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NOD32 Wins on Novell Netware

ESET Beats Competition in Novell Netware Test

NOD32 Achieves 39th Virus Bulletin 100% Award

SAN DIEGO – August 2, 2006 – ESET, a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers, today announced that its NOD32 Antivirus software earned its 39th Virus Bulletin 100% award for flawless detection of in-the-wild viruses. Tested on the Novell Netware platform with a Windows XP client, NOD32 outperformed competitors several times over.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus achieved the highest throughput  of all vendors on the standardized test, at 8.36 MB/sec for executable files. This was nearly six times faster than McAfee's NetShield antivirus which scanned at 1.4 MB/sec. Similarly, NOD32 is four times faster than Kaspersky antivirus (2 MB/sec).

“ESET is focused on providing effective malware protection and meeting customer demands for unobtrusive and cost-effective protection - even for older legacy environments,” said Rick Moy, vice president of marketing for ESET.  “Our successful track record with Virus Bulletin and the achievement of an unprecedented number of 100% awards is validation of our technical team and the technology.”

NOD32 is the only solution worldwide that has not missed a single “In the Wild” worm or virus in the rigorous testing conducted by Virus Bulletin since May 1998.  The recent comparative tests also confirmed that NOD32 outperforms 8 other antivirus products.

About the VB 100% Award

The VB 100% award was first introduced in 1998. In order to display the VB 100% logo, an anti-virus product must have demonstrated in our 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.

About ESET

Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers. ESET’s award-winning, anti-threat software system, NOD32, provides real-time protection from known and unknown viruses, spyware and other malware. NOD32 offers the smallest, fastest and most advanced protection available, with more Virus Bulletin 100% Awards than any other antivirus product. ESET was named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 four years running, and has an extensive partner network, including corporations like Canon, Dell and Microsoft. ESET has offices in Bratislava, SK; San Diego, USA; Prague, CZ; Buenos Aires, AR; and is represented worldwide in more than 80 countries. For more information, visit http://www.eset.com// or call 619-319-3000.

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