The is a list of the current Anti-virus software engines, it will be edited and updated as needed.
Anti-Virus software that developed their own engines or modified existing engines:
AhnLab Inc.- 1988 - South Korea "The world's second known Anti-Virus engine."
Aladdin (eSafe)- 1999 - Israel
Antiy Labs (Ghostbusters)- 2001 - China
ArcaBit (ArcaVir)- 2004 - Poland "Rebuilt the original MKS_Vir engine to make it their own, develop their own definitions."
Australian Project (ZondexGuard Desktop anti-virus protection)- formally known as VirusBUSTER II and "Leprechaun"- 1994 - Australia "Rebuilt the original VirusBuster engine, now uses definitions from both their own and VirusBuster"
Avira GmbH- 1988 - Germany
ALWIL Software (avast!)- 1991 - Czech Republic
AVG Technologies (formally known as Grisoft with Ewido Networks)- 1991 - Czech Republic
SOFTWIN (BitDefender)- 2001 - Romania
CA Inc. (formally known as eTrust Anti-Virus & PestPatrol)- 2000 - USA in 2007 the "eTrust" was dropped now just know as CA, but the original eTrust engine is still used, just updated by CA.
ClamAV- 2001 - Poland
COMODO Group (Comodo Internet Security Suite)- 2006 - USA
DriveSentry Inc.- 2005 - USA
Dr. Web- 1992 - Russia
Filseclab (Twister Anti-TrojanVirus)- 2001 - China
Fortinet (FORTICLIENT)- 2000 - USA
FRISK Software International (F-Prot)- 1989 - Iceland
IObit (IObit Security 360 & Advanced SystemCare)- 2004 - USA
HAURI Inc. (ViRobot)- 1998 - South Korea (added BitDefender's engine to their products in 2010 and still uses their own engine as well.)
IKARUS Software- 1989 - Austria
K7 Computing- 1991 - India
JiangMin (KV Antivirus) -1996 - China (largest Anti-Virus Software Provider in China)
Kaspersky Lab- 1997 - Russia
Kingsoft- 1989 - China
McAfee, Inc- 1989 - USA
MKS_Vir - 1987 - Poland "The world's first known Anti-virus engine."
ESET (NOD32)- 1992 - Slovakia
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware- 2004 - USA
NETGATE Technologies (Spy Emergency)- 2003 - Slovakia
Norman- 1989 - Norway
Norton (Symantec Corporation) - 1988 - USA
Panda Security SL- 1990 - Spain
PC Tools AntiVirus- 2005 - Australia "Anti-Virus engine was designed from VirusBuster but now use their own engine with their own definitions.
Quick Heal Technologies- 1993 - India
Rising Global- 1991 China - "First Anti-virus engine to go global from China"
Sophos- 1989 - UK & USA
VirusBlokAda Ltd. (Vba32)- 1997 - The Republic of Belarus
Sunbelt Software (VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware)- 2006 - USA (previously just offered an Anti-Spyware product "CounterSpy", started Anti-Virus engine in 2008)
Trend Micro- 1988 - Started in the USA and then moved to Japan. Now is very popular in Japan.
VirusBuster Ltd.- 1988 - Hungary (The world's most popular AV engine)
Anti-Virus software that uses other vendor's engines and/or their own engines:
Acronis Antivirus - 2010 - USA "uses (BitDefender) engine".
Auslogics Antivirus - 2010 - Australia "uses (BitDefender) engine".
Authentium (Command Anti-Virus)- 2000 - USA "uses (F-Prot) engine."
Ashampoo Anti-Malware- 2006 - Germany "uses (a-squared & Ikarus) engines."
Agnitum (Outpost Security Suite)- 1999 - Russia "Anti-Virus wasn't until 2007 uses (VirusBuster) AV engine, However uses their own Anti-Spyware engine."
BullGuard Limited- 2001 - UK "uses (BitDefender) engine."
Central Command (Vexira)- 1990 - USA "uses (VirusBuster) engine."
eEye (Blink Antivirus Software)- 1998 - USA "Anti-Virus wasn't until 2007 uses (Norman) & their own engines."
Emsi Software (a-squared Anti-Malware)- 2003 - Austria "uses their own engine with (IKARUS) added in 2009"
F-Secure Corporation- 1988 - Finland "uses (Kaspersky) & their own engine which includes technologies from Hydra, Gemini, Pegasus, the new DeepGuard 2.0 and Blacklight"
As of version 2010, F-Secure products use the BitDefender & their own engine which includes technologies from Hydra, Gemini, Pegasus, the new DeepGuard 2.0 and Blacklight.
G DATA Software AG- 1985 - Germany "Anti-Virus wasn't until 2002 uses (avast! & BitDefender) engines."
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Zone Labs, ZoneAlarm)- 1993- Israel "Anti-Virus wasn't until 2006 uses (Kaspersky) engine."
LAVASOFT (Ad-Aware Pro)- 1999 - Germany "uses their own Anti-Spyware engine, added (Avira's) AV engine for complete malware support in 2008" dropped Avira's AV in 2010 and added (Sunbelt VIPRE's) engine.
MicroWorld Technologies (eScan)- 1993 - USA "Anti-Virus wasn't until 2009 used (Kaspersky) engine until 2010 and then dropped Kaspersky and switched to BitDefender.
Microsoft (Security Essentials & Forefront) uses (VirusBuster's) engine along with their own technologies and several other partners from various vendors.
NuWave Software (MultiCore AntiVirus & AntiSpyware)- 2007 - USA "uses engines from (AVG, F-Prot, Lavasoft's Ad-Aware, Norman & Sunbelt's VIPRE)."
INCA Internet Co. (nProtect) - 2000 - Korea "uses (BitDefender) engine".
Safe 'n' Sec - 2006 - Russia "uses (BitDefender) engine".
P Mac International (Virus Chaser)- 1991 - Hong Kong "uses their own engine technology added with Dr. Webb, develop their own definitions along with definitions from Dr. Web."
Proland Software (Protector Plus)- 1998 - India "uses (VirusBuster) engine."
TallEmu (Online Armor ++) - 2009 Australia "uses (a-squared with IKARUS) engine."
TrustPort- 1991 - Czech Republic "Anti-Virus wasn't until 2000 uses (AVG, Norman & Dr. Webb)
Webroot Anti-Virus- 2006 - USA "uses (Sophos) engine." However uses their own Anti-Spyware engine.
PCSecurityShield and Defender Pro (both rogueware) use (BitDefender's) engine.
Online email providers:
AOL (AIM) Mail uses McAfee
Yahoo Mail uses Norton AntiVirus
Gmail uses (Sophos)
Windows Live Mail uses Microsoft Technology with VirusBuster
More info will be added with your help.
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