ESET NOD32 Antivirus
commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus software package
made by the Slovak company ESET. ESET NOD32
Antivirus is sold in two editions, Home Edition and Business Edition. The
Business Edition packages add ESET Remote Administrator allowing for
server deployment and management, mirroring of threat signature database
updates and the ability to install on Microsoft Windows
Server operating systems.
NOD32
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5 running on Windows 7
The first version of NOD32 - called NOD-ICE - was created in
1987 by Miroslav Trnka and Peter Pasko 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.[1] The
company reached its 9000th update to virus definitions on November 3, 2013.
The acronym NOD stands for Nemocnica na Okraji Disku ("Hospital
at the end of the disk"), a pun related to the Czechoslovak medical
drama series Nemocnice na okraji města (Hospital
at the End of the City).
Smart Security
On November 5, 2007, ESET released an Internet security
suite, ESET Smart Security version 3.0, to compete with other
security suites by other companies such as McAfee, Symantec, AVGand Kaspersky.
ESET Smart Security incorporates anti-spam and a bidirectional firewall along
with traditional anti-malware features of ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
On March 2, 2009, ESET Smart Security version 4.0 was
released, adding integration of ESET SysInspector; support for Mozilla Thunderbird and Windows
Live Mail; a new self-defense module, an updated firewall module, ESET
SysRescue and a wizard for creating bootable CD and USB flash drives. There
were initially compatibility problems between ESET Smart Security 4.0 andWindows
Vista Service Pack 2 but these were remedied by an update.
On August 17, 2010, ESET Smart Security version 4.2 was
released with new features, enhancements and changes.
On September 14, 2011, ESET Smart Security version 5.0 was
released.
On January 15, 2013, ESET Smart Security version 6.0 was
released. This version included Anti-Theft feature for tracking of lost,
misplaced or stolen laptop.
On October 16, 2013, ESET Smart Security version 7.0 was
released. It offers enhanced operation memory scanning and blocks misuses of
known exploits.
SysInspector
ESET SysInspector is a diagnostic tool which allows in-depth
analysis of various aspects of the operating system, including running
processes, registry content, startup items and network connections.
Anti-Stealth Technology is used to discover hidden objects (rootkits) in the
Master Boot Record, boot sector, registry entries, drivers, services and
processes. SysInspector Logs are standard XML files and can be submitted to IT
experts for further analysis. Two logs can be compared to find a set of items
not common to both logs. A log file can be saved as a service script for
removing malicious objects from a computer.
Smart Security
On November 5, 2007, ESET released an Internet security
suite, ESET Smart Security version 3.0, to compete with other
security suites by other companies such as McAfee, Symantec, AVGand Kaspersky.
ESET Smart Security incorporates anti-spam and a bidirectional firewall along
with traditional anti-malware features of ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
On March 2, 2009, ESET Smart Security version 4.0 was
released, adding integration of ESET SysInspector; support for Mozilla Thunderbird and Windows
Live Mail; a new self-defense module, an updated firewall module, ESET
SysRescue and a wizard for creating bootable CD and USB flash drives. There
were initially compatibility problems between ESET Smart Security 4.0 andWindows
Vista Service Pack 2 but these were remedied by an update.
On August 17, 2010, ESET Smart Security version 4.2 was
released with new features, enhancements and changes.
On September 14, 2011, ESET Smart Security version 5.0 was
released.
On January 15, 2013, ESET Smart Security version 6.0 was
released. This version included Anti-Theft feature for tracking of lost,
misplaced or stolen laptop.
On October 16, 2013, ESET Smart Security version 7.0 was
released. It offers enhanced operation memory scanning and blocks misuses of
known exploits.
SysInspector
ESET SysInspector is a diagnostic tool which allows in-depth
analysis of various aspects of the operating system, including running
processes, registry content, startup items and network connections.
Anti-Stealth Technology is used to discover hidden objects (rootkits) in the
Master Boot Record, boot sector, registry entries, drivers, services and
processes. SysInspector Logs are standard XML files and can be submitted to IT
experts for further analysis. Two logs can be compared to find a set of items
not common to both logs. A log file can be saved as a service script for
removing malicious objects from a computer.
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