ESET Strengthens Defense Against Malware with Upgrade to NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Users

February 14, 2006; 12:33 PM
ESET, a global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers, today announced the upgrade of its NOD32 Antivirus for Linux. With this release, enterprise and ISP customers benefit from even greater performance and flexibility at their gateway mail servers.

OD32 Antivirus for Linux is focused on excellent performance and stability. In this regard, the new version is a huge leap forward, and its support for multi-threading allows for blazing performance. Virus Bulletin tests on a previous version showed NOD32 was two to four times faster than the competition, processing 14 MB/sec in on demand scanning tests. This type of performance allows large organizations to reduce operational costs by deploying fewer machines.

New Features – NOD32 Antivirus for Linux:

• Multi-threaded support : Drastically improves performance, allowing multiple files to be scanned at once.
  
• Custom configuration profiles by individual user account and group : Enables custom settings and filters to limit scanning based, for example, on file size, nested archives and scanning time.
  
• ThreatSense.Net s ample submission system : Linux users will also benefit from ESET’s ThreatSense.Net, an online early warning system. ThreatSense.Net monitors global malware epidemics based on information gathered from two-way communication between NOD32 Antivirus users and ESET’s ThreatLab. Customers can opt-in to automatically provide ESET’s researchers with anonymous data about new threats detected by NOD32 Antivirus for Linux. The gathered data is used to enhance the ThreatSense® engine to detect subsequent waves of new malware.
  
• X- header modification: Allows users to create customized filtering to quarantine certain items or create specific alerts.

NOD32 Antivirus for Linux is available immediately and supports all major Linux distributions including Red Hat, Fedora, Mandrake, SuSE and Debian.

All NOD32 products incorporate ThreatSense® technology, a sophisticated detection system based on advanced heuristics that proactively identifies previously unknown viruses, Trojans, spyware and phishing attacks in real-time. ThreatSense® is built into NOD32’s single scanning engine to provide comprehensive protection so users do not need to rely on additional point solutions for spyware and adware protection.

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 (www.virusbulletin.com). 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 www.eset.com or call 619-319-3000.