Legal Opinion

Enigma Software Group USA, LLC v. Malwarebytes Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 12, 2017No. 16 Civ. 7885 (PAE)PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION & ORDER

Paul A. Engelmayer, United States District Judge

Enigma Software Group USA, LLC (“Enigma”), a developer of computer security products, brings this action against Malwarebytes, Inc. (“Malwarebytes”), which Enigma claims is its direct competitor in the anti-malware and internet security market. Enigma markets SpyHunter, its leading ánti-malware program; Mal-warebytes markets Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (“MBAM”), which detects and removes malware on consumers’ personal computers. Enigma alleges-that, in October 2016, Malwarebytes revised MBAM’s threat detection criteria to identify…

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