Kaspersky Antivirus Source Code

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Source Code Leaks Online..!

Yea its a long old story, i dont know how many of u know or not..! :P

According to a description accompanying the release, the sources were stolen from Kaspersky Lab in 2008 and the last changes made to them date from December 2007.

The code is written in C++ and Delphi and covers the anti-virus engine, as well as the anti-phishing, anti-dialer, anti-spam, parental control, and other modules.

Obviously the sources for one of the leading antivirus engines on the market today, even if two years old, would be quite valuable for both competitors and malware writers.

I was just shocked when i heard it.

The Kaspersky source code that recently made its way onto public websites was leaked by a former employee of the antivirus vendor, who is already serving a prison sentence for intellectual property theft. The former worker was subsequently arrested and sentenced to three years in jail, to be followed by another three of supervised release.