ESET Press Center Reviews
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ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5
by Seth Rosenblatt
September 2011
“ESET NOD32 strikes a perfect pitch between features, price, and effectiveness.”
Long overdue ESET update lands on tough turf
by Seth Rosenblatt, CNET
September 2011
“CNET Labs found that ESET's impact on your computer's performance was generally much lighter than average.”
ESET Mobile Security for Android Puts Antivirus, Antispam, Anti-Theft, and System Monitoring All in One Sleek App
by Staff. Lifehacker
July 2011
“Antivirus and antispam are both extremely important features, and they're done very well in ESET Mobile Security, but the section of the app that's probably the most interesting to Android users has got to be its anti-theft capabilities.”
Antivirus Faceoff: A Non-Alarmist’s Guide to Mac Malware Protection
by Staff. Lifehacker
May 2011
“The sleek interface, ease of use, scanning speed, and control options are all major pluses for the app, but ESET's effectiveness is what really makes it worth a yearly fee.”
Free Security Software That Works
by Mike Hogan, Barron's
May 2011
“Once ESET was properly configured, that PC took off like a drag racer.”
Notebook Review
By Charles P. Jefferies
October 2010
"ESET Smart Security 4 is the most pro-active protection suite I reviewed. It has the most comprehensive security features I have seen in a product such as an excellent firewall and a very good real-time scanning engine, which together did not even let me initiate downloads of malicious files. "
Bulletproof Pixel
By Steel Valor
May 2010
"ESET Smart Security 4 is by far the most effective and easiest suite I've used to date"
Maximum PC
By Paul Lilly
March 2010
"This newest version brings more of the same, and we're OK with that."
Huffington Post
By Robert J. Elisberg
March 2010
"ESET NOD32 Antivirus is a solid antivirus program that plays well with others and serves as an important piece of your system protection."
Windows IT Pro
January 2009
"[Smart Security Business Edition is] the ticket if you're looking for an easy setup and support for multiple locations"
SC Magazine
January 2009
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Maximum PC
January 2009
"The pool of advanced options overflows without drowning you in complex language. It's also one of the fastest scanners in the bunch. So what's the catch? We're still trying to find one!"
"Kick Ass"
Forbes
December 2008
"ESET may be the most effective virus scanner you've never heard of"
Maximum PC
December 2008
"9 out of 10...Nearly Perfect"
Lifehacker
October 2008
"One of the five best Windows firewalls"
Consumers Digest
April 2008
"Best Buy"
VNUnet
March 2008
"The most striking part of ESET Smart Security is the simplicity of its design"
Consumers Digest
March 2008
"This suite won't slow your PC anywhere near as much as its competitors"
itp.net
By Jason Saundalkar
December 2007
"Despite its larger feature set ESS has a small footprint; it requires just 35Mbytes of disk space. This is very impressive when you consider suites, such as Norton 360, requires over 150Mbytes of space."
AV-Comparatives
By Andreas Clementi
December 2007
"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."
WinPlanet
By Joseph Moran
November 2007
"Ultra-efficient operation with minimal system overhead — no Internet security bloatware here."
eWeek
November 2007
"ESET's products have been put through the gamut by most of the independent antivirus testing labs and have always scored well; ESET Smart Security is no exception"
"ESET Smart Security is easy to use, inexpensive and offers thorough protection that is hard to beat"
eWeek Channel Insider
By Frank J. Ohlhorst
November 2007
"ESET Smart Security proves to be a well-rounded and reliable security product for both users and channel players. It is easy to use, inexpensive and offers thorough protection that is hard to beat."
Information Week
By Serdar Yegulalp
November 2007
"If you haven't used ESET's products before, you're liable to be impressed: the whole suite runs with the same quiet efficiency that NOD32 itself did."
Virus Bulletin
by John Hawes
November 2007
"ESET seems to have upped the ante considerably here...In a sudden leap, this new product [ESET Smart Security] has shaken off the complexity and actually taken something of a lead in terms of ease of use."