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Runner-Up Has Six SAN DIEGO – December 1, 2009 – ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, has secured its 12th “Advanced+” rating in proactive/retrospective testing from AV-Comparatives, an independent research organization. The latest test measured proactive on-demand detection capabilities of 16 antivirus products. ESET’s closest competitor has six (6) Advanced+ awards. AV-Comparatives provides a
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Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces that the AV-Comparatives laboratory has awarded Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 the highest mark possible in tests designed to analyze the product’s proactive defense capabilities. Experts from the authoritative Austrian test lab analyzed the performance of twenty of the most popular computer security products from leading
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Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 has earned a top award from AV-Comparatives following analysis by the highly respected Austrian test lab. In February 2010, AV-Comparatives undertook comparative testing designed to evaluate the quality of on-demand malware detection of twenty of the most popular antivirus solutions.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., February 08, 2010 – McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE), the world’s largest dedicated security company, today unveiled major enhancements to its 2010 consumer product line, delivering its fastest, lightest and most effective consumer PC protection in the company’s history. McAfee has been recognized with numerous industry honors for product performance since its 2009 release,
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 20, 2010 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that its industry-leading security products received top reviews from two respected independent testing bodies, AV-Comparatives and AV-Test.org. Symantec was awarded Best Anti-Virus Product of 2009 by AV-Comparatives, an accolade that honors top results across numerous tests in key protection and performance
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ESET NOD32 Antivirus Takes First Place in Three of Four Categories SAN DIEGO, November 21, 2008 – ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, has again secured a prestigious “Advanced+” rating from AV-Comparatives, an independent antivirus software research outlet. The new evaluation, completed in October 2008, studied the impact of antivirus software on system performance
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ESET NOD32 Antivirus Secures Top Spot in November’s Retrospective Test SAN DIEGO – December 2, 2008 – ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, has secured an “Advanced+” rating from AV-Comparatives, an independent research outlet that tests antivirus software. Of the 16 products tested for “on-demand” or “regression” testing, ESET NOD32 Antivirus was the only
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SAN DIEGO – June 1, 2009 – ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, has secured its 11th “Advanced+” rating in retrospective testing from AV-Comparatives, an independent research organization. Only two other products were awarded “Advanced+” in the latest testing, which measured proactive on-demand detection capabilities of 16 antivirus products. AV-Comparatives provided a three-level ranking
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As of today, ESET Smart Security 4 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 are in the “release candidate” phase, marking the beginning of intensive testing prior to market release. The new generation of ESET solutions was engineered for optimal effectiveness, with improved detection, even faster scanning speeds, and continued low demand on system resources. ESET Smart
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AV-Comparatives provides a three-level ranking system of Standard, Advanced and Advanced+ award. To receive an “Advanced+” rating, a product must be rated with not only an excellent detection rate, but also a low false positive rate. To measure for effective detection, the products were “frozen” and measured by the same updates and signatures they had
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