Claranova
| Claranova SA
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| legal form | Société Anonyme |
| ISIN | FR0004026714 |
| founding | 1984 |
| Seat |
La Garenne-Colombes , France
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| management | Pierre Cesarini (CEO) |
| Number of employees | 294 |
| sales | 161.5 million euros |
| Branch | software |
| Website | claranova.com |
Claranova (until 2017 Avanquest Software ) is a French software publishing house founded in 1984 by Bruno Vanryb and Roger Politis as BVRP Software , which also acts as a software developer for its own product titles, especially in the areas of backup, data protection, mobility, system optimization and website creation. The company is listed on the French CAC Small .
Claranova is present in North America, Europe and Asia; the German branch is in Munich . The group of companies currently has an annual turnover of more than 100 million euros.
Claranova has been listed on the Euronext stock exchange since December 1996 , is included in the Eurolist , SBF Index 250 and belongs to the NextEconomy segment .
In February 2008, the company was named “ Best European Company ” in the “Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions” category.
criticism
Claranova has been criticized for distributing deceptive software through aggressive and misleading advertising, which misleads customers into false facts in order to induce them to transfer money to the manufacturer.
The Claranova product “OneSafe PC Cleaner” is described in a malware database as “unwanted program which spreads false reports in order to convince the user to buy the premium version of the program”. The product therefore falls under the category of scareware .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claranova: Claranova Registration Document as of June 30, 2018 including the annual financial report , accessed December 3, 2018
- ↑ How to remove OneSafe PC Cleaner , accessed January 12, 2020