ESET NOD32 Antivirus review

A highly configurable antivirus solution, with expert-level tools.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus

Our Verdict

NOD32 is a great choice for beginners, but the real strength is for the power set who appreciate the advanced features with complete configurability.

For

  • Lightweight
  • Very configurable
  • Good value for multi-device licenses
  • Expert-level control of devices

Against

  • Mixed results from independent testing labs
  • URL filtering is only average
  • Complex in some areas
  • ESET Internet Security is only a little more expensive

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Dating back to 1987, ESET sells a diverse set of software encompassing all the major platforms, and is the choice of 100 million customers in search of the best antivirus software. Starting at the lowest tier is ESET NOD32 Antivirus. It is focused on the core task of antivirus protection – more so than most of the competition – and avoids extraneous extras such as a file shredder, password manager or other bonuses. However, despite such omissions, the features add up to more than many other solutions.

The heart of NOD32 is its real-time malware protection, which efficiently detects malware and such through a cloud-based file reputation service. Also its anti-phishing capabilities will detect and block websites of ill repute. NOD32 also has additional layers to shut down potential exploits and to protect from ransomware, and it watches out for malware that uses PowerShell or malicious JavaScripts.

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The Verdict
7

out of 10

ESET NOD32 Antivirus

NOD32 is a great choice for beginners, but the real strength is for the power set who appreciate the advanced features with complete configurability.

Sead Fadilpašić

Sead Fadilpašić works as a staff journalist at Cryptonews.com, where he regularly writes news on and analyses blockchain and cryptocurrency. Based in Sarajevo, Sead previously worked as a freelance journalist, with Techradar Pro being one of the titles he contributed to during this time.

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