ESET Shines at AVAR Conference: CRO Juraj Malcho Selected as
WildList Reporter of the Year; Researchers Eugene Rodionov and Alex
Matrosov Named Best Speakers
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET, the leader in
proactive protection celebrating 25 years of its technology this
year, has just wrapped up another successful presence at the AVAR
conference - one of the most renowned international IT security
gatherings and the main anti-malware conference in the Asia/Pacific region. ESET, as a consistent
participant and long-time AVAR member, contributed three
presentations, one of which was selected as the best paper of the
conference by the conference delegates. Furthermore, as part of the
conference, Juraj Malcho, chief
research officer at ESET, was chosen by WildList International as
their Reporter of the Year.
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Researchers Alex Matrosov and
Eugene Rodionov from ESET's
Moscow-based research team were
chosen by the delegates of the AVAR conference in Hangzhou, China as the conference's best
speakers. They presented a paper on Festi Botnet Analysis and
Investigation.
"The Best Speaker Award is decided by the conference delegates
and we had many high quality contributions to choose between," said
Allan Dyer, conference chair. "I
would like to congratulate Aleksandr
Matrosov and Eugene Rodionov
on winning the award, and thank them for their excellent
presentation."
In addition, Juraj Malcho, chief
research officer at ESET, was chosen by WildList International as
their Reporter of the Year. The mission of the WildList
Organization is to provide accurate, timely and comprehensive
information to both users and product developers about "In the
Wild" computer malware. The WildList is a list of computer malware
found in the wild and reported by a diverse group of over 55
qualified volunteers called reporters. It is made available free of
charge by the organization. Perfect detection of WildList sets is
one of the compulsory requirements for ICSA certification and Virus
Bulletin VB100 awards - for which ESET has an unrivalled record of
success. This award is additional independent confirmation of the
high quality work performed by ESET's malware detection team.
"These awards are further proof of the strength of ESET research
and technology," said Palo Luka, ESET chief technology officer. "We
are all proud to have such an outstanding team and talent. In
addition, the presence and achievements of ESET and its people at
the AVAR conference highlight our partnership with genuine leaders
in the industry."
The mission of the Association of Anti-Virus Asia Researchers
(AVAR) is to prevent the spread and damage caused by malicious
software, and to develop cooperative relationships among
anti-malware software experts in Asia. AVAR is an independent, not-for-profit
organization focusing on the Asia
Pacific region and hosting the annual AV industry
conference.
About ESET
ESET is on the forefront of security
innovation, delivering trusted protection to make the Internet
safer for businesses and consumers. IDC has recognized ESET as a
top five corporate anti-malware vendor and one of the fastest
growing companies in its category. Trusted by millions of users
worldwide, ESET is one of the most recommended security solutions
in the world. ESET NOD32 Antivirus consistently achieves the
highest accolades in all types of comparative testing, and powers
the virus and spyware detection in ESET Smart Security, ESET
Cybersecurity for Mac, ESET Endpoint Security and ESET Endpoint
Antivirus. ESET has global headquarters in Bratislava (Slovakia), with regional distribution centers
in San Diego (U.S.), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Singapore; with offices in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Prague (Czech
Republic). ESET has malware research centers in Bratislava, San
Diego, Buenos Aires,
Singapore, Prague, Kosice (Slovakia), Krakow (Poland), Montreal (Canada), Moscow (Russia), and an extensive partner network for
180 countries. For more information, visit http://www.eset.com/us
or call +1 (619) 876-5400.
SOURCE ESET