UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2010
CYBERDEFENDER
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Company as specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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333-138430
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65-1205833
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File No.)
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(IRS Employee Identification No.)
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617
West 7th Street, Suite 1000
Los
Angeles, California 90017
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
213-689-8631
(Issuer
Telephone number)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below).
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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Item
5.02(b)
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Departure
of Certain Officers
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Effective December 31, 2010,
Cyberdefender Corporation (the “Company”) eliminated the position of Chief
Revenue Officer, a position held by Steven R. Okun. Mr. Okun no
longer is employed by the Company.
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Item
5.02(c)
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Appointment
of Certain Officers
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Effective December 31, 2010, Igor
Barash, age 40, was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the
Company. Mr. Barash is one of the co-founders of the Company,
which develops, markets and licenses security software and services to the
consumer and small business markets.
During
the period from 2003, when the Company was founded, until July 1, 2008, Mr.
Barash was the Company’s Chief Information Officer. On July 1,
2008, Mr. Barash was appointed Chief Product Officer. Effective
January 1, 2010, Mr. Barash again was appointed Chief Information Officer, and
he held that position until December 31, 2010.
There are
no family relationships between Mr. Barash and any director or executive officer
of the Company, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a
director or executive officer of the Company.
There
have been no transactions, during the Company’s last two completed fiscal years,
in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount exceeds
$120,000 or one percent of the Company’s total assets at the ends of the fiscal
years, and in which Mr. Barash had or will have a direct or indirect material
interest.
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Item
5.02(e)
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Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers
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On April
26, 2010, the Company and Mr. Barash entered into an Amended and Restated
Employment Agreement, which was disclosed in a Form 8-K/A filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2010, and is incorporated by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Company has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January
6, 2011
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CYBERDEFENDER
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Kevin Harris
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Kevin
Harris, Chief Financial Officer
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