an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message eset spol . s r.o. enjoy safer technology formerly we protect your digital worlds and think smart type private limited company industry security software founded 1992 ; 24 years ago 1992 in slovakia founder rudolf hrub peter pa ko miroslav trnka headquarters bratislava slovakia area served worldwide key people richard marko ceo andrew lee pavol luka juraj malcho milan masaryk ignacio sbampato products products list 1 eset smart security windows eset nod32 antivirus windows linux eset cybersecurity mac os x eset mobile security android windows mobile symbian eset endpoint antivirus windows eset endpoint security windows eset remote administrator windows linux eset sysrescue live number of employees 1 000 2 2015 website www.eset.com eset is an it security company headquartered in bratislava slovakia that was founded in 1992 . 3 the company was awarded the recognition of the most successful slovak company in 2008 2009 and in 2010 . 4 5 eset offers anti virus and firewall products such as eset nod32 hence competing in the antivirus industry market . contents 1 history 2 company 3 recognition 4 products 4.1 remote administrator 4.2 sysrescue live 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history the company was founded in 1992 when miroslav trnka and peter pa ko authors of antivirus software nod partnered up with rudolf hrub . they adopted the name of the egyptian goddess of health marriage and love as the company name . in 1998 nod received the vb100 award of virus bulletin which helped the company establish subsidiaries in the united states argentina and singapore and development facilities in poland and czech republic . 6 timeline 1987 the first version of antivirus nod is created by peter pa ko and miroslav trnka 7 1992 founding of eset spol . s.r.o. in czechoslovakia nowadays in slovakia 1998 eset nod32 antivirus received the first virus bulletin test award 1999 forming of eset llc in san diego united states 2001 founding of eset software company in prague czech republic 2008 founding of eset research and development center in poland 2012 founding of eset research and development center in montreal canada 8 2013 eset launches eset secure authentication the first authentication product of the company 9 2013 eset launches managed service provider msp program company eset is privately held and has branch offices in san diego united states ; montreal canada ; 10 buenos aires argentina ; s o paulo brazil ; prague czech republic ; krak w poland singapore ; and australia 11 as well as distributors in over 180 countries . according to gartner eset showed the largest worldwide growth rate within the consumer security industry for 2011 . eset falls within the niche player category of the gartner magic quadrant . 12 according to the gartner report eset has built a substantial installed base in europe the middle east and africa particularly in eastern europe and it has a rapidly growing small and medium sized business presence in north america . its completeness of vision score benefits from good malware effectiveness in a lightweight client but it still suffers from weak enterprise management capabilities and lack of investment in market leading features such as application control and virtualization support . eset is a good shortlist option for organizations seeking an effective lightweight anti malware solution . . 13 according to frost & sullivan eset offers high performance proactive endpoint security solutions and the company goes above and beyond the competition to add value to its products by educating both mac and pc users on how to defend themselves against the latest cyber threats and it concluded that eset will continue to maintain a strong presence in the endpoint security market and provide high value to its customers . . 14 it awarded eset the 2012 north american endpoint security products customer value enhancement award and the 2011 global customer value enhancement award . 15 recognition eset endpoint security was rated five stars by sc magazine and won the best antivirus software of 2013 award by maximum pc . it further received the parent tested parent approved seal from ptpa media . 16 17 in 2009 cnet awarded eset smart security 4 the cnet editor s choice award under the internet security suite category . 18 reviewers stated that eset smart security is surprisingly light consuming around 50mb of ram when running and concluded that for getting all your security tools in one box smart security is an effective and well respected choice . . 19 in early 2013 maximum pc awarded eset smart security 5 a 6 10 rating and was impressed with its comparative strengths . reviewers stated that things weren t quite as bad as they were with mcafee and eset did a much better job at blocking polluted downloads and keeping us away from murky websites . but concluded with we had high hopes for eset but we are ultimately let down by this year s release . 20 in late 2013 maximum pc awarded eset smart security 6 a 9 10 rating and was impressed with the improvements made in version 6 . reviewers were unimpressed with the user interface stating that there s nothing flashy about eset s interface . it hasn t been modernized for windows 8 or touchscreen displays although they concluded we dinged the program last year for letting a few nasty containments through a rare misstep for a program that s collected a dozen straight vb100 awards from virus bulletin in the past two years . it fared much better in our tests this time around . 