Industry giant adds spyware specialist to growing portfolio.
Security industry behemoth
Symantec
has announced the planned acquisition of
PC Tools
, the Australia-based company behind
Spyware Doctor
and a range of security, privacy and system-cleaning products.
Symantec
plans to close the deal by the end of the year, keeping
PC Tools
as a separate unit under the corporate umbrella. Financial details of the deal have yet to be released.
PC Tools
‘ flagship
Spyware Doctor
product has become a regular competitor in VB100 comparatives, along with a standalone anti-virus product. Both have incorporated the
VirusBuster
engine for anti-virus detection, but this looks likely to change once the takeover is completed. Other popular products in the
PC Tools
lineup include
Registry Mechanic
, recently released
iAntiVirus
for
Mac
and the
ThreatFire
proactive defence software.
Details of the acquisition are at
Symantec
here
.
Posted on 20 August 2008 by
Virus Bulletin
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