, Managing Director at ESET Distribution Middle East.
'ESET delivers the most advanced proactive technology for combating malware in a fast and easy-to-use product, and it's an honor to be distinguished as the leader in Virus Bulletin's In-the-Wild tests.'
ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.5 utilizes ThreatSense technology, a sophisticated detection system based on advanced heuristics, to proactively identify previously-unknown viruses, Trojans, spyware and phishing attacks in real-time. ThreatSense is built into NOD32's unified scanning engine to provide comprehensive protection so users do not need to rely on additional point solutions for spyware and adware protection.
VB 100% OverviewThe VB 100% award was first introduced in 1998. In order to display the VB 100% logo, an anti-virus product must have demonstrated in tests that:
It detects all In the Wild viruses during both on-demand and on-access scanning.
It generates no false positives when scanning a set of clean files.
The product must fulfill these criteria in its default state.
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ESET Distribution Middle East
ESET Distribution Middle East is the Regional Business Development Center of ESET NOD32 Antivirus for the Middle East. Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers. ESET's multiple award-winning, anti-threat software, NOD32, provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses, spyware and other malware. NOD32 offers the smallest, fastest, and the most advanced protection available, with more Virus Bulletin 100% Awards than any other antivirus product (www.virusbulletin.com). ESET was named in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500, for four years running, and has an extensive partner network, which includes corporations like Canon, Dell, and Microsoft.
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