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More…When it comes to proactive protection, Eset's NOD32 was the hands-down winner in "Virus Stoppers," our eight-program antivirus roundup. In our tests, it caught 79 percent of unknown malware samples when using one-month-old signature files. The next-closest program, BitDefender Antivirus 10, came in with a distant 61 percent.
Eset Eset NOD32
| Renewal cost, per year | $27 (3/31/07) |
| Ease of use | Very Good |
| Malware detection rate: Malware detection tests used AV-Test.org's collection of 884,164 malware samples. | 90% |
| File viruses | 79% |
| Macro viruses | 100% |
| Script viruses | 100% |
| Polymorphic viruses | 99% |
| ActiveX controls | 100% |
| Back doors | 95% |
| Bots/zombies | 94% |
| Trojan horses | 89% |
| Adware | 86% |
| Dialers | 99% |
| Number of false positives (out of 20,000 harmless files) | 6 |
| Heuristic detection (one-month-old signatures) | 79% |
| Heuristic detection (two-month-old signatures) | 73% |
| Detection rate of malware within archived files | 84% |
| Detection rate of existing infections (10 infections) | 100% |
| Disinfection rate (files, Hosts changes, Registry items) | 55% |
| Average time (in hours) to deliver signatures for new malware | 4 to 6 |
| Right-click manual scans in Windows Explorer? | Yes |
| E-mail protocols scanned | POP3, SMTP |
| Scan Web traffic? | Yes |
| Scan speed with standard settings, in seconds | 57 |
| With Firefox 2 | 4% |
| With Adobe Photoshop CS2 | 7% |
| With Microsoft Office 2003 | 5% |
| Daily support hours | 12 |
| Saturday support hours | 0 |
| Sunday support hours | 0 |
| Free phone support | Yes |
| Toll-free phone number | Yes |
| Cost of phone support | 0 |
| Live chat support? | No |
| E-mail support? | Yes |
Pros
Superior proactive detection
Cons
Overly technical interface
Eset NOD32
Eset NOD32 Review, by Ryan Naraine April 23, 2007
NOD32's overall malware detection rate wasn't stellar, however. When pitted against AV-Test.org's nearly 900,000-strong "zoo" of Trojans, viruses, and other malware, NOD32 caught only 90 percent, compared to the 96 percent rate of top performers Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6, Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2007, and BitDefender Antivirus 10. It fared surprisingly poorly with 32-bit Windows viruses (approximately 1 in 11 samples in the zoo), catching only 73 percent.
In disinfection tests, NOD32 cleaned up all malware files but missed resulting changes to the Hosts network settings file and most of the less-important Registry changes, for a disappointing 55 percent success rate.
The program installed without a hitch, and the default settings were almost ideal for the average customer. One annoyance: NOD32 doesn't enable the full-system scan by default; you have to schedule it yourself. And when you set that up or want to change other settings, you might be turned off by an overly technical interface: For instance, you'll need to open up the 'DMON' interface module to figure out that it's responsible for scanning Microsoft Office documents. If you do need help, the program offers no guideposts for finding phone or e-mail support; you must go to the company's Web site.
The program ties into Outlook and Outlook Express for e-mail scanning, but doesn't directly integrate with any IM applications for scanning sent links or files. Plus, it offers integrated virus, spyware, and adware protection, where some other programs require two separate scans, one for antivirus and another for antispyware. The multithreat engine can also detect malware-hiding rootkits.
At $39 for a single-user license and $27 for yearly renewals, Eset NOD32's pricing is about average for the group. E-mail and phone support is free.
We tested the Vista version Eset NOD32 for our "Virus Stoppers" roundup. An XP version of the software is also available.
Ryan Naraine
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- Latest User Reviews 3 reviews
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Reviewed by: dtrav1987
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: Stability, Speed, Performance, Digital Footprint, Memory Usage, Versatility.
Weaknesses: Rescue Disk.
Overall: Currently I am the grunt within my IT department. I manage all Help Desk/Problems that occur within my department. We are running AVG 8.5 (Rolling out AVG 9.0 upgrade shortly), I use ESET Suite on my computer at home as well as my work computer & laptop. I can honestly say hands down, this is an amazing product. I've been through tons of AV products, ESET always fixes what the others can't. My school was recently infected by the Conficker Virus, as you know a school district can be almost impossible to handle & preventing outbreaks can be even harder to manage. The virus left 100 of computers useless. I simply mounted all the HDD's externally and let ESET do what it does. On average the scans were between 20-40 minutes long depending on HDD. The virus was removed immediately and further problems were resolved with simple procedures needed for removal. AVG failed on me 100% and having 1000+ computers that are used by students is next to impossible to update completely even while running our own internal WSUS server. Do yourself a favor, stop thinking about other AV's and get this product. It will not let you down. Stop listening to the AV companies talk about how many times they update and all their "cool" "handy" features, cause when it boils down to it... the best way to prevent all those problems from occurring is to be proactive. ESET is beyond proactive, its truely an amazing product.
