ESET Launches Antivirus For Smartphones

Released on: June 18, 2008, 12:34 am

Press Release Author: Nirmala D\'souza/OAK Consulting

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: ESET Mobile Antivirus Optimizes Heuristic Detection for
Mobile Platform; Beta Delivers Unprecedented Speed and Accuracy

Press Release Body: ESET Mobile Antivirus Optimizes Heuristic Detection for Mobile
Platform; Beta Delivers Unprecedented Speed and Accuracy
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 18, 2008 - ADAOX Middle East, the regional
business development centre of ESET NOD32 Antivirus, today announced the launch of
ESET Mobile Antivirus, a new security solution for mobile devices. This lightweight
anti-malware software takes the ESET's state-of-the-art ThreatSenseŽ heuristic
technology, a form of advanced proactive detection, and optimizes it for the mobile
platform.
"Widespread mobile attacks are inevitable in the near future and yet it is likely
that these first attacks will be hard to find before they've done their damage,"
said Brian Burke, program director, Security Products, IDC. "Companies like ESET who
are effectively applying their proactive protection to the mobile platform are most
readily-equipped to identify and prevent the risks that will slip by most
signature-based AV solutions."
One of the biggest challenges for mobile security is the limited memory, processing
and bandwidth capabilities inherent with a small platform. Traditional antivirus
approaches, with large and frequent signature updates, cannot be successfully
applied to a mobile environment without significantly impacting the phone's
performance.
Available now in Beta for Windows Mobile users, ESET Mobile Antivirus with
ThreatSense is able to proactively detect the most sophisticated mobile malware
attacks while delivering the same highly-effective, non-intrusive experience on
handsets as on PC platforms.
ESET Mobile Antivirus features and benefits include:
. Heuristic threat detection - Based on ESET's heuristic engine, ThreatSense, ESET's
mobile antivirus is optimized for the mobile platform and provides real-time
protection against existing and future threats.
. On-demand Scanning - Contains scanning and cleaning of integrated and exchangeable
memory media, and a full memory/running processes scan. Specific folder scanning is
included and results are displayed after a scan.
. Advanced On-access Scanning - Scans all created/used files with enhanced virus
detection capabilities at access time. Mobile antivirus scans incoming files via
wireless connections as well (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Infrared).
. Activity Log - Stores statistics about accomplished scanning tasks and latest
database status in a user-friendly format. A variable range of scan results-history
is included.
. Variable In-depth Scanning of Cab Files - Enables users to set the level of cab
files scanning to the preferred extent.
. Automatic/On-demand Updates - Ensures up-to-date protection against all threat
types. Users can schedule updates on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Daily updates
are set by default, and users are also allowed to switch-off automatic updates if
they prefer.
. Intuitive User Interface - Users experience is enhanced by easy-to-set dialogs and
intuitive menu.
. Compact updates - ESET's update files are typically a fraction of the size of
solutions that are more dependent upon signatures, consuming less bandwidth to the
mobile device (this benefits carriers and users).
"Our research indicates that consumers and businesses are looking for a solution
that will combat the imminent problem of mobile malware with maximum protection,
minimal performance impact and small daily updates," said Anton Zajac, CEO of ESET,
LLC. "With more and more users requiring mobile devices to send sensitive e-mail and
SMS messages, we set out to build the optimal solution for mobile users-an
intelligent mobile solution that offers the same level of protection they've come to
expected from ESET."
"We are happy to launch ESET's Mobile Antivirus in the Middle East region," said Neo
Neophytou, Managing Director at ADAOX Middle East. "With its small footprint,
efficient use of processing power, and compact update files, ESET Mobile Antivirus
is an effective solution for mobile platforms which have significant memory,
processing and bandwidth constraints. We are confident that this mobile antivirus
solution will offer our customers the same exceptional level of proactive protection
that ESET's award-winning NOD32 antivirus solution offers," he concluded.
Availability
ESET Mobile Antivirus is currently in Beta and available for free. General
availability is expected later this year.

To download and test ESET Mobile Antivirus in Beta, please visit www.eset.com/emabeta.

About ThreatSense
ESET solutions are built on ESET's one-of-a-kind ThreatSense technology. This
advanced heuristics engine enables proactive detection of malware not covered by
even the most frequently updated signature-based products by decoding and analyzing
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.

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. Over the past 20 years, ESET's NOD32
Antivirus has consistently achieved the highest accolades in all types of
comparative testing. ESET's flagship product, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, 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 110 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.

About ADAOX:
ADAOX is the regional business development and support center for ESET\'s range of
security products including the award-winning ESET NOD32 and ESET Smart Security.
ADAOX, today, is a leading Value Added Distributor which provides IT Security
Solutions and Services to customers across the Balkans and the Middle East regions.
ADAOX enables customers protect, store and manage their valuable data; and works
closely with its Channel Partners to empower them by extending technical expertise,
support and training to develop their overall capabilities.
With offices in Cyprus, Greece and the United Arab Emirates, ADAOX specializes in
value added distribution and support of IT Security Solutions in the areas of
Malware Protection, Disaster Recovery, Web Filtering, Internet Bandwidth
Optimization, Unified Threat Management, Antispam and Intrusion Detection &
Prevention. ADAOX is committed to ensuring customer satisfaction by offering its
partners and customers quick response to all their queries and the best prices in
the market.

For further details, please call +97143754052.




Web Site: http://www.adaox.com

Contact Details: Nirmala D\'souza
OAK Consulting FZC
Mobile:+971507343840
Email: nimi@oakconsulting.biz

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