Awards and Certificates

AV-TEST

2011 Best Usability

ESET Smart Security 5 won Best Usability 2011 Award by AV-TEST among 18 other vendors. The award is given based on ESS’s performance in terms of minimizing notification messages, false positives and overall low system impact.

AV-Comparatives

2011 Top Rated Product

ESET NOD32 Antivirus has achieved excellent overall results in 2011 AV-Comparatives tests earning Top Rated Product of 2011 award.

AV-Comparatives

2011 Best Overall Speed

For the consistently low impact on system performance, ESET NOD32 Antivirus has earned Best Overall Speed award from AV-Comparatives.

Expert Reviews

Highest Ranking

ESET Smart Security 5 received the highest ranking in Expert Reviews, a British online magazine. "Smart Security blocked all malicious software in our test and even cleaned up annoying advertising toolbars from legit programs".

PassMark Software

Best Overall Performance

ESET Smart Security 5 placed #1 in performance tests run by PassMark Software beating nine (9) internet security products and achieving the best overall performance in the selected performance metrics.

Most "Advanced+" Awards

ESET has more “Advanced+” awards in retrospective tests than any other vendor. To receive this highest ranking, product has to have excellent heuristic detection rates and low false positives.

Seal of Approval

ESET Smart Security 5 received the esteemed PTPA (Parents Tested Parent Approved) Seal of Approval, the most publicized and highly recognized award seal in North America.

71 Virus Bulletin VB100 Awards

ESET NOD32 Antivirus has achieved more Virus Bulletin VB100 Awards than any other product. In order to get awarded, product must detect all In-the-Wild viruses while reporting no false positives. ESET NOD32 has never missed an In-the-Wild virus.

AV-Comparatives Recognition

"We found ESET Mobile Security 1.0 to be one of the best-engineered products, and best incorporated into company network administration." AV-Comparatives, September 2011

2011 Global Customer Value Enhancement Award in Endpoint Security

Based on the findings of their Best Practices research, Frost & Sullivan's global research organization of 1,800 analyst presented the 2011 Global Customer Value Enhancement Award in Endpoint Security to ESET.

Computer Digest Editor's Choice

In 2010, ESET NOD32 Antivirus was named the winner of Computer Digest Editor's Choice award in the category of antivirus software.

Software of the Year

ESET Smart Security 4 was awarded “Software of the Year 2009” by PC PRO, a monthly computer magazine published in the United Kingdom.

Kick Ass! Award

ESET is the overall winner of the “Kick Ass! Award” that was issued by the Maximum PC magazine in January 2009.

Best Performance Award

In 2009, ESET NOD32 won the "Best Performance Award" from PC Home demonstrating minimum resource usage and excellent product performance.

Best Home Security Suite

PC World Mexico is one of the most important technology magazines of this country. The PC World Mexico Awards distinguish the highest level products in each category as a valuable purchase choice. The winners got a special publication in the January 2009 edition.

Best Technical Award for Security Software

Users awarded ESET Smart Security with “Best Technical Award for Security Software” and ESET NOD32 Antivirus placed second (2009).

Editors' Choice Award

The coveted CNET Editors' Choice award recognizes outstanding consumer electronics that represent the best available choice for quality, performance, design, service, value, and its logo is a mark of excellence denoting the best possible investment for consumers.

The Best Security Suite

ESET Smart Security 4 was awarded the top spot in the test comparing fourteen paid security suites with a built-in anti-malware and firewall.

China IT Brand Fengyun Bang Editor's Choice Award

In the April 2009 issue of the Chinese Popular Computer Week magazine, ESET NOD32 was the only antivirus product on the list to receive the "2008/2009 Editor's Choice Award."

PC Home Editor's Choice Awards

The leading IT magazine PC Home, which connects millions of home users in China, recognized ESET NOD32 Antivirus with the "2010 Editor's Choice" award.

ICSA Labs certifies ESET NOD32 Antivirus on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 in both detection and cleaning.  In addition, ESET is the first and only company in the world with ICSA antivirus certification for ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition for Mac OS X.

Each quarter, AV-Test.org tests security products in the areas of protection, repair and usability.  ESET met all the requirements and achieved certification for both the Windows 7 and Windows XP Operating System. 

In September 2010, ESET Smart Security received the VMware Ready certification, which ensures that ESET is fully compatible with the VMware environment.

In 2009, ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 and ESET Smart Security obtained the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo.

After extensive testing and evaluation, the CheckVir laboratory certified ESET with the Highest Advanced Rank (2008).