'I really did hate the name' Malwarebytes CEO on founding the firm in his bedroom

Marian McHugh
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Marcin Kleczynski explains how he started the firm aged 14 after infecting his family computer with a virus

"That's a terrible name!" said Marcin Kleczynski, co-founder and CEO of Malwarebytes, when he was first offered the domain name of the company with which he would become synonymous. "At the time...

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