<s>
ESET	B-Application
NOD32	I-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
NOD32	B-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
antivirus	B-Application
software	I-Application
package	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
Slovak	O
company	O
ESET	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	B-Application
NOD32	I-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
is	O
sold	O
in	O
two	O
editions	O
,	O
Home	O
Edition	O
and	O
Business	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Business	O
Edition	O
packages	O
add	O
ESET	O
Remote	O
Administrator	O
allowing	O
for	O
server	O
deployment	O
and	O
management	O
,	O
mirroring	O
of	O
threat	O
signature	O
database	O
updates	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Server	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acronym	O
NOD	O
stands	O
for	O
Nemocnica	O
na	O
Okraji	O
Disku	O
(	O
"	O
Hospital	O
at	O
the	O
end	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
disk	I-Device
"	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
pun	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Czechoslovak	O
medical	O
drama	O
series	O
Nemocnice	O
na	O
kraji	O
města	O
(	O
Hospital	O
at	O
the	O
End	O
of	O
the	O
City	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
NOD32	B-Application
called	O
NOD-ICE	O
was	O
a	O
DOS-based	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Miroslav	O
Trnka	O
and	O
Peter	O
Paško	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
when	O
computer	O
viruses	O
started	O
to	O
become	O
increasingly	O
prevalent	O
on	O
PCs	O
running	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
(	O
lack	O
of	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
among	O
others	O
)	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
feature	O
any	O
on-demand/on	O
-access	O
protection	O
nor	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
increasing	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
environment	O
,	O
advent	O
of	O
32-bit	O
CPUs	O
,	O
a	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
market	O
and	O
increasing	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
came	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
antivirus	B-Application
approach	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
the	O
original	O
program	O
was	O
re-written	O
and	O
christened	O
"	O
NOD32	B-Application
"	O
to	O
emphasize	O
both	O
the	O
radical	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
and	O
its	O
Win32	B-Library
system	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
ESET	O
released	O
ESET	O
Mail	O
Security	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
contains	O
both	O
antimalware	B-Application
and	O
antispam	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	O
Mobile	O
Security	O
is	O
the	O
replacement	O
for	O
ESET	O
Mobile	O
Antivirus	B-Application
,	O
which	O
provided	O
anti-malware	B-Application
and	O
antispam	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
were	O
available	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
home	O
and	O
enterprise	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	O
Remote	O
Administrator	O
is	O
a	O
central	O
management	O
console	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
network	O
administrators	O
to	O
manage	O
ESET	B-Application
software	I-Application
across	O
a	O
corporate	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
ESET	O
released	O
an	O
Internet	O
security	O
suite	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
3.0	O
,	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
security	O
suites	O
by	O
other	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
McAfee	O
,	O
Symantec	O
,	O
AVG	B-Application
and	O
Kaspersky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
incorporates	O
anti-spam	O
and	O
a	O
bidirectional	O
firewall	O
along	O
with	O
traditional	O
anti-malware	B-Application
features	O
of	O
ESET	B-Application
NOD32	I-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
4.0	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
adding	O
integration	O
of	O
ESET	O
SysInspector	O
;	O
support	O
for	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
;	O
a	O
new	O
self-defense	O
module	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
firewall	O
module	O
,	O
ESET	O
SysRescue	O
and	O
a	O
wizard	O
for	O
creating	O
bootable	O
CD	O
and	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
initially	O
compatibility	O
problems	O
between	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
4.0	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
remedied	O
by	O
an	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
4.2	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
enhancements	O
and	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
5.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
6.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
7.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
8.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
exploit	O
blocking	O
for	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
botnet	B-Architecture
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
9.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anti-Stealth	O
Technology	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
discover	O
hidden	O
objects	O
(	O
rootkits	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
Master	O
Boot	B-Device
Record	I-Device
,	O
boot	B-Device
sector	I-Device
,	O
registry	O
entries	O
,	O
drivers	O
,	O
services	O
and	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	O
SysRescue	O
Live	O
is	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
bootable	O
Live	O
CD/USB	O
image	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
boot	O
and	O
clean	O
heavily	O
