De ontwikkelaars van ESET uit de Slowaakse Republiek hebben enkele dagen geleden twee bèta's van hun antivirusprogramma voor desktops uitgebracht, namelijk één voor Linux en één voor Mac OS X. Vanwege de stijgende populariteit van beide platformen is ESET is gestart met het ontwikkelen van deze programma's om ook daar de gebruikers te beschermen tegen virussen, spyware, adware, trojans en zelfs bekende phishingaanvallen op het internet. De aankondigingen van beide uitgaves zijn haast identiek en zien er als volgt uit:
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Linux Desktop
The first public beta for ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop is now available.
Based on our technology for BSD, Linux, and Solaris servers, ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop has evolved to provide a GUI and feature set similiar to ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Microsoft Windows.
ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop (LENA) is 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. Features of ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop include:This beta test version is a precursor of the final product without full functionality and documentation. It is intended for experienced Linux users and should not be installed on computers that perform critical tasks because it may cause errors or crashes.
- advanced scanning settings (comparable ESET NOD32 Antivirus v4 for Windows)
- detection of threats for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and other operating systems
- informative graphs, statistics and logs
- removable media scanning
- proxy support
- scheduler for automating scans
- support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Intel CPUs
- ThreatSense.NET sample submission
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Mac OS X
The first public beta for ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Mac OS X Desktop is now available.
Based on our technology for BSD, Linux, and Solaris servers, ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Mac OS X Desktop has evolved to provide a GUI and feature set similiar to ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Microsoft Windows.
ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Mac OS X Desktop (MENA) is 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. Features of ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Mac OS X Desktop include:This beta test version is a precursor of the final product without full functionality and documentation. It is intended for experienced Mac OS X users and should not be installed on computers that perform critical tasks because it may cause errors or crashes. We are not testing for compatibility with nor are we able to support ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Mac OS X Desktop on non-Apple hardware.
- advanced scanning settings (comparable ESET NOD32 Antivirus v4 for Windows)
- detection of threats for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and other operating systems
- informative graphs, statistics and logs
- removable media scanning
- proxy support
- scheduler for automating scans
- support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Intel CPUs
- ThreatSense.NET sample submission