[MB+IObit]IObit 360 accused of using Malwarebytes' Intellectual Property - Overclock.net

CorpussStalker · 2 Weeks Ago

As there are always two side to every story, I thought I should post both.

Alll across the internet it seems as if IObit's name is getting ridiculed by these allegations.

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Malwarebytes blog

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Malwarebytes has recently uncovered evidence that a company called IOBit based in China is stealing and incorporating our proprietary database and intellectual property into their software. We know this will sound hard to believe, because it was hard for us to believe at first too. But after an indepth investigation, we became convinced it was true. Here is how we know.

We came across a post on the IOBit forums (cached version, since they have now deleted the original) that showed IOBit Security 360 flagging a specific key generator for our Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware software using the exact naming scheme we use to flag such keygens: Don’t.Steal.Our.Software.A.

Dont.Steal.Our.Software.A, File, G:\Nothing Much\Anti-Spyware\Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware v1.39\Key_Generator.exe, 9-30501

Why would IOBit detect a keygen for our software and refer to it using our database name? We quickly became suspicious. Either the forum post was fraudulent or IOBit was stealing our database.

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IObit Blog

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In response to Malwarebytes’ calumniation, we would like to release the asseveration as follows:

1. We have never used or copied the database of any other company.

Our database mainly comes from the online submission source: http://db.iobit.com/deal/sdsubmit/index.php

We also have various sources of malware samples from warm-hearted users, computer security fans, and major security groups from all over the world. We have to admit that it’s hard to avoid mistakes, like a silly or duplicated name. But there is in no way means we steal Malwarebytes’ or any other’s database. We are investigating and tracking for those items in rumors.

2. Until now, Malwarebytes cannot provide any convincing proof to support its fallacy. We hope Malwarebytes immediately stop spreading malicious rumors for hyping itself. We have many independent and objective reviewing tests and reports from users. You can download and view them from this link: http://forums.iobit.com/forumdisplay.php?f=25. We believe that, after viewing these test reports, you can judge - we never stole database from Malwarebytes.