NOD32 and its heuristics...

Just have a litte look at...
http://www.av-comparatives.org/

-> Comparatives -> 6. Retrospective/ProActive Test May 2005 -> Online results

 

Same topic here

 

Far ahead of any competitors

What might be a little worrying is NOD's "not-so-good" performance when it comes to script viruses (see other previous tests at av comparatives too).

 

where are the details of how the NOD32 scanners were setup?

If it's wasn't a maxxed out installation, it's pretty meaningless... one thing that all of the comparative sites fail to provide is the settings for the various AV solutions. Anyone can cripple a single solution by un-checking one of the more important options... I hold little store in the AV comparison sites... but that's just my 2c...

regards

Greg

 

just read everything. "best possible options" used.

 

In the main page of av-comparatives.org :
'The following products were used in the last comparative (with best possible settings)'
Just my 2c ...

Regards

 

If you read the test methodology (.PDF) document at av comparatives, and skip to the FAQ part of this document, you can see under question number 35 what Andreas Clementi (aka IBK at the wilders forums) says about this question (AV-program settings).

 

Good work, ESET!

 

This is the MAY 2005 test and yet the stuff tested is OLD

NOD was ver 2.12.3, Signatures from Feb 5 2005

What's up with that

 

ufff, please read the FAQ and all other things in order to understand what a retrospective test is.

 

Good job for ESET...if only they'll be more fast in adding those samples received by e-mail.

 

Interesting....If v2.12 was used for the test, the new v2.5 ought to do even better!

 

Lets wait for the on-demand comparative on August

 

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=350027

 

He always writes very well

 

Thanks for posting that Marcos - well worth the read

 

Good news, Marcos! Happy to know NOD32 2.5 has even much powerfull AH.