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| industry            = [[Computer security]]
| founded             = 2003
| founder             = Christian Mairoll
| hq_location_city    = [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
| hq_location_country = [[New Zealand]]
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| products            = [[:de:Emsisoft Anti-Malware|Emsisoft Anti-Virus]]
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| website             = {{URL|https://www.emsisoft.com}}
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'''Emsisoft Ltd.''' (est. 2003) is a [[New Zealand|New Zealand-based]] [[Antivirus software|anti-virus]] software distributed company.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Popper|first=Nathaniel|date=2020-02-09|title=Ransomware Attacks Grow, Crippling Cities and Businesses|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/technology/ransomware-attacks.html|access-date=2021-06-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cyber Defense Test Labs Review: Emsisoft Anti-Malware 7.0 |date=4 February 2013 |url=https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/cyber-defense-test-labs-review-emsisoft-anti-malware-7-0/ |publisher=Cyber Defense Magazine}}</ref> They are notable for decrypting [[ransomware]] attacks<ref>{{Cite web|title=NZ firm says its software, used by Ireland's ransomware-hit health service, could save Waikato DHB|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-firm-says-its-software-used-by-irelands-ransomware-hit-health-service-could-save-waikato-dhb/RZVAMPAZEQ7P2VN6J25R2VYOIA/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=NZ Herald|language=en-NZ}}</ref> to restore data.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ransomware gangs' slow decryptors prompt victims to seek alternatives|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gangs-slow-decryptors-prompt-victims-to-seek-alternatives/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=BleepingComputer|language=en-us}}</ref>
== History ==
Emsisoft is an [[antivirus|anti-malware]] and [[cybersecurity]] software and consulting company founded in [[Austria]] in 2003 by Christian Mairoll.<ref name= BIChan>{{cite news |last1=Chan |first1=Rosalie |title=This is what a workday looks like for a CEO who runs his entire 40-employee tech company from a farm in New Zealand |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/emsisoft-ceo-new-zealand-farm-2019-1 |access-date=8 August 2022 |publisher=Business Insider |date=19 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Muldrew |first1=Claudia |title=Emsisoft launches two new programmes for partner revenue growth |url=https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/704928/emsisoft-launches-two-new-programmes-partner-revenue-growth/ |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=New Zealand Reseller News |date=23 January 2023}}</ref>  The company makes anti-malware software and [[decryption]] tools used by companies and individuals to help them recover computer files encrypted in ransomware attacks.<ref name= PCMagReview>{{cite news |last1=Rubenking |first1=Neil J. |title=Emsisoft Anti-Malware Review |url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/emsisoft-anti-malware |access-date=16 August 2022 |publisher=PC Magazine |date=26 August 2021}}</ref><ref name=BBCJoeTidy>{{cite news |last1=Tidy |first1=Joey |title=Hated and hunted |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/hated_and_hunted_the_computer_virus_malware_ransomware_cracker |access-date=5 August 2022 |publisher=BBC |date=March 2019}}</ref> It also tracks and generates studies on ransomware attacks.<ref name= CBSNews>{{cite news |last1=PIcchi |first1=Aimee |title=Ransomware's mounting toll: Delayed surgeries and school closures |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ransomware-attack-621-hospitals-cities-and-schools-hit-so-far-in-2019/ |access-date=5 August 2022 |publisher=CBS News |date=1 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Craver |first1=Richard |title=Ransomware attack cost Hanesbrands $100 million in sales. It's unclear whether Winston-Salem company paid the ransom. |url=https://journalnow.com/business/local/ransomware-attack-cost-hanesbrands-100-million-in-sales-its-unclear-whether-winston-salem-company-paid/article_864594aa-196f-11ed-8111-433f2a5df7a7.html |access-date=15 August 2022 |publisher=Winston-Salem Journal |date=11 August 2022}}</ref>
