Software Update: NOD32 Antivirus 4 for Linux / Mac OS X Beta

The developers of ESET from the Slovak Republic released two betas of their desktop antivirus program a few days ago, namely one for Linux and one for Mac OS X. Due to the increasing popularity of both platforms, ESET has started developing these programs to protect users from viruses, spyware, adware, trojans and even known phishing attacks on the internet. The announcements for both releases are almost identical and look like this:

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:

• 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 automatic scans
• support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Intel CPUs
• ThreatSense.NET sample submission

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.

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:

• 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 automatic scans
• support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Intel CPUs
• ThreatSense.NET sample submission

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.