D-Vasive

D-Vasive Inc. was a cybersecurity-focused company that developed a mobile application aimed at protecting user privacy on smartphones. The company was associated with the late John McAfee, a prominent figure in the cybersecurity industry.

The firm's primary offering was the D-Vasive app, an anti-spyware tool designed for Android devices. The application's core function was to monitor and alert users whenever other applications attempted to access a phone's sensitive hardware, such as the camera, microphone, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth. It provided a layer of user-controlled security by logging these access attempts and notifying the user. This approach differed from traditional anti-spyware, which typically relies on a database of known threats.

D-Vasive operated on a freemium model. A free version of the app was available that provided detection and alerts for hardware access and listed apps that could track a user's location. A paid 'Pro' version offered enhanced features, giving users the ability to actively block or lock down the camera, microphone, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi to prevent unauthorized use. The business targeted privacy-conscious individuals concerned about the extent of permissions granted to various mobile applications.

In 2016, MGT Capital Investments, Inc., helmed by John McAfee, announced its intention to acquire D-Vasive as part of a strategy to build a portfolio of cybersecurity technologies. The plan included renaming MGT to "John McAfee Global Technologies, Inc." upon the completion of the merger. However, the acquisition encountered a significant obstacle when the New York Stock Exchange declined to approve the listing of shares required to finalize the deal.

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