Editing ESET (section)

== Technology ==
ESET has 13 [[Research and development|R&D]] centres globally and is an operator in the field of malicious code detection.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Technology Whitepaper |url=https://www.eset.com/fileadmin/ESET/US/docs/about/ESET-Technology-Whitepaper.pdf}}</ref> In 1995, ESET introduced [[heuristic analysis]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Understanding Heuristics |url=https://www.welivesecurity.com/media_files/white-papers/Understanding_Heuristics.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Heuristic Analysis — Detecting Unknown Viruses |url=https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/200x/white-papers/Heuristic_Analysis.pdf}}</ref> into its detection engine.

ESET has been using [[machine learning]] in its products, starting with [[neural network]]s, since 1997. In 2005, ESET incorporated a machine learning-based technology called DNA Detections, which extracts selected features – called genes – from samples. These genes split samples into clean, malicious and potentially unwanted categories. In 2019, ESET released an Advanced Machine Learning detection layer that can analyze samples locally on endpoints even when offline.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESET ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING |url=https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ESET_Advanced_Machine_Learning.pdf}}</ref>

In 2011, ESET replaced ThreatSense.NET with ESET LiveGrid<sup>®</sup>,<ref name="help.eset.com">{{Cite web |title=ESET LiveGrid® {{!}} ESET Glossary {{!}} ESET Online Help |url=https://help.eset.com/glossary/en-US/technology_livegrid.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=help.eset.com}}</ref> a [[Cloud computing|cloud-based]] reputation system that evaluates unknown or suspicious samples submitted anonymously by millions of ESET-protected endpoints from around the world for machine learning analysis on servers in [[Bratislava]].<ref name="help.eset.com"/>

ESET also uses additional security layers including [[Botnet]] Protection,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESET LiveGrid® {{!}} ESET Glossary {{!}} ESET Online Help |url=https://help.eset.com/glossary/en-US/technology_livegrid.html?technology_botnet_protection.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=help.eset.com}}</ref> Network Attack Protection,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESET LiveGrid® {{!}} ESET Glossary {{!}} ESET Online Help |url=https://help.eset.com/glossary/en-US/technology_livegrid.html?technology_network_attack_protection.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=help.eset.com}}</ref> [[Script (Unix)|Script]]-Based Attacks Protection,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ESET LiveGrid® {{!}} ESET Glossary {{!}} ESET Online Help |url=https://help.eset.com/glossary/en-US/technology_livegrid.html?technology_sbap.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=help.eset.com}}</ref> and [[Brute-force attack|Brute-Force]] Attack Protection.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-06-29 |title=Remote access at risk: Pandemic pulls more cyber‑crooks into the brute‑forcing game |url=https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/06/29/remote-access-risk-pandemic-cybercrooks-bruteforcing-game/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=WeLiveSecurity |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2017, ESET became the first security company in the world to implement a [[Unified Extensible Firmware Interface|UEFI]] Scanner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESET LiveGrid® {{!}} ESET Glossary {{!}} ESET Online Help |url=https://help.eset.com/glossary/en-US/technology_livegrid.html?technology_uefi.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=help.eset.com}}</ref> UEFI is a firmware that is loaded into a computer's memory during the startup process. The scanner can identify threats while the computer is booting up, before standard detection modules start running.