5 Known Linux Anti-virus Software for Paranoid Users

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 22, 2008

“NOD32
ESET NOD32 Antivirus, commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus
package made by the Slovak company ESET. The acronym NOD stands for
“Nemocnica na Okraji Disku” (hospital at the edge of the disk), a
pun related to the Czechoslovakian medical drama series Nemocnica
na okraji mesta (hospital at the edge of the city). NOD32 is
written largely in assembly code, which contributes to its claimed
low use of system resources and high scanning speed. On a network,
NOD32 clients can update from a central “mirror server” on the
network.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

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