ESET Tops the List with the Least Amount of System Impact
ESET today announced that it has secured its fourth "Advanced+" award in performance testing from AV-Comparatives, an independent research organization. The latest test measured the impact on system performance of 20 antivirus products. In addition to receiving the highest possible number of "Advanced+" awards in performance testing, ESET has received more "Advanced+" awards in retrospective tests than any other vendor, which is given to products that have excellent heuristic detection rates and low false positives.
AV-Comparatives provides a three-level ranking system of "Standard," "Advanced" and "Advanced+" awards. To receive an "Advanced+" award, products in this particular test were compared based on how much impact the product has on a system. ESET tops the list as the product with the least amount of system impact.
"Over the years and throughout different tests, we've seen that ESET develops high-performing security solutions that have a small impact on system performance. Receiving once again the 'Advanced+' award in our most recent performance test is further validation," said Andreas Clementi, founder and chairman for AV-Comparatives. "Additionally, ESET has always understood the importance of strong heuristics in fighting malware and continues to be the vendor with the most amount of 'Advanced+' awards in AV-Comparatives heuristic detection tests."
ESET's industry-leading products, including the popular NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Smart Security, ESET Cybersecurity for Mac and ESET Mobile Security, deliver significant improvements over traditional solutions in the marketplace today. Using ESET's advanced ThreatSense® smart-scanning technology, ESET proactively protects from new attacks and eliminates both known and unknown viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, rootkits and other Internet threats. Additionally, ESET is the only company to offer free, built-in cybersecurity training with its solutions. ESET Cybersecurity Training uses real-world cybercrime scenarios and gives users essential safety tips to make their online experience even safer.
For a full list of ESET security solutions and to learn more, visit: www.ESET.com/us
For the full copy of AV-Comparatives Performance Test for Antivirus Products, visit: http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/performance/performance_nov_2011.pdf
About ESET
ESET is on the forefront of security innovation, delivering trusted protection to make the Internet safer for businesses and consumers. IDC has recognized ESET as a top five corporate anti-malware vendor and one of the fastest growing companies in its category. Trusted by millions of users worldwide, ESET is one of the most recommended security solutions in the world. ESET NOD32 Antivirus consistently achieves the highest accolades in all types of comparative testing, and powers the virus and spyware detection in ESET Smart Security and ESET Cybersecurity for Mac. Sold in more than 180 countries, ESET's global headquarters is in Bratislava, Slovakia, with distribution headquarters for North America located in San Diego, California. ESET also has offices in Buenos Aires, Prague, Krakow and Singapore and is represented by an extensive global partner network. For more information, visit http://www.eset.com/ or call +1 (619) 876-5400.
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