ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security in 7 Version, the most advanced detection technology protects against unknown and advanced threats
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Athens, October 16, 2013 - The availability of the 7 generation of its top solutions, ESET NOD32® Antivirus and ESET Smart Security®, announced today ESET®. With new technological features such as Exploit Blocker, Advanced Memory Scanner, Vulnerability Shield and ESET Social Media Scanner, the 7 version offers powerful protection and ease of use at the same time, without affecting the performance of the system.
"ESET's goal is to create security solutions that make it easier to use technology," said Ignacio Sbampato, Sales and Marketing Officer at ESET. "Our new solutions continue to be distinguished by the low system performance burden, like all ESET solutions, while offering even stronger protection against new and unknown malware, thanks to unique technological improvements in the core."
“Modern cybercriminals often develop heavily encrypted malware to evade detection. To increase the chance of infection and damage, malware spreads by being exploited applications with security gaps, such as web browsers, PDF readers, email clients or MS Office components," points out Palo Luka, Chief Technology Officer of ESET.
To address these threats, the ESET has carried out extensive research, enriching detection technology in the 7 Version three new features:
• Exploit Blocker, ένα ολοκαίνουριο χαρακτηριστικό που στοχεύει την ίδια τη μέθοδο εκμετάλλευσης των εφαρμογών με κενά ασφαλείας, συνεπώς η δράση του είναι γενική και δεν εξαρτάται από την οικογένεια payload/malware που τελικά μολύνει το system. Προσφέρει προστασία ενάντια σε νέο και άγνωστο κακόβουλο λογισμικό, γνωστό και ως zero day threats.
• Advanced Memory Scanner, a post-run method, aimed at detecting malware that has not been detected by other technologies. Its contribution lies primarily in the protection of malicious software that actively tries to escape detection by using various hiding techniques.
• The Vulnerability Shield, which is an improved version of it Personal Firewall in ESET Smart Security, offers powerful protection against attempts to exploit known vulnerabilities in the network.
"The 7 version of our leading solutions features new technological features designed and developed in a unique way to work together harmoniously and to be able to detect and block security gaps, such as PDF exploit CVE-2013-0641. This particular, appeared in February 2013 and was named exploit of the year, both because of its high popularity and because it was included many times in Exploit Kits, as well as the fact that it was proclaimed the "Pwnie Award for Best Client-Side Bug" * at BlackHat 2013, "Says Juraj Malcho, Chief Research Officer ESET. "The new technology also aims to help address the issue of targeted attacks such as the known offense RSA 2011. "
"During the Beta trial of the 7 product line, the Advanced Memory Scanner was able to detect and collect a number of samples from malware families that often cause problems, such as Win32 / TrojanDownloader.Wauchos, an undoubtedly infamous vehicle for further spreading malicious software, or popular Trojans, like the Win32 / Fynloski, Win32 / Wigon ή Win32 / Zbot **. It is also worth noting that technology has proven strong in dealing with Trojan ransomware, "adds Malcho.
Its Research and Development teams ESET have paid particular attention not only to detection but also to neutralizing it malware. It Cleaner Module has undergone improvements specifically for removal rootkits, while it has been added Specialized Cleaner to remove the most persistent malicious software.
Taking into account the results of Harris Interactive *** research, and given the development of cyber-threats in social media, including spam and malware on Twitter, the solutions of the new 7 Edition feature many improvements for increased security and include the most advanced ESET Social Media Scanner (2 version). The solution offers control and protection against malicious content in the accounts of users and their friends in social media, allowing the user to choose scheduled and on-demand scans to detect any threats. In addition to better scanning Facebook, new ESET® Social Media Scanner it also offers protection at Twitter, while the Security Center (Security Center) shows the current security level at Facebook and Twitter, proposing changes to security settings. All improvements are included in my.eset.com account. Creating an account at my.eset.com, the user can manage the protection of their social media profiles and protect the accounts they want, their own and / or their friends and family.
It is worth noting that in the results of her recent research Harris Interactive (done on behalf of ESET) shows a growing number of adult Internet users connecting to multiple networks on a daily basis. On average, these users have at least 2 social media accounts and 2/3 of them consider that websites do not perform good checks for malicious content. According to the research, "Receiving suspicious messages is the rule, with 4 out of 5 users receiving at least one, and of these, 91% have received it this year, mainly in the form of e-mail, and then as text."
Both ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security are certified for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. For more information about their solutions and features, please visit the ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security pages.
[box]* The Pwnie Award for Best Client-Side Bug is awarded to the person who discovers or exploits the most specialized and technologically interesting bugs at client level.** More information about malware is available on the page http://www.virusradar.com/.
*** On behalf of ESET, Harris Interactive conducted an online survey in the US in September 2013 of a sample of 2.089 adults ages 18 and over.[/box]
About ESET
H ESET®, πρωτοπόρος της προληπτικής προστασίας και ο δημιουργός της βραβευμένης NOD32® τεχνολογίας, πρωτοστάτησε και συνεχίζει να ηγείται στη βιομηχανία λύσεων ασφάλειας για τις επιχειρήσεις και τους καταναλωτές. Για πάνω από 25 χρόνια, η Εταιρεία συνεχίζει να οδηγεί τη βιομηχανία στην προληπτική ανίχνευση ηλεκτρονικών απειλών. Κατακτώντας το 80ο βραβείο “VB100” τον Ιούνιο 2013, το ESET NOD32 Antivirus κατέχει ρεκόρ στα συγκεκριμένα βραβεία από το περιοδικό Virus Bulletin, χωρίς να έχει χάσει κανένα “In-the-Wild” worm ή ιό, από την πρώτη συμμετοχή της στις συγκριτικές δοκιμές, το 1998. Παράλληλα, η τεχνολογία ESET NOD32® κατέχει τη μεγαλύτερη συνεχόμενη σειρά βραβείων VB100 στη βιομηχανία λογισμικού AV. Επίσης, η ESET έχει βραβευθεί πολλές φορές από το AV-Comparatives, το AV Test καθώς και άλλους αναγνωρισμένους οργανισμούς. Εκατομμύρια χρήστες παγκοσμίως εμπιστεύονται τα προϊόντα ESET NOD32® Antivirus, ESET Smart Security® , ESET Cyber Security® (λύση για Mac), το ESET Mobile Security® και Endpoint Security Solutions for Business, οι οποίες είναι από τις πιο δημοφιλής λύσεις ασφαλείας στον κόσμο.
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