ESET NOD32 on Windows XP achieves record 38th virus bulletin VB 100% Award

ESET earned its latest VB 100% score in this test of Windows XP antivirus products, extending its eight-year track record as the vendor with the most awards. Virus Bulletin awards VB 100% scores to products that detect 100 percent of viruses from the WildList without false positives.

"NOD32 was the first product in this month's test with which I could find no real fault," reported Matt Ham, in his final comparative review for Virus Bulletin. "Full detection across all test sets and a lack of false positives leave me with little to comment on and earn ESET a well-deserved VB 100% to add to its collection."

"This latest victory demonstrates NOD32's unparalleled detection of threats aimed at the Windows XP platform," said Andrew Lee, Chief Research Officer, at ESET. "We are proud of our leadership in delivering the most advanced technology for combating emerging threats, as well as our consistently high performance and small memory footprint."

The June 2006 Virus Bulletin Comparative Review on Windows XP included Microsoft OneCare as a new contender.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.5 utilizes ThreatSense™ technology, a sophisticated detection system based on advanced heuristics, to proactively identify previously-unknown viruses, Trojans, spyware and phishing attacks in real-time. ThreatSense is built into NOD32's unified scanning engine to provide comprehensive protection so users do not need to rely on additional point solutions for spyware and adware protection.

"The VB 100% award signifies Eset's outstanding contribution to the industry of information technology, as we strive to provide the best possible solutions to growing threats,"

said Neo Neophytou, ESET's Middle East Managing Director.

VB 100% Overview
The VB 100% award was first introduced in 1998. In order to display the VB 100% logo, an anti-virus product must have demonstrated in our tests that:

• It detects all In the Wild viruses during both on-demand and on-access scanning.
• It generates no false positives when scanning a set of clean files.
• The product must fulfill these criteria in its default state.