Mairoll, who is CEO, relocated to rural New Zealand in 2014,<ref name= NZHerald>{{cite news |last1=Keall |first1=Chris |title=NZ firm says its software, used by Ireland's ransomware-hit health service, could save Waikato DHB |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-firm-says-its-software-used-by-irelands-ransomware-hit-health-service-could-save-waikato-dhb/RZVAMPAZEQ7P2VN6J25R2VYOIA/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |publisher=New Zealand Herald |date=26 May 2021}}</ref> moving Emsisoft’s headquarters to the country, while its employees across Europe, Asia and the [[United States]] remained remote.<ref name= CNN>{{cite news |last1=Vasel |first1=Kathryn |title=A company where everyone works from home. Here's how to make it work |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/success/remote-work-maintain-culture/index.html |access-date=8 August 2022 |agency=CNN |date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref name= BIChan />
In 2019, Emsisoft donated decryption tools to [[Europol]]'s ''No More Ransom'' project.<ref name= BBCJoeTidy2>{{cite news |last1=Tidy |first1=Joe |title=The quiet scheme saving thousands from ransomware |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49096991 |access-date=5 August 2022 |publisher=BBC |date=26 July 2019}}</ref> The company’s decryption tools were also used to help resolve the [[Kaseya VSA ransomware attack]],<ref name= WashPost>{{cite news |last1=Nakashima |first1=Ellen |last2=Lerman |first2=Rachel |title=FBI held back ransomware decryption key from businesses to run operation targeting hackers |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/ransomware-fbi-revil-decryption-key/2021/09/21/4a9417d0-f15f-11eb-a452-4da5fe48582d_story.html |access-date=8 August 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=21 September 2021}}</ref> [[DarkSide_(hacker_group)| DarkSide]] and BlackMatter ransomware attacks against dozens of companies across the U.S., Europe and Britain in 2021.<ref name= NYTPerlrothNicole>{{cite news |last1=Perlroth |first1=Nicole |title=A Rare Win in the Cat-and-Mouse Game of Ransomware |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/technology/ransomware-emsisoft-blackmatter.html |access-date=5 August 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=24 October 2021}}</ref><ref name= TIME>{{cite news |last1=Gallagher |first1=Ryan |title=Ransomware Attack in Germany Tied to Colonial Pipeline Hackers |url=https://time.com/6145144/ransomware-germany-colonial-pipeline-hackers/ |access-date=5 August 2022 |publisher=TIME Magazine |date=4 February 2022}}</ref>
[[National Cyber Security Centre_(Ireland)|Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre]] used Emsisoft’s decryption tools in May 2021 to help the country's health service department recover from a ransomware attack.<ref name= NZStuff>{{cite news |last1=Pullar-Strecke |first1=Tom |title=NZ firm helps Irish health service recover from ransomware attack |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/125220408/nz-firm-helps-irish-health-service-recover-from-ransomware-attack |access-date=5 August 2022 |publisher=Stuff |date=23 May 2021}}</ref>
In early 2021, Emsisoft suffered a system data breach due to a configuration error, leading to the release of a database containing log records, including email addresses, generated by Emsisoft, that were accessed by at least one unauthorized individual.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coble |first=Sarah |date=February 8, 2021 |title=Emsisoft Suffers System Breach |publisher=Infosecurity Magazine |url=https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/emsisoft-suffers-system-breach/}}</ref> After detecting the attack, Emsisoft implemented security mechanisms, including disconnecting the compromised system and investigated the incident using forensic analysis. Customers were notified and Emsisoft issued a public apology for the incident.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mares |first=Octavio |title=EMSISOFT ANTIVIRUS COMPANY WAS HACKED; CUSTOMER DATA LEAKED |publisher=Security Newspaper |url=https://www.securitynewspaper.com/2021/02/08/emsisoft-antivirus-company-was-hacked-customer-data-leaked/}}</ref>
== Technology ==
Emsisoft's anti-malware technology is called Emsisoft Anti-Malware and has three versions: Anti-Malware Home, Business Security and Enterprise Security.<ref name= PCMagReview>{{cite news |last1=Rubenking |first1=Neil J. |title=Emsisoft Anti-Malware Review |url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/emsisoft-anti-malware |access-date=16 August 2022 |publisher=PC Magazine |date=26 August 2021}}</ref><ref name=BBCJoeTidy>{{cite news |last1=Tidy |first1=Joey |title=Hated and hunted |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/hated_and_hunted_the_computer_virus_malware_ransomware_cracker |access-date=5 August 2022 |publisher=BBC |date=March 2019}}</ref><ref name= TechRadar>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Mike |title=Emsisoft Anti-Malware Home review |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/emsisoft-anti-malware |access-date=16 August 2022 |publisher=Tech Radar |date=11 December 2019}}</ref> The company also makes an extension for the web browsers [[Google Chrome]], [[Firefox]] and [[Microsoft Edge]] that enables blocking access to malicious and [[phishing]] websites.<ref name= TechRadar />
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