21 Facts About Webroot

Webroot Inc is an American privately-held cybersecurity software company that provides Internet security for consumers and businesses.

Webroot was founded in Boulder, Colorado, US, and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, and has US operations in San Mateo and San Diego, and globally in Australia, Austria, Ireland, Japan and the United Kingdom.

In 2002, Webroot launched a spyware blocking and removal product called Webroot Spy Sweeper.

Webroot introduced antivirus protection with the launch of Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus in 2006.

Webroot entered the enterprise market in 2004 with the launch of Webroot Spy Sweeper Enterprise, which combined Spy Sweeper with technology that enables IT administrators to deploy antispyware protection across an entire network.

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In October 2008, Webroot launched its first consumer security suite, Webroot Internet Security Essentials, in the United States.

In May 2010 Webroot announced plans to open its international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

In September 2010 Webroot opened a regional office in Leidschendam, The Netherlands which is primarily aimed at distributing Webroot's enterprise security-as-a-service products to businesses.

In October 2011 Webroot launched a new generation of their products, using Prevx cloud technology.

In July 2014 Webroot announced its BrightCloud Security Services, a new portfolio of services for enterprise-class businesses, including integration for Next-Generation Firewalls and SIEMs.

In September 2017, Webroot appointed a new president and CEO, former CEO of Lancope Mike Potts.

In November 2007, Webroot acquired UK-based Email Systems and announced itself as a provider in the security software-as-a-service market.

In December 2009, Webroot announced a partnership with virtual private network software provider AnchorFree.

In March 2010, Webroot announced the acquisition of Swedish corporate Internet security company, Email Systems Scandinavia.

In July 2010, Webroot acquired San Diego, California-based web content classification and security services provider, BrightCloud, adding its web reputation and content classification technology to existing products.

In September 2016 Webroot acquired the assets of CyberFlow Analytics, a company applying data science to network anomaly detection.

Webroot had the worst results out of 20 products tested by AV-Comparatives in the September 2012 File Detection Test of Malicious Software, both in terms of malware detection rates and false alarms.

Webroot detected less than 80 percent of viral samples, much worse than the 94.

Webroot inappropriately flagged 210 clean files, raising as many false positives as the other 19 products tested combined.

In PC Magazine's test for 2013, Webroot was found by PC Magazine staff to have the best score in malware blocking tests, malware removal tests, speed of scans, and installation speed.

In both tests, Webroot products were found to outperform competitors in a variety of metrics, including scan times, CPU usage, and others, earning the highest overall score in both tests.