Released on = December 27, 2005, 1:38 pm

Press Release Author = Camelot Marketing

Industry = Accounting

Press Release Summary = The NOD32 anti virus software program from ESET remains
totally unaffected by the series of internet security problems experienced by
Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro.

Press Release Body = The NOD32 anti virus software program from ESET remains totally
unaffected by the series of internet security problems experienced by Symantec,
McAfee and Trend Micro.

Recently an independent security researcher determined that Symantec software has
been found susceptible to malicious code that the antivirus software has supposedly
been designed to detect and prevent.

Other companies such as McAfee and Trend Micro will also have to make serious
adjustments in their software. It is unknown how long it will take these three
internet security software companies to respond to the malicious code so that all of
their customers have any true element of protection. Even when they do issue patches
for the most recent recognized flaws, they will still be reactive products.

In the meantime it leaves consumers in a precarious situation of having an antivirus
program that is unreliable. This poses a serious threat for corporations that rely
heavily on internet security.

The problem is that the Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro products primarily protect
users against KNOWN problems and viruses. But the user is always playing catch up
and crossing their fingers that they aren't hit by Malware in that window of time
from when the threat is released into the wild and their Anti-virus vendor sends
them an updated signature.

Unlike these other antivirus products, NOD32's \"ThreatSense\" technology uses
advanced Heuristics that scans, detects and blocks security threats even before the
competitive products knows of its existence.

In 2004, Scott Brown Information Security Analyst for Colby-Sawyer College performed
an in-depth evaluation of the top 13 Anti-Virus products. Brown concluded that
"NOD32 is the best antivirus product on the market" and "in the testing, NOD32
excelled in speed and low usage of resources."

The NOD32 anti virus software program excels because it is proactive rather than
reactive and it blocks Malware - Spyware, Adware, viruses, Phishing attacks, Trojans
Worms and more.

The Virus Bulletin is the leading specialist publication dedicated to providing PC
users with a regular source of intelligence about viruses, their prevention,
detection and removal, and how to recover programs and data following an attack.
Virus Bulletin has given NOD32 their leader of "100% Awards". Since its first
submission for testing in May 1998, NOD32 has won more awards (35) and was the only
tested product that has never missed a single In the Wild virus.







About ESET

Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of internet 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.

ESET was named to Deloitte\'s Technology Fast 500 four years running, with 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 represented worldwide in over 80 countries.

For more information, visit www.eset.com or call 619-319-3000.



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