14 DAY TRIAL // Security company ESET has recently launched the Endpoint Antivirus for Linux, thus completing its suite of endpoint solutions already protecting Windows and macOS.
ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux comes with a typical antivirus feature package, including real-time protection and several scanning modes, but also with tools that are specifically aimed at enterprises, such as full compatibility with the ESET Security Management Center and ESET Cloud Administrator.
The app supports remote management though the ESET Security Management Center, which can be installed on Windows and Linux.
No impact on system performance
With this new release, ESET finally achieves cross-platform, multilayered protection, as its products are also available on other operating systems.
“A single layer of defense is not nearly enough for today's evolving threat landscape. Focusing on the whole of the malware lifecycle - pre-execution, execution and post execution - and not only on a specific part, allows ESET to provide the highest level of protection possible. ESET endpoint products support all operating systems including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android – as well as Mobile Device Management for iOS and Android,” ESET says.
Furthermore, the company says the impact on system performance is as low as possible, as the Linux antivirus was designed from the very beginning to be less intrusive, without affecting device responsiveness.
“ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux was designed for high performance. Running real-time in the background and GUI-less, each daemon only starts when needed, saving the system resources of your Linux endpoints. Desktop notifications are only displayed when a threat has been eliminated, requiring no user intervention,” the firm says.
Customers who want to give a try to the Linux antivirus can download the business trial, which comes with cloud-managed security for up to 250 seats, offers access via web browser from anywhere around the world, and boasts the essential feature package to block malicious files, including ransomware.