**Are you the copyright holder or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf?**

Yes, I am authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

**Please describe the nature of your copyright ownership or authorization to act on the owner's behalf.**

I am [private] of the copyright owner, AO Kaspersky Lab ("Kaspersky").

**Please provide a detailed description of the original copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed. If possible, include a URL to where it is posted online.**

Kaspersky is a multinational cybersecurity company, protecting its customers—both consumers and corporate clients—with its award-winning antivirus and endpoint security software, threat intelligence, and other cybersecurity products and services around the world. More information can be found at https://usa.kaspersky.com/about  
The source code published in the link indicated below, and the material comprising the subject of this DMCA takedown request, is for our proprietary antivirus and endpoint security software, and protected by copyright law around the world.  
As the proprietary source code is used in our commercial software offerings, and not intended for publication, it is most likely that the source code was stolen or published by a former or existing Kaspersky employee in violation of such employee’s confidentiality agreement with Kaspersky.

**What files should be taken down? Please provide URLs for each file, or if the entire repository, the repository’s URL.**

https://github.com/hackshields/antivirus

**Have you searched for any forks of the allegedly infringing files or repositories? Each fork is a distinct repository and must be identified separately if you believe it is infringing and wish to have it taken down.**

No.

**Is the work licensed under an open source license? If so, which open source license? Are the allegedly infringing files being used under the open source license, or are they in violation of the license?**

No, the user is violating our software's End User License Agreement: https://www.kaspersky.com/end-user-license-agreement

**What would be the best solution for the alleged infringement? Are there specific changes the other person can make other than removal? Can the repository be made private?**

Complete removal of the repository, linked above, which contains proprietary information.

**Do you have the alleged infringer’s contact information? If so, please provide it.**

No.

**I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above on the infringing web pages is not authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law.**

**I have taken <a href="https://www.lumendatabase.org/topics/22">fair use</a> into consideration.**

**I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner, or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.**

**I have read and understand GitHub's <a href="https://docs.github.com/articles/guide-to-submitting-a-dmca-takedown-notice/">Guide to Submitting a DMCA Takedown Notice</a>.**

**So that we can get back to you, please provide either your telephone number or physical address.**

[private]  
AO Kaspersky Lab  
39A/3 Leningradskoe Shosse,  
Moscow, 125212, Russia  
Office: [private] | Mobile: : [private]

**Please type your full legal name below to sign this request.**

[private]
