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ESET products remain the best virus protection available in 2009, whether it's ESET NOD32 Antivirus or ESET Smart Security (built with the same ThreatSense® engine as ESET NOD32 Antivirus).

AV-Comparatives named ESET NOD32 Antivirus the "Best Antivirus Product" in 2006 and 2007 as they know that proactive, precise technology—not brand names— stop malware. ESET NOD32 Antivirus was then awarded "The Best Proactive On-demand Detection" and "The Best Overall Speed Performance" for 2008.

Direct comparisons with other antivirus solutions tell the story better than we ever could.

Using the in-depth chart below, you can compare antivirus software and find out which type will provide the kind of protection you need. The study stands ESET NOD32 Antivirus up to some of the biggest brand names - Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro and Kaspersky - comparing protection as well as performance.

Comprehensive Protection	ESET	Symantec	McAfee	Trend	Kaspersky
VB100 Awards for Detection of All In-the-Wild Viruses in the VB Test Sets Without Any False-Alarms (virusbulletin.com, May 1998 - April 2009)	55	49	38	16	45
Advanced+ Awards Tests of Proactive and On-Demand Detection (AV-Comparatives.org, May 2005 - November 2008) Advanced+/Advanced/Standard	13/2/0	6/4/5	2/10/3	0/0/3	9/3/3
Missed In-the-Wild Viruses in Virus Bulletin Tests between May 1998 and April 2009 (virusbulletin.com)
- On-Access - On-Demand	0 0	29 2	64 71	70 68	34 16
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Proactive Protection by AV-Comparatives (May 2008)	57%	14%*	32%	No Data	21%
Proactive Test by AV-Test.org on 1-Month Old Signatures (January 2008)	68%	26%*	30%	27%	24%
Performance Advantages Click to learn more
Boot Time Overhead Percentage by AV-Comparatives (November 2008)	12%	26%	70%	No Data	108%
File Access Lag Time (virusbulletin.com; August 2008)	0.02 MB/s	0.04 MB/s	0.08 MB/s	No Data	0.04 MB/s
Commit Charge (Clean Systems, West Coast Labs; September 2008)	100.63 MB	186.3 MB	157.93 MB	No Data	156.12 MB
Application Startup Time (Internet Explorer, West Coast Labs; September 2008)	1.94 seconds	3.1 seconds	3.74 seconds	No Data	2.17 seconds
Boot Times (West Coast Labs; September 2008)	157 seconds	229 seconds	187 seconds	No Data	168 seconds
* Norton AV

ESET is the only company with over 50 VB100 awards and continues to lead the industry with the highest detection rates and zero false positives — the winning formula in malware protection.

"In-the-Wild" viruses are real viruses that have been reported to the Wildlist Organization by at least two independent reporters.
When it comes to In-the-Wild virus detection, no one even comes close to ESET as the following chart illustrates.

Missed in-the-wild viruses in virus bulletin tests

ESET News

ESET Captures Record 55th Virus Bulletin VB100 Award

April 02, 2009

Detects 100 Percent of In-The-Wild Viruses, Polymorphic Viruses, Worms and Bots with Zero False Positives

SAN DIEGO - April 2, 2009 - ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced it has captured a record 55th VB100 award from Virus Bulletin, a widely-respected independent comparative testing group. ESET is still the only company with more than 50 VB100 awards and continues to lead the industry with the highest detection rates combined with zero false positives - the winning formula in malware prevention. "April's report tested performance and detection of 39 products within the dominant Windows XP platform."

Virus Bulletin introduced its first VB100 award in 1998, and conducts several comparatives every year, rotating its platforms between Linux, Windows, Windows servers and Novell Netware. In order to display the VB100 logo, an antivirus product must meet two criteria: (1) Demonstrate it detects all "In-the-Wild" viruses during both on-demand and on-access scanning; and, (2) Generate no false positives when scanning a set of clean files. Since the inception of VB100 awards in 1998, ESET's antivirus products continue to boast a success rate of over 96 percent - the industry's highest. Most antivirus vendors have success ratios in the 50 - 75 percent range.

"ESET's NOD32 has long been a top performer in the VB100 and still holds the record for the largest number of certifications earned," said John Hawes, Virus Bulletin. "With the product encountering no problems meeting the requirements for VB100 certification, ESET adds another award to its sizeable collection."

ESET is powered by ThreatSense® technology, an advanced heuristics engine that enables proactive detection of malware not covered by even the most frequently updated signature-based products. Unlike traditional approaches, ESET solutions decode and analyze executable code in real-time, using an emulated environment. By allowing malware to execute in a secure virtual world, ESET is able to clearly differentiate between benign files and even the most sophisticated and cleverly-disguised malware.

To download a free trial of ESET's award-winning security software, visit www.eset.com/download/index.php

About ESET
ESET develops software solutions that deliver instant, comprehensive protection against evolving computer security threats. ESET pioneered and continues to lead the industry in proactive threat detection. ESET NOD32 Antivirus, its flagship product, consistently achieves the highest accolades in all types of comparative testing and is the foundational product that builds out the ESET product line to include ESET Smart Security. ESET Smart Security is an integrated antivirus, antispyware, antispam and personal firewall solution that combines accuracy, speed and an extremely small system footprint to create the most effective security solution in the industry. Both products have an extremely efficient code base that eliminates the unnecessary large size found in some solutions. This means faster scanning that doesn't slow down computers or networks. Sold in more than 160 countries, ESET has worldwide production headquarters in Bratislava, SK and worldwide distribution headquarters in San Diego, U.S. ESET also has offices in Bristol, U.K.; Buenos Aires, AR; Prague, CZ; and is globally represented by an extensive partner network. For more information, visit www.eset.com