Vesselin Bontchev

CEO

Bulgaria36 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 30 years of experience in anti-virus research.
  • Designed a pioneering macro malware scanning engine.
  • Expert in mobile malware analysis and security.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity Expert specializing in malware analysis and antivirus solutions.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Malware AnalysisAntivirusMobile Security

Other Skills

Security ResearchComputer SecurityReverse EngineeringCryptographyIDANetwork SecurityComputer ForensicsPKIInformation SecurityWeb Application SecurityInternet SecurityVulnerability Assessmentx86 AssemblyPenetration TestingVulnerability Scanning

About

I've been working in the anti-virus industry since 1988 - essentially since its creation. I believe that I've seen it all. :-) Specialties: computer viruses, macro viruses, design of anti-virus programs

Experience

Frisk software international

Computer Anti-Virus Researcher

Sep 1995 – Present · 30 yrs 7 mos

  • Specializing in macro malware. Designed the macro malware scanning engine in F-PROT and the database of malware definitions it uses. Responsible for the continuous update of this database. Recently specializing in malware for mobile platforms (Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile).
Malware AnalysisAntivirusSecurity ResearchComputer SecurityReverse Engineering

Laboratory of computer virology, bulgarian academy of sciences

Director

Jan 1991 – Aug 1991 · 7 mos

  • Created the Laboratory from scratch.

Institute of industrial cybernetics and robotics, bulgarian academy of sciences

Research Fellow

Nov 1986 – Jan 1991 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Developing expert systems.

Laboratory of microprocessors and microcomputers, technical university of sofia

Research Fellow

Aug 1985 – Oct 1986 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Micro-controller programming

Education

University of Hamburg

Ph.D. — computer viruses

Aug 1991 – May 1995

M.Sc. — computer science

Jan 1980 – Jan 1985

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