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Mobile World Congress: ESET to Showcase ESET Mobile Security Solution for Android Smartphones and Tablets

ESET, the leader in proactive protection against cyber-threats, will hold a premiere at the GSMA Mobile World Congress showcasing its portfolio of products for mobile devices. Held in Barcelona, the event is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry. ESET will present its products from February 27 until March 1, 2012, which will be introduced by the company’s top mobile security experts. The theme for the 2012 congress is Redefining Mobile.

Righard Zwienenberg Joins ESET as Senior Research Fellow

Righard J. Zwienenberg, household name in the AV industry, is joining ESET as a Senior Research Fellow, a core member of the company’s Technology Division. He will be working along other senior researchers and leading technology experts at ESET Headquarters in Bratislava and in his home country of the Netherlands.

ESET Releases BETA Versions of ESET Endpoint Security Suite and ESET Endpoint Security, the Next Generation of its Business Solutions

ESET, the leader in proactive protection against cyber-threats, today announced the BETA launch of its new flagship products for business customers: ESET Endpoint Security Suite and ESET Endpoint Security. ESET, the pioneer of proactive protection and the maker of the award-winning NOD32 technology that is celebrating 25th anniversary in 2012, invites IT administrators to join in the public testing of the new BETA version of the new solutions. Both ESET Endpoint Security Suite BETA (with added Personal firewall and Anti-spam) and the lighter version of ESET Endpoint Security BETA come standard with ESET Remote Administrator 5 BETA and are available for free download at ESET.com.

ESET Secures Fourth Consecutive “Advanced+” Award in Performance Test from AV-Comparatives

ESET Tops the List with the Least Amount of System Impact ESET announces that it has secured its fourth “Advanced+” award in performance testing from AV-Comparatives, an independent research organization. The latest test measured the impact on system performance of 20 antivirus products. In addition to receiving the highest possible number of “Advanced+” awards in performance testing, ESET has received more “Advanced+” awards in retrospective tests than any other vendor, which is given to products that have excellent heuristic detection rates and low false positives.

ESET’s tips for safe online holiday shopping

November Malware Threats: INF/Autorun Stays on the Top The holiday season is here and ESET has put together golden tips for safer holiday shopping online. Even more holiday shopping will happen online this year than last and that means more scammers will be looking to do some shopping of their own, possibly at your expense. This might involve using your credit card and bank account to fund their gift-buying, or perhaps capturing and selling your personal information for some extra holiday cash. Here are some of the tips that Cameron Camp, Stephen Cobb and other ESET researchers have put together to help savvy cyber-shoppers avoid getting scammed while hunting for the best holiday deals online.

ESET Releases ESET Mobile Security for Android Smartphones

ESET, the leader in proactive protection against cyber-threats, has released its flagship product for the mobile Android platform ESET Mobile Security. With ESET Mobile Security, the company offers advanced protection for three operating systems including Symbian, Windows Mobile and Android. ESET Mobile Security for Android is available for download from the company’s website, ESET.com.

ESET receives 70th VB100 Award from Virus Bulletin

October Threats: Mac hit by a small Tsunami; removable media malware tops ESET Live Grid Statistics

Last month, ESET’s research team has discovered a new threat, which was originally designed for Linux, that now can infect Mac OS X. This is a modification of Linux code originally called Linux/Tsunami and currently detected as OSX/Tsunami.A. In more malware news, the removable media oldtimers like INF/Autorun and Win32/Conficker still appear on top spots both in Europe and globally. However, backdoor Dorkbot has moved up to number two spot worldwide with a 3.12% infection rate. Statistics are based on ESET Live Grid data, cloud-based reputation technology that utilizes malware related data from users of ESET solutions worldwide.

Do Not Let Cybercriminals Ruin Your Gaming experience - ESET offers tips for safe online gaming

Besides web-browsing and communication, online games are among the most popular Internet activities. Take your pick: easy card games, car racing or glorious adventures. But gaming has also become a big business with many of the most popular online games like the World of Warcraft requiring paid subscription. And with money at stake, cyber-criminals will use every opportunity to get their hands on it.

ESET 10-time recipient of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe

ESET ranks among the fastest growing technology companies according to Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe, placing 46th overall. In the ranking, ESET achieved a 303 percent growth over the past 5 years and is the only company to have placed in the "Fast 50" ranking ten times in a row. Additionally, ESET has ranked among the elite "Big 5" group within the Fast 50, which recognizes those companies for consistently achieving fast growth rates, but are too big to compete for the top spots in the main ranking.