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ESET One of Two Companies To Secure "Advanced+" Rating from AV-Comparatives

ESET One of Two Companies To Secure "Advanced+" Rating from AV-Comparatives

Security Leader Only Company to Generate Zero False Positives

SAN DIEGO – December 1, 2007 – ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, was named one of only two companies to capture the prestigious “Advanced+” rating from AV-Comparatives, an independent research outlet that tests antivirus software. The “Advanced+” rating is granted to antivirus providers who proactively detect new or unknown threats, without mistakenly identifying safe files as malicious. ESET is able to achieve these industry-leading results due to the solution’s ThreatSense® technology, an advanced heuristics engine that enables proactive detection of malware not covered by even the most frequently updated signature-based products.

Unlike traditional solutions, ESET NOD32 Antivirus decodes and analyzes 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.

Anti-Virus Comparative No. 16 tested the proactive detection capabilities of 17 different antivirus solutions. AV-Comparatives assigns a three-level ranking system consisting of “Standard,” “Advanced” and “Advanced+.” Products receiving the "Standard" level are understood to be products with a good proactive, on-demand detection rate; "Advanced" a very good proactive on-demand detection rate and "Advanced+" an excellent proactive, on-demand detection rate — the honor bestowed upon ESET.

“Because of its advanced heuristics, ESET once again scored very high in the areas of proactive detection and scanning speed, with a remarkably light footprint,” said Andreas Clementi, founder and chief researcher at AV-Comparatives. “It also scored an impressive “zero” in number of false positives generated, which is important because products scoring high in both detection and false positives are less reliable.”

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. ESET NOD32 Antivirus, its flagship product, consistently achieves the highest accolades in all types of comparative testing and 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 in more than 110 countries, ESET has worldwide production headquarters in Bratislava, SK and worldwide distribution headquarters in San Diego, U.S. ESET also has offices in Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR; Prague, CZ; and is globally represented by an extensive partner network. For more information, visit www.eset.com or call (619) 876-5400.
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