21 eset products are tested and certified by organizations such as av comparatives advanced approved corporate product av test virus bulletin icsa labs west coast labs checkmark checkvir highest advanced rank vmware vmware ready and microsoft windows 8 certified . 17 16 22 eset set a world record when it received 80 consecutive vb100 awards from virus bulletin . 23 products main article eset nod32 home home office 24 eset smart security 9 eset nod32 antivirus 9 eset cyber security pro for mac eset cyber security for mac eset mobile security for android eset anti theft business solutions 25 endpoint and mobile security eset endpoint security osx windows eset endpoint antivirus osx windows eset nod32 antivirus business for linux desktop eset endpoint security for android server solutions eset file security for windows server eset file security for linux bsd solaris eset mail security for microsoft exchange eset mail security for linux bsd solaris eset mail security for ibm lotus domino eset security for microsoft sharepoint eset security for kerio eset gateway security for linux bsd solaris data & access protection eset secure authentication deslock data encryption free tools 26 eset online scanner eset social media scanner eset av remover eset sysrescue live eset sysinspector eset remote administrator kaseya rmm integration plugin labtech rmm integration plugin remote administrator eset remote administrator is a free central management console designed to allow network administrators to manage eset software across a corporate network . on february 25th 2015 eset released remote administrator 6 a completely re written platform to administer eset software from a browser or mobile device . sysrescue live eset sysrescue live is a linux based bootable live cd usb image that can be used to boot and clean heavily infected computers independent of the installed operating system . the program is offered free of charge and can download updates if a network connection is present . 27 see also companies portal computer security portal antivirus comparison of antivirus software comparison of computer viruses references eset download for home . eset.com . retrieved 17 april 2012 . eset achieves another milestone more than 1000 employees globally . pressreleasepoint . retrieved 23 april 2015 . about eset company profile history . eset . retrieved 1 july 2011 . firma roka je eset a naj spe nej ia banka v b in slovak . sme . 10 november 2009 . retrieved 28 april 2010 . eset je len tre ou spolo nos ou ktor dok zala titul firma roka obh ji . doktor vladislav 11 november 2009 . eset je op firmou roka in slovak . hospod rske noviny . archived from the original on 17 august 2011 . retrieved 28 april 2010 . firmou roka v dvan stom ro n ku ude ovania cien za mimoriadne podnikate sk v sledky t denn ka trend sa v era stala softv rov spolo nos eset ktor obh jila vla aj prim t. jozef andack 10 july 2014 za iatky esetu in slovak p. 13 issn 1335 0684 about eset company profile history . eset.com . retrieved 17 april 2012 . eset opens research & development center in canada at montreal s cole polytechnique campus . polytechnique montreal . 17 april 2012 . eset secure authentication new two factor authentication 2fa system protects passwords and prevents data breaches . yahoo . 21 february 2013 . dead link eset is opening r & d center in canada at polytechnique montr al . cole polytechnique de montr al. 17 april 2012 . retrieved 19 april 2012 . eset opens asia pacific headquarters in singapore . version 2 limited . 27 august 2010 . retrieved 20 august 2011 . eset tops worldwide growth list for consumer security in leading industry analyst firm s security software market share report . businesswire . san diego . 2012 04 26 . gartner magic quadrant for endpoint protection platforms . antivirussales . 2014 01 17 . eset receives 2011 frost & sullivan global customer value enhancement award . eset . 2011 06 22 . frost & sullivan honors industry innovators superlative accomplishments recognized at best practices awards gala . frost & sullivan . 2013 03 13 . a b awards & certifications eset a b awards certifications and accolades eset turrentine lindsey 2009 04 22 . 23 downloads win cnet editors choice . cnet . eset smart security wins cnet editors choice award eset press center lilly paul 2013 04 22 . choose your defender 10 anti virus programs reviewed and compared . maximum pc . lilly paul 2013 06 17 . best antivirus 2013 . maximum pc . virus bulletin vb100 results overview eset . virus bulletin . retrieved 12 february 2013 . eset sets record for consecutive virus bulletin awards with 80th vb100 award eset press center eset products for home users . eset . retrieved 2015 05 09 . eset business solutions . eset . retrieved 2015 05 09 . utilities . eset . retrieved 2015 05 09 . eset sysrescue live . eset . 2014 04 30 . retrieved 2014 10 07 . external links wikimedia commons has media related to eset . official website v t e antivirus software companies major agnitum avast software avg avira bitdefender comodo dr. web eset f secure kaspersky intel security microsoft panda qihoo 360 sophos symantec trend micro minor ahnlab cisco check point clamwin fortinet frisk g 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