infected	O
computers	O
independent	O
of	O
the	O
installed	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	O
has	O
released	O
free	O
standalone	O
removers	O
for	O
malware	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
widespread	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mebroot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
candidate	O
for	O
ESET	O
File	O
Security	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Server	O
v4.3	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
program	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
ESET	B-Application
NOD32	I-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
Business	O
Edition	O
designed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Server	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
contains	O
a	O
revised	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
automatic	O
exclusions	O
for	O
critical	O
directories	O
and	O
files	O
and	O
unspecified	O
optimizations	O
for	O
operation	O
on	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
ESET	O
Mobile	O
Security	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
went	O
into	O
public	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
ESET	O
a	O
beta	O
test	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
NOD32	I-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
4	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Desktop	O
and	O
ESET	B-Application
NOD32	I-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
4	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
Desktop	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
public	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	O
stated	O
the	O
release	O
automatically	O
detects	O
and	O
cleans	O
cross-platform	O
malware	O
,	O
scans	O
archives	O
,	O
automatically	O
scans	O
removable	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
when	O
mounted	O
,	O
performs	O
real-time	O
scanning	O
,	O
provides	O
reports	O
and	O
offers	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
ESET	O
released	O
ESET	B-Application
NOD32	I-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Business	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
ESET	O
released	O
a	O
beta	O
test	O
version	O
of	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
ESET	O
released	O
a	O
release	O
candidate	O
for	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
ESET	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Security	I-Application
version	O
8.0	O
public	O
beta	O
1	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
enhanced	O
exploit	O
blocking	O
and	O
botnet	B-Architecture
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	O
Mobile	O
Antivirus	B-Application
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
protecting	O
smartphones	O
from	O
viruses	O
,	O
spyware	O
,	O
adware	O
,	O
trojans	O
,	O
worms	O
,	O
rootkits	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
unwanted	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
were	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ESET	O
discontinued	O
ESET	O
Mobile	O
Antivirus	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2011	O
and	O
provides	O
ESET	O
Mobile	O
Security	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
to	O
licensed	O
users	O
of	O
ESET	O
Mobile	O
Antivirus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
ESET	O
discontinued	O
version	O
2.7	O
of	O
NOD32	B-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
and	O
all	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
NOD32	B-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
network	O
,	O
NOD32	B-Application
clients	O
can	O
update	O
from	O
a	O
central	O
"	O
mirror	O
server	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
NOD32	B-Application
Antivirus	I-Application
holds	O
ICSA	O
Labs	O
certifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
NOD32	B-Application
has	O
accumulated	O
one	O
hundred	O
eleven	O
VB100	O
awards	O
from	O
Virus	O
Bulletin	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
only	O
failed	O
to	O
receive	O
this	O
award	O
three	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparative	O
report	O
that	O
Virus	O
Bulletin	O
published	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
NOD32	B-Application
detected	O
94.4	O
%	O
of	O
all	O
malware	O
and	O
94.7	O
%	O
of	O
spyware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
stood	O
above	O
competitors	O
like	O
Norton	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Security	I-Application
and	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
but	O
below	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
OneCare	I-Protocol
and	O
Avira	B-Application
AntiVir	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
RAP	O
averages	O
quadrant	O
between	O
December	O
2011	O
and	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Virus	O
Bulletin	O
found	O
that	O
ESET	O
was	O
pretty	O
much	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
,	O
about	O
94%	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
block	O
spam	O
and	O
phishing	O
,	O
earning	O
an	O
award	O
,	O
an	O
award	O
only	O
19	O
other	O
antivirus	B-Application
companies	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
acquire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Robert	O
Vamosi	O
of	O
CNET.com	O
reviewed	O
version	O
3.0	O
of	O
NOD32	B-Application
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Seth	O
Rosenblatt	O
of	O
Download.com	B-Application
reviewed	O
the	O
4.0	O
version	O
of	O
NOD32	B-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.6	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Seth	O
Rosenblatt	O
of	O
CNET	O
reviewed	O
the	O
5.0	O
version	O
of	O
NOD32	B-Application
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