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Reviewed by: peterwl
Duration of ownership: 6 Months
Overall: This is a review of the review. Caught 79% of unknown malware using 1 month old signature files? Who uses 1 month old sigs? I sure as hell don't! Caught 90% of everything but fared bad with 32-bit viruses? HUH? What version NOD32 were you testing? Why not compair apples to apples and oranges to oranges instead of putting all your results in a bag and shaking? I though malware was everything not classified as a virus or a trojan. So it gets rather confusing when throwing percentages around with no clear labels.
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Reviewed by: MXRDriver
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: 1. Speed 2. Set it and forget it 3. Stability 4. customer Service (a bit slow, but great)
Weaknesses: UI not as "pretty" as the rest
Overall: PC World's reviewer's opinion of an overly technical interface is, I think, stretching for it a bit. The UI is admittedly not as intuitive or as easy on the eyes as Mcaffee or Norton, but it well within the average user's (me) ease of use. My old computer with XP and NOD32 finally crashed and burned. After I purchased my new computer with Vista installed on it, I downloaded NOD32's Vista version by contacting their customer service(via e-mail) and retrieving my current password and account name. I believe Norton charges extra for that service. With both of my most recent computer's I replaced Norton with NOD32. On both machines Norton crashed and generated error messages...NOD32 doesn't. Norton many times requires re-boot...NOD32 doesn't. Norton slowed both computers noticably...NOD32 doesn't. As far as which VS actually works best, I rely on PC World's experts...and it looks like a toss-up
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Reviewed by: CrescentMoonCorp
Strengths: Powerful engine and heuristics capability, high speed scan process, low resources consumption, fast response time and daily updates
Weaknesses: None
Overall: A powerful virus protection software. I have tested Symantec, McAfee, Kaspersky, BitDefender, Avira, and Norman protection softwares but only Eset NOD32 proved to be reliable and compatible with other security softwares. With scanning speed, it is the fastest with low memory usage and never bug down. Detection response time is also fast and with daily update, you can be sure that you are protected from pests.
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Reviewed by: diver858
Strengths: Ease of installation, excellent customer service, efficient background operation, effective protection
Weaknesses: Bit of a hassle to activate
Overall: After reading all of the great performance information on several websites, I decided to give it a try. Before installation, you must enter information online to receive a username and password. I must have had a keyboard error, as it was necessary to contact customer service. After waiting 20 minutes, I called (local phone number) and spoke with a very nice CSR who emailed the necessary information and I was good to go. From there, installation was a breeze. Once 2.7 was installed, I was able to download the latest version (3.0) from the website. NOD32 found 4 viruses (2 java Trojans) that AVG 7.5 apparently missed.
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Reviewed by: blackcapten
Strengths: Small program, runs quietly without much interference, constant updates
Weaknesses: Yearly cost, may take a little time to learn since the interface since it's a little different
Overall: Great antivirus program, perhaps the best out there right now. I had not heard of this program before a year or so ago. Two huge positives are: Constant definitions updates and it's a small program that uses little memory so it doesn't slow down your computer. The overall interface is a little different than what I was used to but once you learn it it's pretty easy. The only main drawback is you do have to pay every year for their service. Of course, this is a quality program so you should expect to pay. I wish it was a little cheaper but I realize they have to make money as well. It may be hard for those who use a "free" antivirus to find value in a "subscription" service, but if you feel like your free one isn't cutting it and you need to buy one, this is the one to get.
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Reviewed by: wzh78
Strengths: fast, small memory footprint, consuming minimal system resource
Weaknesses: none so far
Overall: I've used symantec anti-virus, McAfee over the years and finally found nod32 to be a very satisfactory replacement. Nod32 does not slow down your system like Symantec or McAfee. And you don't need to buy a multi-core system, in which one core is typically completely occupied by symantec or McAfee.Look for "light-weight antivirus" on google and you will see the majority of the users are happy about nod32.Malware protection not an issue, as one can always use the free windows defender
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Reviewed by: arbyfuglin
Strengths: Doesn't bog down system like other antivirus programs.Daily updates of virus signature files.
Weaknesses: None, so far as I can tell.
Overall: I've used Symantec Norton SytemWorks, Antivirus, McAfee, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, and Eset's NOD32 V2.7 has been the best in my humble opinion, for various reasons. I also use Sunbelt's Counterspy V2 for Spyware detection. So with the combination of these two products, I feel well protected. I also do NOT consider NOD32's user interface to be overly technical.
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