ESET Nod32 Review's and Comments

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[b]ESET Nod32 Review's and Comments[/b]


ESET NOD32 Antivirus is a simple program with
advanced features. The easy to use interface is a significant
improvement over the previous version of NOD32 Antivirus. The menu is
more aesthetically pleasing while providing a much needed facelift to
the ease of configuration within the program.While the scanning
features were not completely changed like the interface, they are
faster and more effective in this new version of NOD32 Antivirus. The
included scanning features were sped up considerably to help make this
a definite milestone in the development of ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

Ease of Use:



ESET
NOD32 Antivirus is a changed product. The base features are extremely
simple and easy to use while still being effective. The redesigned
interface includes a menu on the left with sub options on the right.
Several options exist in the sub options to assist in "drilling down"
to what you wish to do.There is little or no base configuration
needed to get the NOD32 Antivirus working after install. If you do
require custom configurations though, you have a simple advanced
configuration menu that gives you all the options needed to customize
NOD32 to your specific needs.

Effectiveness:

ESET
NOD32 Antivirus is very effective in detecting and cleaning viruses
from your computer. The on-demand scanner is fast and effective while
still allowing you to do other things on your computer during the scan.
The on-access scanner is almost behind the scenes compared to many
other options out there. The only time you will notice what it is doing
is when it detects a threat.

Updates:

The
standard update cycle for ESET NOD32 Antivirus is once a day if needed.
They have the ability to "push" updates if there is a significant
threat though.Their response times for new threats are very fast ranging from 1 to 4 hours depending on the threat.

Feature Set:

Included
with ESET NOD32 Antivirus are several layers of protection. Antivirus
scanning includes integrated real time email protection, web access
protection as well as a rootkit scanner and a spyware scanner. All of
these features are included and integrated into the on demand scanner.
The email protection included with NOD32 integrates directly with MS
Outlook and any standard POP3 email client. It surprisingly doesn't
include IMAP scanning. This shouldn't be an issue for most people
though since POP3 is by far the most used email protocol in use today
for local email clients.Also included to make this version of
NOD32 Antivirus much more effective is the ThreatSense engine.
ThreatSense is a system developed by ESET to help identify new and
evolving threats and provide faster responses to those threats. Through
a service called ThreatSense.Net, ESET is able to give you feedback on
how to protect yourself from any threats that may just be propegating
themselves on the net.

Ease of Installation:

Installing
NOD32 Antivirus is very simple and posed no problems for us. The
install took less than 5 minutes and required a quick restart of the
testing computer.

Help/Support:

NOD32
Antivirus includes several support options included with your
subscription. Included with these options are email support, a well
stocked knowledge base and FAQ, as well as phone support available from
6AM-6PM Pacific time.

Summary:

In
years past, ESET NOD32 Antivirus has always been praised on the
detection ability it brought to the table. Regardless of its abilities
to keep your computer safe, it was considered by some to be difficult
to use. The new 3.0 version has changed the way customers interact with
ESET NOD32 Antivirus. The menu's have all been streamlined to make
common functions more easily accessible while keeping the same
efficiency that was associated with the older versions.

[b]ESET Nod32 Product Details[/b]


[b]ESET NOD32 Product Information[/b]

Built
on the award-winning ThreatSense® engine, ESET NOD32 Antivirus
proactively detects and disables more viruses, trojans, worms, adware,
spyware, phishing, rootkits and other Internet threats than any program
available.[b]ESET NOD32 Antivirus provides:[/b]

• Proactive
  Protection: The award winning ThreatSense technology combines multiple
  layers of detection protecting you from Internet threats before it is
  too late.
  
• Precise Detection: ESET accurately identifies known
  and unknown threats. It consistently wins top awards from testing labs
  and is recognized for having zero false positive.
  
• Lightweight
  Design: Requires less memory and CPU power, allowing your computer to
  run fast, making more room for games, web browsing, and emailing.
  
• Fast
  Scanning Speeds: Highly efficient program ensuring fast file scanning
  and product updates. It runs quietly in the background.
  

Proactive, precise, lightweight and fast. You won’t find a better antivirus program.[b]SET NOD32 Antivirus Version 3.0 - What's New?[/b]

With
hundreds of new threats released daily, you need a solution that
evolves. With ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 3.0, you’ll enjoy:

• Support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista
  
• Full integration with Windows Security Center
  
• Improved graphical interface
  
• Improved cleaning - automatically removes detected threats.
  
• Even faster scanning
  

[b]Running Windows 95 or 98? ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.7 is right for you.[/b]

ESET
NOD32 Antivirus v2.7 was called "The Best Antivirus Product of 2006" by
AV-Comparatives. It brings unparalleled Internet threat protection to
those running earlier versions of Windows.[b]Systems Requirements[/b]

• Processors supported: 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) Intel®, AMD® or 100% compatible
  
• Operating
  Systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP (32 and 64-bit
  editions), Microsoft Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit editions)
  
• Memory: 33 - 38 MB on average
  
• Disk Space (download): 16MB
  
• Disk Space (installation): 78MB