FRISK Software International
| Frisk's logo | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Software, Computer Security, Security software |
| Fate | Acquired in August 2012 |
| Successor | CYREN |
| Founded 📆 | Reykjavík, 1993 |
| Founder 👔 | Friðrik Skúlason |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Friðrik Skúlason (Chief Research Officer) Vesselin Bontchev |
| Products 📟 | F-Prot Antivirus F-Prot AVES Espólín Púki |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | frisk |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
FRISK Software International (established in 1993) was an Icelandic software company that developed F-Prot antivirus and F-Prot AVES antivirus and anti-spam service. The company was founded in 1993. It was acquired by Cyren in 2012.
History
The company was founded in 1993.[1] Its name is derived from the initial letters of the personal name and patronymic of Friðrik Skúlason, its founder.[2] Dr. Vesselin Vladimirov Bontchev, a computer expert from Bulgaria, best known for his research on the Dark Avenger virus, worked for the company as an anti-virus researcher.[3]
F-Prot Antivirus was first released in 1989, making it one of the longest lived anti-virus brands on the market.[4] It was the world's first with a heuristic engine.[2] It is sold in both home and corporate packages, of which there are editions for Windows and Linux. There are corporate versions for Microsoft Exchange, Solaris, and certain IBM eServers.[5][6] The Linux version is available to home users free of charge, with virus definition updates. Free 30-day trial versions for other platforms can be downloaded. F-Prot AVES is specifically targeted towards corporate users.[7]
The company has also produced a genealogy program called Espólín[8][9] and Púki, a spellchecker with additional features.[10]
In Summer of 2012, FRISK was acquired by Cyren, an Israeli-American provider of security products.[1][11]
F-Prot Antivirus
| File:F-Prot Antivirus logo.svg | |
| Developer(s) | FRISK Software International |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 6.0.9.6
/ 29 November 2011[12] |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Linux, BSD, Solaris, AIX, IBM eServers, *nix |
| Type | Antivirus software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
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F-Prot Antivirus (stylized F-PROT) is an antivirus product developed by FRISK Software International.[13] It is available in related versions for several platforms. It is available for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server, Linux, Solaris, AIX and IBM eServers.
FRISK Software International allows others to develop applications using their scanning engine, through the use of a SDK. Many software vendors use the F-Prot Antivirus engine, including SUSE.
F-Prot Antivirus reached end-of-life on July 31, 2021, and is no longer sold.[14]
Friðrik Skúlason
Friðrik Skúlason, also sometimes known as "Frisk", is the founder of FRISK Software International and one of the founding members of CARO (Computer Antivirus Research Organization). He originally developed F-Prot Antivirus while doing computer support work. He was, for many years, the technical editor of the Virus Bulletin.[15][16] Skúlason served as the head of FRISK Software International until its eventual acquisition by Cyren in 2012, after which he joined Cyren as the vice-president of Antivirus technologies.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wauters, Robin (August 1, 2012). "An Icelandic exit: Commtouch acquires FRISK's antivirus business". The Next Web. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Helping You Protect Your Computer Since 1993" (PDF) (Press release). FRISK Software International. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Anthes, Gary (April 1, 2002). "Good Viruses?". Computerworld. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ↑ Bidwell, Teri; Cross, Michael; Russell, Ryan (2002). Hack Proofing Your Identity In The Information Age. Syngress Publishing, Inc. p. 62. ISBN 1-931836-51-5. Search this book on
- ↑ "F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14, 2006.
- ↑ "F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14, 2006.
- ↑ "F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antivirus for Windows, Linux, BSD..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14, 2006.
- ↑ "Friðrik Skúlason ehf" (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14, 2006.
- ↑ named after Jón Espólín, an 18th-century magistrate of Snæfellsnes.
- ↑ "Púki 2007". FRISK. Archived from the original (.htm) on April 5, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2008. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Leyden, John (August 1, 2012). "The Register, Commtouch gulps down Icelandic anti-virus pioneer FRISK". The Register. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Current versions of F-PROT Antivirus". Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ Gregory, Peter H. (2004). Computer Viruses For Dummies. Wiley Publishing, Inc. p. 258. ISBN 0-7645-7418-3. Search this book on [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "F-PROT Antivirus EOL Announcement". CYREN. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Interview with Fridrik Skulason". netlux.org. Archived from the original (.htm) on 2005-02-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "A Public letter to the University of Calgary". FRISK. Archived from the original (.htm) on 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2012-03-18. Unknown parameter
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