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MBAM vs IoBit

17 Jan 2010:

It has recently been brought to our attention that the creators of MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) have issued allegations of piracy against the owners of Advanced System Care 360 (IoBit). As we believe in "innocent until proven guilty" we will continue to provide liks to both CF Supported products, however we will also provide information regarding the discussions at hand. Should the matter require resolution in a court of law we will abide fully with that court's decision.

As of 9 Dec 2009, MBAM and IoBit have reached an amicable resolution agreeable to both parties.
Links to both MBAM and IoBit publication of the resolution are included below.


27 Jan 2011: Most of the discussion has been removed by the respective companies, however new allegations have arisen regarding infringement of TrendMicro's HiJackThis and Piriform's CCleaner databases by IoBit. Find all currently remaining pages linked below along with relevant WebOfTrust listings.

Given this ongoing dispute we can not, in good conscience, continue to recommend IoBit Security360 to our customers. We also have experienced issues with Advanced System Care, both in function and in uninstall/reinstall. Both 360 and ASC will be removed from Circle F Recommended Products until the issues have been resolved by IoBit. We continue to experience positive results with SmartDefrag and will continue to recommend that IoBit product as well as any others that also operate positively.



MBAM vs. IoBit

MBAM: Forum 1
IoBit: Rebuttal - Forum
IoBit: User forum 1
MBAM: Forum 2: Conclusion

WebOfTrust

IoBit WoT Scorecard
MBAM WoT Scorecard
Piriform (CCleaner) WoT Scorecard
TrendMicro (HiJackThis) WoT Scorecard
HiJackThis host WoT Scorecard

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