BleepingComputer.com: Sophos And Webroot Join Forces

...Webroot, developer of Spy Sweeper, will license Sophos's antivirus technology for use in select Webroot consumer and enterprise products. Webroot will integrate Sophos's antivirus search capabilities into Spy Sweeper for a one-stop scanner and cleaner...Webroot also said it liked Sophos's commitment to research. Sophos has a major antivirus lab and is often among the first firms to identify new viruses in the wild...