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| Type | Private |
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| Traded as | KRX: 053800 |
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | Seoul, South Korea (March 15, 1995) |
| Founder(s) | Ahn Cheol-Soo |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Number of locations | 3 |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Ahn Cheol-Soo (chairman), Kim Hong-Seon (CEO), Kim Cheol-Soo (former CEO) |
| Products | V3 |
| Production output | Antivirus software, Firewall, HackShield |
| Services | Computer security, Network security |
| Revenue | ₩66,040,903,000 (2008) |
| Operating income | ₩ 9,737,802,000 (2008) |
| Profit | ₩ 8,962,013,000 (2008) |
| Owner(s) | Ahn Cheol-Soo |
| Employees | 1276 (2009) |
| Website | http://global.ahnlab.com |
| References: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |
AhnLab, Inc. (KRX: 053800, BAWSAQ), founded in 1995, is a security software provider in South Korea. AhnLab sells computer software such as antivirus software, online security, network security appliances such as firewalls, IPS, UTM, and security software for online game and Mobile Web.
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Ahn Cheol-Soo (founder and chairman) found his computer infected with the computer virus called (c)brain.[8] He developed a program to find and remove it and named it "Vaccine". Since then, anti-virus software has been called "Vaccine software" in Korea. Ahn Cheol-Soo promoted his new company in 1995.[9][10]
In September 2001, AhnLab was listed in the KRX: 053800 and BAWSAQ.
On the tenth anniversary of the company's founding (2005), Ahn Cheol-Soo resigned his position as the CEO, Kim Cheol-Soo was appointed as the successor.[6] Current CEO is Kim Hong-Seon (appointed in 2008).[11][12]
Since its founding in 1995, AhnLab has become one of the largest security software companies with 65% of market share in the Korean security market alone and approximately 500 distributors worldwide.[13][14] Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, AhnLab is traded on the KOSDAQ under the symbol AhnLab.
AhnLab has been selected as one of the Korea's most admired company for five years from 2004 to 2009.[15][16][17][18]
AhnLab has many security software for PC, Network and Moblie, including: