360 Total Security, or its Chinese version, 360 Safeguard (), is an

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developed by

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-based

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company

Qihoo 360 Qihoo 360 (; approximate pronunciation CHEE-hoo), full name 360 Security Technology Inc., is a Chinese internet security company that has developed the antivirus software programs 360 Safeguard and 360 Mobile Safe, the Web browser 360 Secure Bro ...

. 360 Safeguard's focus is on stopping

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such as

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es and trojan horses and providing security patches for

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. 360 Safeguard uses the proprietary 360

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Scan, QVMII AI, QEX and Kunpeng engines, while 360 Total Security offers the option of using

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and

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engines in addition to the proprietary scanning tools.

Dispute with Tencent

In 2010, 360 Safeguard analyzed the QQ protocol and accused QQ of automatically scanning users' computers and uploading their personal information to QQ's servers without users' consent. In response,

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called 360 itself

and denied users with 360 installed access to some QQ services. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information reprimanded both companies for "improper competition" and ordered them to come to an accord.

Dispute with testing bodies

On 30 April 2015, the three independent security testing bodies AV-Comparatives,

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and

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published a joint press release criticizing Qihoo 360 after they found that Qihoo 360 had submitted products for comparative which behaved significantly different from end user products. The products for comparative used an engine by

, while the end user products use Qihoo 360's own QVM engine instead. The testing bodies claimed that the end user products would provide a considerably lower level of protection and a higher likelihood of false positives. As a consequence, the three testing bodies revoked all certifications and rankings from earlier that year. Qihoo 360 denied cheating allegations claiming that the QVM engine developed by Qihoo 360 would be more effective in China.

References

External links

360 Total Security (global version) official website

{{Antivirus software Qihoo 360 Computer security software IOS software Antivirus software

Dispute with Tencent

Dispute with testing bodies

See also

References

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