Do Kaspersky and Ikarus use the same signatures?

[nishaddesilva]

I have noticed very similar signatures being used by Kaspersky and Ikarus since a long time ago and thought about asking about it here. As you can see in the attachment below, the signatures or detection names of the two engines are very similar. I searched about this on the web but couldn't find anything. Does anybody know whether one shares the engines or signatures with the other?

 

[Deleted member 178]

maybe a partnership, it is known that some vendors share their samples.

 

[Littlebits]

Ikarus is not listed on Kaspersky's partner list- http://usa.kaspersky.com/oem/partners

I know they don't use the same engine but it is possible that Ikarus could buy signatures from Kaspersky and still not be a partner.

Thanks.

 

[jamescv7]

Well sometimes its a coincidence when there name signature for detected threats is almost the same but truly everything are having unique name for dealing viruses to avoid mishap.