Top anti-malware program developer MalwareBytes’ reported that a company called IOBit based in China is using their database and intellectual property on their programs. MalwareBytes’ caught the said operation when they added a fake definition on their database and few weeks later IOBit programs also detecting the same.

“Malwarebytes intends to pursue legal action against IOBit. We demand IOBit immediately remove all traces of Malwarebytes’ proprietary research and database from their software. We also demand IOBit be delisted from Download.com due to Terms of Service violations. This is criminal: it is theft, it is fraud, and we will not stand for it.”

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