Ikarus Security Software
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| legal form | GesmbH |
| founding | 1986 |
| Seat | Vienna 5 ⊙ |
| management | Josef Pichlmayr |
| Number of employees | 50 |
| Branch | Security software |
| Website | www.ikarussecurity.com |
The Ikarus Security Software GmbH (own case Ikarus ) is an Austrian company , which both own security software developed and external security solutions operate from partner companies in the local data center in Vienna. Icarus also developed the virus description language ViDL ( virus description language ) that the standard of today International Computer Security Association is (ICSA).
The enterprise
Ikarus Security Software, based in Vienna since 1994 , was founded in 1986 by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger in Zell am See . 1997 Josef Pichlmayr took over the management as managing partner. Ikarus was among the first companies in the world to develop security software. Today it is by its own account the market leader in the field of computer security in large companies in Austria and in the eastern EU countries.
Products
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| developer | Ikarus Security Software |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| operating system | Windows |
| category | Security software |
| License | proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| ikarussecurity.com | |
The company specializes in IT security solutions for the B2B sector as well as OT and ICS security services, but also offers OEM solutions, SDKs ( software development kits ) and anti-virus software for private users. The Ikarus product range includes malware protection for Windows computers, servers and Android devices, secure e-mail and web gateways, mobile device management , network protection and industrial security services.
| product | Current version | description |
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| IKARUS anti.virus | 3.1.16 | Virus protection with on-demand scanner and on-access scanner ( Guard ) for workstations and servers with Microsoft operating systems, including anti-spam function for Outlook |
| IKARUS security.manager | 4.3.40 | Network management solution of the IKARUS anti.virus |
| IKARUS mobile.security | 1.8.7 | Virus scanner with update and quarantine functions as well as spam and theft protection for Android-based devices, also available for MDM and as a cloud variant |
| IKARUS mobile.management | Central mobile device management system for the secure and controlled use of mobile devices in company environments | |
| IKARUS managed.defense | modular security platform for central security management in IT, OT and ICS environments | |
| IKARUS wifi.security | 3.40.7 | Content security solution for WLAN hotspots for Microsoft Windows or Linux (on premise or as a service) |
| IKARUS mail.security | Spam and virus protection, which checks the mail traffic for spam, viruses and other malware on central platforms (conversion by MX record - on premise or as a service) | |
| IKARUS web.security | Content security solution for monitoring all web traffic (on premise or as a service) | |
| IKARUS scan.server | Server protection that scans all files for viruses and malware as they are uploaded | |
| IKARUS cmd.scan | CommandLine scanner that manually or scripted scans files or directories for viruses and malware |
The in-house developed IKARUS scan.engine is also available as SDK and OEM version and was used by Emisoft, among others. Several security features for Windows (scan engine, antivirus, anti-spam, URL filter) and Android (malware protection, theft protection, privacy control, SMS blacklist, URL filter) are available as SDK.
Partnerships
Together with Seven Principles, IKARUS offers the TÜV-certified enterprise mobility solution IKARUS mobile.management with Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile Application Management (MAM), Mobile Content Management (MCM) and Mobile Security Management (MSM). In partnership with FireEye and Nozomi Networks, IKARUS has been operating IKARUS managed.defense, a platform for central security management in IT, OT and ICS environments, since 2019. The company cites local data processing through the integration of all technologies in its own data center in Austria as a unique selling point.
technology
The technology of the IKARUS scan.engine is developed by Ikarus Security Software itself. The software's scanning performance is optimized for stability and reliability. Initially, the virus scanners were mostly rated as excellent in relevant tests, but slowly with a high false alarm rate. Since 2014, regular VB100 awards from IKARUS scan.engine have confirmed excellent detection rates with low performance losses and good stability. The prerequisite for the VB100 Award is that the product recognizes 100% of the WildList samples in the standard settings and does not report any false positives when scanning clean samples.