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Our patents

Innovation is at the heart of what we do. Our curiosity and pioneering spirit have kept us ahead of the changing cyber threat land­scape. Across our product port­folio, we hold patents on key technologies that help keep our tens of millions of customers protected.

Here are some examples of our patents:

NameNumber
Obtaining pass­word dataUS9984215B2
Protecting a user from a compromised web resourceUS9231971B2
Preventing browser-originating attacksUS9712556B2

Examples of industry firsts we have achieved during our 30+ years of history:

  • 2022: the first modular, co-branded offering for channel partners that combines end­point protection, privacy and identity protection — all in one app
  • 2019: the first connected home security solution integrated with Sercomm and PRPL platform
  • 2012: the first banking protection
  • 2005: the first anti­virus company to release rootkit detection technology
  • 2002: the first mobile anti­virus
  • 2001: the first pocket PC encryption solution for stored emails, contacts, and calendars
  • 1991: the first heuristic scanner for anti­virus products