Collaboration program membership application

Use this form to apply for membership to any of the antimalware industry collaboration programs led by Microsoft. We will review your application and might contact you for additional information.

Items marked with a red asterisk (*) are required. If you need help or have a question about our programs, please use the contact form.

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Are you aware of any existing non-disclosure agreement with Microsoft?*

No or not sure Yes

Please provide the following information. If you are applying for your organization, this person must be authorized to sign a non-disclosure agreement with us.

Please provide the first name of the person who can sign the NDA

First name*

Please provide the last name of the person who can sign the NDA

Last name*

Title

Please provide the email address of the person who can sign the NDA

Email address*

Your contact information

Please provide your contact information. You will be listed as our primary point of contact for VIA-related communications.

Please provide your first name

First name*

Please provide your last name

Last name*

Title

Company name

Please provide a physical address

Postal address*

Website

Please provide your email address

Email address*

Please provide your phone number

Phone number*

Program participation agreement

To join our collaboration programs, you must sign a program participation agreement.

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Are you able to sign a program participation agreement?*

No or not sure Yes

Please provide the following information. If you are applying for your organization, this person must be authorized to sign a program participation agreement with us.

Please provide the first name of the person who can sign the program participation agreement

First name*

Please provide the last name of the person who can sign the program participation agreement

Last name*

Title

Please provide the email address of the person who can sign the program participation agreement

Email address*

Please provide a phone number for the person who can sign the program participation agreement

Phone number*

About your organization

Please check atleast one appropriate description

How would you describe your or your organization’s involvement in the security space?*

Please provide an answer about your products and services

Please provide an answer about your expertise and resources

Please provide an answer about executive sponsorship

Please provide an answer about your anticipated benefits

Please provide an answer about your malware samples and sources

Please provide an answer about your industry involvement

Please select an answer

Is your organization a member of the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP)?*

No Yes

Virus Information Alliance

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Are you interested in joining the Virus Information Alliance (VIA) program?*

No Yes

Microsoft Virus Initiative

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Are you interested in joining the Microsoft Virus Initiative (MVI) program?*

No Yes

Company Tech Info

Please indicate if you develop antimalware technology that can run on Windows

Do you develop antimalware technology that can run on Windows?*

Yes No

Please indicate if this product is commercially available

Is this product commercially available?*

Yes No

Please indicate if you have a malware research team, and describe its characteristics

Does your company have a research and/or response team dedicated to fighting malware to protect your customers, or the general public?*
For example, how many researchers does your team have, what malware areas do they have expertise in, and do they work from multiple labs and locations?

Please indicate if your company participate in industry conferences

Does your company participate in industry conferences?*

Please provide links to any press reviews, or industry reviews or indicate not applicable

Please provide links to any press reviews, or industry reviews such as Gartner etc.*

Please indicate if you are a member of any Antimalware organizations

Are you a member of any Antimalware organizations such as the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA, AMTSO)?*

Product Tech Information

Please indicate if your Antivirus app provide Real-Time Protection/threat detection and remediation

Does your Antivirus app provide Real-Time Protection/threat detection and remediation?*

Please indicate other products or services provided by your organization

What other products or services does your organization provide?*

Please indicate if you publish Antimalware apps for Consumers, Enterprises, or both

Do you publish Antimalware apps for Consumers, Enterprises, or both?*

Please indicate if your app is certified by a third-party test provider

Is your app certified by a third-party test provider such as (list here), If so, which one(s)? If not, do you have plans to do so?*

Please indicate if your app is your own creation or based on a third party SDK

Is your app your own creation or based on a third party SDK? If you use an SDK, which one(s)? If you use and SDK, who is signing the file system drivers?*

Coordinated Malware Eradication

Please select an answer

Are you interested in joining the Coordinate Malware Eradication (CME) program?*

No Yes

Please describe the information or resources you could contribute

What information and resources could you contribute to a coordinated campaign (such as telemetry data, expertise, and tools)? Are you willing to initiate and coordinate a campaign, and if so, what malware families are you interested in eradicating?*

Additional details

Please provide any additional information that you believe will assist us when we evaluate your application.

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