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Rising AntiVirus
'''Rising Antivirus''' is a [[China|Chinese]] software company that produces [[anti-virus software]], [[firewall]], [[UTM]] and [[Spam (e-mail)|spam]]-blocking products.

Founded in 1991, Rising is a privately-owned company, with its global headquarters based in [[Zhongguancun]] in [[Beijing]],China. The company has subsidiaries and branch offices in [[Shanghai]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Australia]] and [[Beijing]]. It is one of China's largest anti-virus software companies, with over 500 employees and an estimated 50% Chinese home users (of more than 100 million computer users).

Primary products are [[Rising Antivirus]], [[Rising Personal Firewall]], [[Rising UTM]] and [[Rising IS]].


== Suspected [[Privacy infringement]] ==

The [[Rising Antivirus]] [[Computer program|programme]] automatically uploads [[suspicious]] files found in users' computers to the [[software]] company. Users can find this option in the Rising Antivirus [[User interface|interface]]. However, this function cannot be disabled. 

Therefore, it is highly possible that files containing [[privacy]] or sensitive information are automatically transferred to the company, without informing the user or requesting consent.

As a result, the privacy of users is highly endangered.

==See also==
*[[Software industry in China]]
*[[China Software Industry Association]]

== External links ==
* Rising website http://www.rising.com.cn (Simplified Chinese Version)
* Rising website http://www.rising-global.com (English Site)
* Rising website http://www.rising-sg.com (Singapore/ Malaysia/ Indonesia  site)
* Rising website http://www.rising-eu.com (German site)
* Rising website http://www.freerav.com (Rising Free Edition Site)

[[Category:Security software companies]]
[[Category:Software companies of China]]
[[Category:Antivirus software]]
[[Category:UTM]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1991]]
[[Category:Privately held companies of the People's Republic of China]]

[[ko:라이징 안티바이러스]]
[[ja:ウイルスキラー]]
[[zh:瑞星软件公司]]