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FRISK Software International
Company type
Private
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FateAcquired in August 2012
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HeadquartersReykjavík, Iceland
Key people
Friðrik Skúlason (Chief Research Officer)
Vesselin Bontchev
ProductsF-Prot Antivirus
F-Prot AVES
Espólín
Púki
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Websitefrisk.is

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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 as Lykla-Pétur[4][5] (a reference to Saint Peter), making it one of the longest lived anti-virus brands on the market.[6] 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.[7][8]

The company has also produced a genealogy program called Espólín[9] and Púki, a spellchecker with additional features.[10] Espólín later became Íslendingabók, a genalogy website.[11] In 1988 Púki was the best selling computer software in Iceland.[12]

In Summer of 2012, FRISK was acquired by Cyren, an Israeli-American provider of security products.[1][13]

F-Prot Antivirus

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F-Prot Antivirus
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Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Linux, BSD, Solaris, AIX, IBM eServers, *nix
TypeAntivirus software
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.cyren.com

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F-Prot Antivirus (stylized F-PROT) is an antivirus product developed by FRISK Software International.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17][18] 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

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wauters, Robin (August 1, 2012). "An Icelandic exit: Commtouch acquires FRISK's antivirus business". The Next Web. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Helping You Protect Your Computer Since 1993" (PDF) (Press release). FRISK Software International. 2012. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Anthes, Gary (April 1, 2002). "Good Viruses?". Computerworld. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barist við ruslhugbúnað" (in íslenska). Morgunblaðið. 1 March 1992. Retrieved 23 May 2026 – via Tímarit.is.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sumir leika hergöngumarsa en aðrir fara í boltaleik" (in íslenska). Dagblaðið Vísir. 2 August 1989. Retrieved 23 May 2026 – via Tímarit.is.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14, 2006.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."F-Prot Antivirus Products - Detailed product information on F-Prot Antvirus for Windows, Linux, BSD..." (.htm). FRISK. Retrieved March 14, 2006.
  9. ^ named after Jón Espólín, an 18th-century magistrate of Snæfellsnes.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Púki kveður eftir 38 ár". www.mbl.is (in íslenska).
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Margir forvitnir um upprunann". www.mbl.is (in íslenska).
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Best selda íslenska forritið" (in íslenska). Þjóðlíf. 1 May 1988. Retrieved 23 May 2026 – via Tímarit.is.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Leyden, John (August 1, 2012). "The Register, Commtouch gulps down Icelandic anti-virus pioneer FRISK". The Register. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Current versions of F-PROT Antivirus". Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gregory, Peter H. (2004). Computer Viruses For Dummies. Wiley Publishing, Inc. p. 258. ISBN 0-7645-7418-3.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."F-PROT Antivirus EOL Announcement". CYREN. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview with Fridrik Skulason". netlux.org. Archived from the original (.htm) on 2005-02-09.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A Public letter to the University of Calgary". FRISK. Archived from the original (.htm) on 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2012-03-18.

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