“Over the past nine years, ESET has achieved 42 Virus Bulletin VB100 awards, more than any other vendor,” said John Hawes, of Virus Bulletin. “In this most recent Comparative Review, not a single miss or false positive gives ESET another perfect score, and NOD32’s ever-impressive speed makes it a top performer on the Vista platform.”

“We’re pleased to be celebrating our 42nd VB100 win, a milestone that underscores NOD32’s unparalleled proactive detection across a range of platforms,” said Andrew Lee, chief research officer at ESET, LLC. “Hands down, ESET is the fastest antivirus solution on Windows Vista. NOD32 is a top performer that delivers the most advanced technology for combating malware in a fast and easy-to-use product.”

High-performance, low-impact ESET NOD32 Antivirus software offers consumers and businesses comprehensive protection in a product designed to automatically update behind-the-scenes without impacting other applications, so users always have the most current protection available. ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.7 utilizes ThreatSense® technology, a sophisticated detection system based on advanced heuristics, to proactively identify previously unknown viruses, Trojans, spyware, rootkits and phishing attacks in real time. ThreatSense is built into NOD32’s single scanning engine to provide comprehensive protection so users do not need to rely on additional point solutions for spyware and adware protection. NOD32 runs on both 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista.

Valueline Systems and Solutions Corporation (VSSC) is the Philippine distributor of ESET NOD32 antivirus. Consumers at any of the VSSC Distribution Resellers can purchase Nod32 off-the-shelf for at home installation on their existing computer or they can opt to have Eset Nod32 pre-installed, protecting them from malwares before even they turn their new PC on.

"VSSC Distribution has been discovering new products with significant advantages for our customers since our company was founded in 2000 said Jun Santos, VSSC Distribution President. "Our new products group did extensive due diligence of antivirus solutions from around the workd.  Looking at the academic reserach from international universities and testing results from around leading antivirus researchers, we found that the best antivirus solution was ESET's NOD32.  We are excited to be working with ESET to bring this solution to as many of our customers as possible."

"The VSSC Distribution partnership is ideal, because their knowledgeable staff is uniquely able to help customers cut through the clutter of the anti-malware industry and make informed decisions." said Maros Mozola, SVD NOD32. "We're honored to be working with the VSSC Distribution teams nationwide."