Webroot Inc.
E696315
Webroot Inc. is a cybersecurity company best known for its cloud-based antivirus and internet security solutions for consumers and businesses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Webroot Inc. canonical | 2 |
| Webroot DNS Protection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7885498 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Webroot Inc. Context triple: [OpenText Corporation, acquired, Webroot Inc.]
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A.
Comodo Group
Comodo Group is a cybersecurity company best known for its SSL certificates, internet security software, and secure web browser products.
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B.
Trend Micro
Trend Micro is a global cybersecurity company known for its antivirus, cloud security, and enterprise threat protection solutions.
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C.
McAfee
McAfee is a global cybersecurity company best known for its antivirus and digital security software for consumers and businesses.
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D.
Kaseya Limited
Kaseya Limited is an IT management and security software company known for providing remote monitoring, endpoint management, and cybersecurity solutions to managed service providers and enterprises.
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E.
Symantec
Symantec is a cybersecurity and software company best known for its Norton antivirus products and enterprise security solutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Webroot Inc. Target entity description: Webroot Inc. is a cybersecurity company best known for its cloud-based antivirus and internet security solutions for consumers and businesses.
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A.
Comodo Group
Comodo Group is a cybersecurity company best known for its SSL certificates, internet security software, and secure web browser products.
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B.
Trend Micro
Trend Micro is a global cybersecurity company known for its antivirus, cloud security, and enterprise threat protection solutions.
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C.
McAfee
McAfee is a global cybersecurity company best known for its antivirus and digital security software for consumers and businesses.
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D.
Kaseya Limited
Kaseya Limited is an IT management and security software company known for providing remote monitoring, endpoint management, and cybersecurity solutions to managed service providers and enterprises.
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E.
Symantec
Symantec is a cybersecurity and software company best known for its Norton antivirus products and enterprise security solutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cybersecurity company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Carbonite Inc. ⓘ |
| acquisitionAmount | 618000000 USD ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfAcquisition | 2019 ⓘ |
| formerHeadquartersLocation | Boulder, Colorado ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Steven Thomas ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cloud-based malware detection
ⓘ
identity protection ⓘ phishing protection ⓘ ransomware protection ⓘ real-time threat protection ⓘ web filtering ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
endpoint security
ⓘ
network security ⓘ security awareness training ⓘ threat intelligence for OEM partners ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.webroot.com/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Broomfield, Colorado
ⓘ
linked to:
Broomfield
|
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| industry |
computer software
ⓘ
cybersecurity ⓘ |
| offersServiceModel | software as a service ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Carbonite Inc.
ⓘ
OpenText Corporation ⓘ |
| product |
Webroot BrightCloud Threat Intelligence
ⓘ
Webroot Business Endpoint Protection ⓘ Webroot DNS Protection ⓘ
linked to:
Webroot Inc.
Webroot SecureAnywhere ⓘ Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus ⓘ
linked to:
Webroot SecureAnywhere
Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Complete ⓘ
linked to:
Webroot SecureAnywhere
Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus ⓘ Webroot Security Awareness Training ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Asia-Pacific
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
cloud-based antivirus software
ⓘ
endpoint protection ⓘ internet security solutions ⓘ threat intelligence services ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOf | OpenText Cybersecurity ⓘ |
| targetCustomer |
consumers
ⓘ
managed service providers ⓘ small and medium-sized businesses ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
behavior-based malware detection
ⓘ
cloud computing ⓘ machine learning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Webroot Inc. Description of subject: Webroot Inc. is a cybersecurity company best known for its cloud-based antivirus and internet security solutions for consumers and businesses.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Webroot Inc.