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Hidden Bits & Bytes of Cybersecurity

  1. 1987
  2. 1988
  3. 1990
  4. 1991
  5. 1992
  6. 1993
  7. 1995
  8. 1998
  9. 2002
  10. 2005
  11. 2007

  1. Prototype

    The predecessor of ESET's most popular antivirus solution -ESET NOD32 Antivirus- was created in 1987.

  2. 1st Virus Discovery by founders

    The first virus discovered by ESET co-founders Peter Paško and Miroslav Trnka was dubbed Vienna.

  3. STOPVIR

    ESET started selling its first retail product -STOPVIR- in Austria.

  4. Genesis of the name ESET

    The founders, decide upon the name ESET, an abstraction of the Egyptian goddess Aset –or- Isis.

  5. Foundation of the company and IT Security industry

    ESET lays a cornerstone for the IT Security Sector, establishing one of the earliest Antivirus Brands and one of the first IT firms in the former east bloc.

  6. First Virus Radar

    Among today’s most popular resources about current cyber-threats, Virus Radar was originally established as part of a successful daily newspaper in Slovakia. From this point on ESET began providing regular updates to the industry and wider public on threats detected by its technology and its growing research team.

  7. First NOD goes on sale

    First retail version of NOD32 goes to market under the name NOD iCE.

  8. Entry to VB100 testing

    ESET NOD32 Antivirus enters the newly created comparative testing of Virus Bulletin and earns its 1st VB100 Award.

  9. Advanced Heuristics

    ESET introduces Advanced Heuristics throughout its whole product portfolio.

  10. ESET LiveGrid

    ESET introduces Cloud Malware Detection in the form of ESET LiveGrid under its original name ThreatSense.Net. In the same year ESET pioneers object reputation technology.

  11. ESET protects half the planet

    ESET technology and products are distributed in more than 100 countries globally, offering its protection to over half the planet.