IOBit Steals Malwarebytes' Intellectual Property

[jpvip]

Quoted from RubbeR DuckY:

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.

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.

What can you do to help? If you feel the same way we do about this theft, we encourage you to send an email to hosting services such as Download.com and Majorgeeks.com requesting that all IOBit software be removed.

Original Advisory and source for above information: http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29681

Other: http://malwarebytes.besttechie.net/2009/11/02/iobit-steals-malwarebytes-intellectual-property/

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iobit.com
Comment: Ethical Issues

[Warxas]

Red and commented...
I am very shocked actually! Uninstalling smart defrag. (Which I never used anyway)
BTW I'd suggest you remove you good comment.

[ipl_001]

This is not acceptable!!

With such theft, there's nothing possible left on the Internet!! It would be a jungle!!

I support Malwarebytes.

[jpvip]

I have not got to it, yet. On my way over there. I am only going to agree to the Ethical Comments.

~DragonMaster Jay, malware researcher,
Admin, helpmyos.com

[SpiderLover]

I'm very shocked...
Why would they do such a thing?

[Guest]

That kind of practice isn't acceptable especially in a security environment..

[c۞g]

208.101.36.35
LISTED IN BLACKLIST!
bl.spamcannibal.org
no-more-funn.moensted.dk

Spam
208.101.36.35
208.101.36.35-static.reverse.softlayer.com
host06.iobitlive.com
ns5.iobitlive.com
iobit.com

the rest...
iobit.com immediate DNS:

I prefer Scam since they are using Malwarebytes technology and passing it off as their own; Ethical issues works too.
174.37.22.185
iobit.com
ns6.iobitlive.com
download.iobit.com
mail.iobit.com
vps3.iobit.com

Interestingly, iobit.com has contact info in [url=http://whois.domaintools.com/iobit.com t=_self]whois[/url], but iobitlive.com is [url=http://whois.domaintools.com/iobitlive.com t=_self]privacy protected[/url]

iobit.net informs you to go to iobit.com, then auto-redirects, it shares a-records with the IP 174.37.22.172 and with evonsoft.com, a RegNow affiliate

174.37.22.172
174.37.22.172-static.reverse.softlayer.com
iobit.net
evonsoft.com
mail.evonsoft.com

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[Deriken]

It is not the first time for malwarebytes to do such thing to defame other competitor's fame.

[Warxas]

I highly doubt it's a "joke". If they have done this in the past, then cite some sources.

[jpvip]

Deriken, 0 ratings 1 post.

Malwarebytes does not have a reason to want to defame such an underrated security company. IOBit is not very popular overall, and has unusual business practices. The President of Malwarebytes has made it clear, that a thorough investigation was done before IOBit was blamed.

~DragonMaster Jay, malware researcher,
Admin, helpmyos.com