Malwarebytes accuses IObit of stealing software

Malwarebytes accuses Chinese computer security company IObit of stealing their intellectual property , but IObit denies the accusation and says there is a problem with the site sending samples of malware. mine. Later developments did not support IObit.

Malwarebytes claims IObit steals from their database (database) of malware signatures used to use IObit Security 360.

According to a Malwarebytes blog post, they experimented by creating a fake virus called ' Don't Steal Our Software ', updating their database and finding that IObit Security also updated their ' virus '. this.

Tested with other fake models within two weeks, IObit detected fake files and used ' almost exactly ' fake names, Malwarebytes said.

' We quickly believe that this is not a mistake, it is not a coincidence, it is not an isolated event, and it continues to exist in their current database , 'blog posts say.

Malwarebytes said after finding evidence that they may have stolen a database owned by IObit, the company is planning to implement IObit lawsuits.

After that, IObit has feedback. The Chinese company has disabled the malware sample submission page, and believes this is a vulnerability that has been exploited. It is a website where users can submit a virus form, along with the user's virus name. ' Unfortunately, IObit's database analyzer carelessly uses this provided name .'

' This error can be understood because it is very normal. Many IObit users find that there are patterns where IObit 360 misses but other anti-malware products discover, they will send samples to us and provide the names identified by the anti-malware program of the home. other offers. '

In addition, in this response, IObit also claimed not to steal Malwarebytes 'database, because the IObit database is larger (4.6 MB compared to Malwarebytes' 3.1 MB).

Of course Malwarebytes does not easily accept this answer. They assumed that the fake virus samples they created had never appeared on the Internet, and only they had this model. Their own virus names have never appeared (check with Google), so IObit's arguments are funny.

Malwarebytes also said that IObit also steals databases from other sources, so size comparison is not worth it.

After this response, IObit said: ' The company does not care about the alleged rumors, but focuses its resources on developing the program. '

Currently, some sites have removed the IObit Security 360 download link after this allegation, including MajorGeeks, Softpedia. The download.com website has been removed, but on November 17, it was released to the new version that IObit announced was ' removed the disputed data '.

IObit's ' awards ' - How many percent are real?

TTCN recommends that you uninstall IObit Security immediately and replace it with another program. Malwarebytes' sharp evidence suggests that IObit stole their efforts. IObit is not a reliable company, they tell a series of awards but there is no evidence. We tried the ' CNET Editors' Choice Apr 09 'award and found out that IObit has never received this award, it's Malwarebytes' award. IObit has copied the award logo into their website.