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Doesn't the EICAR test file look spiffy?
Nothing inside the file changed, but the file is no longer "The Anti-virus test file", it is now "The Anti-Virus or Anti-Malware test file". Why the change?
ESET Research • 09 Sep 2006
Good Tests are Important
There are several other factors in performing a test properly, however problems with samples and are consistently found in the really bad tests.
ESET Research • 07 Sep 2006
Don't Leave Your Goalie Alone On The Field!
Anti-virus software is a lot like a goalie. No matter how good the goalie is, if the other team gets enough shots on goal then one will make it into the net.
ESET Research • 01 Sep 2006
How Do You Test Anti-Virus For Unknown Virus Detection?
Well, there's a right way and a wrong way. Unfortunately ConsumerReports.org didn't know of ESET's NOD32 or the right way to test for unknown viruses either.
ESET Research • 16 Aug 2006
Is a Mac more secure than a PC running Windows?
The real answer is that there is no scientific data to support a claim that the Mac OS is a safer OS than Windows, and the truth is that it really is not the issue.
ESET Research • 11 Jul 2006
Excel Zero-Day Update
NOD32 now detects attempts to exploit the Excel vulnerability announced June 16th.
ESET Research • 18 Jun 2006
Excel Zero Day Exploit Reported...Have a (Win32)Bagle with it too
It's been a busy day in anti-virus land. There is a reported zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Excel.
ESET Research • 16 Jun 2006
Is 3-February-2006 going to be DDAY?
Perhaps calling it DDAY is a little over hyped. Mind you, nothing like the hype associated with people who call the worm du jour "Kama Sutra".
ESET Research • 08 Mar 2006
The Great Anti-Virus Conspiracy
Working in the anti-virus industry requires a good stock of tin foil hats to hand out to some strange conspiracy theorists.