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ESET Wins 'Best Usability' Award From AV-TEST

ESET today announced it has won a '2011 Best Usability' award from the AV-TEST Institute, a leading international and independent service provider in the fields of IT security and antivirus research. ESET Smart Security 5 was awarded 'Best Usability' for its low false positives and low impact on system performance.

ESET Secures Top Honors from Independent Testing Labs AV-Comparatives and Virus Bulletin

ESET today announced it has been named a “2011 Top Rated Product” by AV-Comparatives and has secured its 71st “VB100” award from Virus Bulletin. Both awards add to ESET’s long track record of great results from these distinguished testing organizations.

ESET Cyber Threat Predictions for 2012

Mobile Malware, Botnets, Targeted Attacks and Social Engineering Improvements Top the List. ESET today announced a list of predictions about the threatscape developments for 2012, which have been compiled by the company’s top security experts from around the world -- Stephen Cobb, Cameron Camp, Aryeh Goretsky, David Harley, Robert Lipovsky and Sebastian Bortnik. "In terms of top malware trends for 2012, the first place has to go to malware for mobile devices. The strong growth in market share for Android has made this platform the primary focus of malware developers who target mobile devices," says Sebastian Bortnik, awareness and research coordinator at ESET Latin America.

ESET Releases IBM Lotus Domino Mail Security Product for Public BETA Testing

ESET Mail Security for IBM Lotus Domino delivers lightweight and powerful protection for heavy-duty email servers running IBM Lotus Domino. ESET Mail Security for IBM Lotus Domino, powered by the award-winning ThreatSense® scanning engine, scans company email server traffic with industry-leading precision and proactively shields your company data from trojans, viruses, worms and other malware. Using precise filtering techniques, the built-in antispam module keeps company mailboxes free of unwanted email. ESET Mail Security for IBM Lotus Domino combines a small system footprint with high detection rates and minimal false positives for superior performance.

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

ESET today announced 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 NOD32 Antivirus Named 2011 Editors' Best and Community Choice Award Winner by Windows IT Pro Magazine

ESET today announced that its, ESET NOD32 Antivirus was named the bronze medal winner of the 2011 "Editors' Best" and "Community Choice" Awards in the Antivirus/Anti-Malware category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro magazine.

ESET Releases Next Generation of Linux Server Products

ESET, the leader in proactive protection against cyber-threats, today announced the release of its fourth generation of security solutions for Unix-based servers. ESET File Security for Linux/BSD/Solaris, ESET Mail Security for Linux/BSD/Solaris and ESET Gateway Security for Linux/BSD/Solaris are now available through ESET's reseller network.

ESET Receives 70th VB100 Award

ESET today announced that it has been awarded the prestigious "VB100" award from Virus Bulletin, the UK's independent testing antivirus authority. The latest award is ESET's 70th, adding to its long track record of great results in this test. ESET NOD32 Antivirus holds the world record for VB100 Award wins among all security solution vendors.

Stephen J. Wampler Named a Finalst in New ''Greatness'' Contest on SI.com

The Stephen J. Wampler Foundation today announced that its founder, Steve Wampler, has been selected as a finalist in the Sports Illustrated Gillette® Odor Shield "Sweat for Greatness" Contest. A fan vote, which is open until November 14, 2011, will help select the winner—who will receive $25,000 and an invitation to the Sports Illustrated and Gillette "Sportsman of the Year" event in New York City. If chosen as the winner, Steve would use the money to support the Wampler Foundation, which provides outdoor recreation programs for children with physical disabilities.

ESET Partners with OPSWAT through Metascan Online to Increase Malware Detection

OPSWAT and ESET today announced that ESET's antivirus scanning engine will now be included in OPSWAT's Metascan Online. The partnership will help to improve Metascan Online, by including the malware detection capabilities of the ESET engine to the site's scanning process. In turn, OPSWAT will provide ESET with malware samples from the files uploaded to Metascan Online. With the help of thousands of samples a day, ESET has yet another means of identifying newly emerging threats and potential false positives.