ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus v4.0.474.0 has been released in the following languages for licensed users:German (DEU)Hungarian (HUN)Brazilian Portuguese (PTB)Russian (RUS)Additional languages and trial versions to follow. The new builds are available for download from the download page and can be installed over a previously-installed version. For further information or to obtain an evaluation copy contact your local ESET office, distributor or reseller. [...more]
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ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus v4.0.474.0 have been released in Czech (CSY), English (ENU), French (FRA), French Canadian (FRC), Polish (PLK), Spanish (ESN) and Slovak (SKY), with other languages and trial versions to follow. This release contains the following changes:ALL Fixed issue with Scheduler task not displaying scanned targetsFixed issue with slow opening of Microsoft Office documents from a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server shareFixed an intermittent error when saving files on computers running Microsoft Windows 7Other minor fixes and improvementsESET SMART SECURITY Fixed issue where events were being generated in the Event Log when the ESET Personal Firewall module was disabled after rebooting the PCFixed issue when the ESET Personal Firewall module was set to “Only scan application protocols” mode and the PC restartedFixed issue with anti-spam module failing to start when Folder Redirection is enabled through Group Policy from a Windows serverFixed issue with ESET Graphic User Interface crashing when making changes to exclusions in the spam listCopies of the software can be downloaded here on ESET's web site. For more information or to request an evaluation copy, contact your local reseller, distributor or ESET office. [...more]
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As a reminder, ESET's U.S. office will be closed Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th so that we may spend the Thanksgiving holiday with our family and friends. Normal operations will resume on Monday, November 30th. In the meantime, if you have an urgent question, please feel free to visit the ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus Forum hosted by Wilders Security, contact a local reseller or our European Headquarters. We wish you a safe and pleasant holiday. [...more]
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Symantec Partner Engage 2009, our annual North American partner conference, took place in early November in Orlando, Florida.
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ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus v4.0.468.1 have been released in three additional languages: Estonian (ETI), Italian (ITA) and Korean (KOR). Other than localizations, these releases are identical to v4.0.467.0.Copies of the software can be downloaded here on ESET's web site. For more information or to request an evaluation copy, contact your local reseller, distributor or ESET office. [...more]
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ESET Smart Security and ESET NOD32 Antivirus v3.0.695.0 have been released in all languages for licensed users. This release contains the following changes:Fixed problem with event log error messagesFixed problem with authorization towards Internet Information Services (IIS)Copies of the software can be downloaded here on ESET's web site. For more information or to request an evaluation copy, contact your local reseller, distributor or ESET office. [...more]
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A new firewall module for ESET Smart Security has been released. ESET Personal Firewall module (v1054, build date 20091015) contains the following changes: In the user interface, a new section under Setup → Personal Firewall → IDS and Advanced Options is now available named Vista/Windows 7 Services. In this section, the following new options are available: Add IPv6 addresses from Local network to the Trusted Zone (fe80::/64)Allow Web Services Discovery (WSD) in the Trusted ZoneAllow multicast address resolution in the Trusted Zone (LLMNR)Windows 7 homegroup supportIn addition to the features added to support Microsoft Windows 7, two new features have been added in the Zone setup: Addresses excluded from active protection (IDS) - Here you can enter the IP addresses of devices to exclude which perform unusual behavior that can produce attacks, but are otherwise trusted. An example of this is certain brands of residential broadband gateway routers and network printers which perform port scans in order to enumerate hosts on the network subnet. This behavior can be evaluated as an attack and blocked in some circumstances.Addresses allowed to receive a notification about the unavailability of TCP/UDP ports - IP addresses listed here will receive an RST from ESET Personal Firewall if a connection at the attempted port is blocked.Users of ESET Smart Security do not need to perform any special activity to obtain the new module. It will be downloaded automatically the next time the software performs a virus signature database update. [...more]
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Janice Chaffin, group president of Symantec's consumer business unit, will present at the Lazard Capital Markets Conference in San Francisco today at 3:30 p.m. PT. Interested in what she has to say?
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ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server Public Beta 1 is now available. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server (EMSX) is a new product built on ThreatSense, the industry's most accurate proactive technology for detecting viruses and other malware, delivering proactive protection against zero-day threats and attacks. It features anti-spam protection, transport layer protection and support for additional server roles as well as a number of technological improvements, including: Improved antivirus and antispyware protection, based on the ESET NOD32 Antivirus v4 engine Anti-Stealth - technology to protect against rootkits Greylisting function and other techniques to verify the legitimacy of incoming messages and block unwanted ones at the mail server Both preset and customizable anti-spam profiles to provide the desired balance between detection and performance Self-Defense - protection against malware which may target ESET Mail Security Transport layer scanning - improved scanning of the email database Performance monitoring and statistics with graphical visualization Mailbox-specific rules - flexible rule-based quarantine of potentially infected messages and spam by recipients' addresses Improved graphical user interface, compatible with screen-reading software and High Contrast mode Time-saving system tools: ESET SysInspector and ESET SysRescue simplify system diagnosis and cleaning of heavily-compromised systemsThis beta test version is a precursor of the final product without full functionality and documentation. It is intended for experienced Exchange Server administrators and should not be installed on mail servers that perform critical tasks because it may cause errors or crashes.For more information or to download a copy, please visit ESET's beta test portal at http://beta.eset.com/emsx. [...more]
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Amsterdam, November 4, 2009– AVG Technologies, developers of the world's most popular free anti-virus software, today announced that Dale Fuller, who was tapped as acting director in March 2009, has been confirmed as permanent Chairman of the Board.
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