NOD32
ESET NOD32 Antivirus commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus package made by the Slovak company ESET. The following Operating Systems are supported by different ESETMicrosoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Novell NetWare, Windows Mobile platform, and others. A NOD32 Enterprise Edition package for businesses is also available that consists of NOD32 AntiVirus and NOD32 Remote Administrator. ESET NOD32 Antivirus | |
| Developed by | ESET |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 3.0.672 / 22 August 2008[1] |
| Preview release | 4.0 / 18 November 2008 |
| OS | Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, DOS |
| Type | Anti-virus |
| License | closed source |
| Website | ESET.com |
History
NOD32 was created in the early 1990s when computer viruses were becoming increasingly prevalent.
Initially the program gained popularity with IT workers in Eastern European countries, as ESET was based in Slovakia. Though the program's abbreviation was originally pronounced as individual letters, recent worldwide use of the program has led to the more common single-word pronunciation, sounding like the English word nod.[2] The company reached its 3000th update to virus definitions on April 3, 2008.
The acronym NOD stands for "Nemocnica na Okraji Disku" (hospital at the edge of the disk), a pun related to the Czechoslovakian medical drama series Nemocnica na okraji mesta (hospital at the edge of the city).
[edit] 4.0 Beta
Released on November 18, 2008, The new beta versions of Eset NOD32 4.0 were released for limited public testing. ESET claim that 4.0 includes improvement in detection and cleaning, the integration of Eset SysInspector SysRescue, Mozilla Thunderbird support and a self-defense module.[3]
[edit] ESET SysRescue
ESET developed an entirely new wizard for creating a Bootable CD and USB key. After installing the Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit v1.1, the wizard creates an ISO image Live CD with installed Anti-virus and allows burning it on CD or copying it on a mass storage device. Users can boot the computer from this recovery medium, scan as well as clean the infected system and afterwards reboot a clean system
[edit] SysInspector Integration
In version 4.0 beta SysInspector is diagnostic tool allowing in depth analysis of various aspects of the operating system, including running processes, registry content, startup items and network connections. The Anti-Stealth Technology discovers hidden objects (rootkits) in MBR, registry entries, drivers, services and processes. SysInspector Logs are standardized and can be submitted to IT experts for further analysis. Included is also the possibility of comparing two existing logs to find a set of items not common to both logs.
[edit] Technical information
NOD32 is written largely in assembly code,[4] which contributes to its claimed low use of system resources and high scanning speed.
On a network, NOD32 clients can update from a central "mirror server" on the network.
[edit] ESET Smart Security
On November 5, 2007, ESET released an internet security suite ESET Smart Security, to compete with other security suites by other companies such as McAfee, Symantec, and Kaspersky.
[edit] Reception
- NOD32 was certified by ICSA Labs.[5]
- It has been tested 52 times by Virus Bulletin with a success rate of 96%,[6] the highest pass rate of the tested anti-virus products.[7]
- At CNet.com it has received a score of 3.5/5 by editors and 4/5 by over 18 user votes. [8]
- At Download.com (owned by CNet) it has received a score of 4/5 by 500+ user votes.[9]
- 94.4% Malware Detection and 94.7% spyware detection in the latest AV-Test comparative [10]
- 93% Detection on Set A and 96.6% Detection on Set B with most aggressive settings in the latest Av-Comparatives Test[11]
- In the Matousec Firewall Challenge, ESET Smart Security 3.0.672.0 received a score of 4%, compared to 87% by Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 8.0.0.454.
See also
[edit] References
- ^ Eset, Llc And Eset. "Changelog for ESET Smart Security and NOD32 3.0". Eset.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-10.
- ^ "NOD32 - What does it mean? - Wilders Security Forums". Wilderssecurity.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-10.
- ^ http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=225559 Full changelog
- ^ Eset, Llc And Eset. "ESET - Essential Security against Evolving Threats". Eset.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-10.
- ^ "/ICSALabs/Antivirus/Certified Products". Icsalabs.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-10.
- ^ Eset, Llc And Eset. "Compare Antivirus Software - NOD32 compared to the competition - ESET". Eset.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Virus Bulletin : Independent Malware Advice". Virusbtn.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-10.
- ^ ESET NOD32 3.0 Antivirus System (Windows) System utility reviews - CNET Reviews
- ^ ESET NOD32 Antivirus - Free software downloads and reviews
- ^ http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/09_02
- ^ http://www.av-comparatives.org/
List of ESET Worldwide Sites - ESET Global Sites
[edit] External links
- NOD32 homepage
- Virus radar on-line, a service run by Eset using NOD32 statistics
- The official NOD32 Support Forum
- ESET Online Scanner, an online scanner powered by NOD32
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