At, in on-demand tests NOD32 found 97.7 percent of the malicious software and earned an Advanced + (highest) rating, and in Retrospective/ProActive tests found 71 percent and also earned an Advanced + (highest) rating. In the latest test results from, NOD32 Antivirus 3 scored 97.7 behind Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 but ahead of Norton Antivirus 2008. In terms of protecting your PC, we refer readers to two leading independent antivirus testing organizations. To find out how we test, see CNET Labs' How we test: software: Antivirus page. And in boot speed, NOD32 again came in slow at 35 seconds.

For individual file scans, NOD32 came in fourth fastest at an amazing 181 seconds. On our Microsoft Office test, NOD32 was third fastest at 1,360 seconds. On our iTunes test, NOD32 came in at 271 seconds, 2 seconds above our test system. NOD32 did well in CNET Labs' performance tests and very well in third-party, independent antivirus testing using live viruses. Symantec has gone in the opposite direction, making all the tools simply enable and disable, but Eset has left a number of intermediate options available to the more advanced users.Īlso, according to Eset, NOD32 will automatically remove threats, which could be bad if you need a component for a game (for example) however we found that, if necessary, you can restore any quarantined selection with a right click. But digging deeper we were happy to find all the advance tweaks that anyone could ask for within reach. In Advanced mode, across the top is a toolbar to access the more advanced configuration options.Īt first glance, the interface is easy for anyone new to antivirus protection.

The right window pane is reserved for the active feature in use. The left-hand column features Protection Status, Computer scan, Update, Setup, Tools (in Advanced mode only), and Help. There are two versions of the interface: standard and advanced. After years of dealing with the cumbersome AMON (monitors the overall file system), DMON (monitors documents), and EMON (monitors e-mail transactions), we get version 3.0 with a completely intuitive and easy-to-use interface. With version 3, Eset finally gets the NOD32 interface right. NOD32 is among the few antivirus products that still supports Windows 2000 and XP as well as Windows Vista.

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