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October 6, 2000 <h4><i>A study-guide on how to detect a virus hoax yourself</i></h4> <p>It is difficult to imagine anybody today who does not treat computer viruses as a real threat to a regularly functioning computer system. However,...
October 3, 2000 New technologies, new interface! Cambridge, UK, October 2, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the launch of a new version, 3.5, of its world-famous, award-winning virus hunter, AntiViral...
September 26, 2000 Why are some of the remote administration programs being called "backdoors"? As you know, one of the most frequently occurring malicious programs is a "Trojan horse." Just like their ancient namesake, "Trojan horses" intrude into PCs under the...
September 22, 2000 A new version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AVP) for Linux has been released! Cambridge, UK, September 22, 2000, - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces a new version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AVP) for...
September 21, 2000 On 19 August, Sun Microsystems and some of its partners announced the shipment of Mobile Information Device (MID) standard, based on the Java programming language (Java<sup>TM</sup> 2 Platform Micro Edition - J2ME) for use on mobile...
September 16, 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software vendor, reports the detection of another Internet-worm "I-Worm.Funny". The virus has been reported to be "in-the-wild" in Switzerland. General Characteristics This is an Internet worm written...
September 12, 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. refutes accusations about the spreading of "virus hysteria" The W2K.Stream virus has not only generated some lively debate amongst anti-virus experts relative to this sort of malicious program's potential danger. W2K.Stream has...
September 11, 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. is solving the problem of ADS NTFS viruses On September 4, 2000, Kaspersky Labs Int. released a warning about the appearance of the W2K.Stream virus; the first known malicious code, which uses the alternate data streams (ADS) of...
September 4, 2000 <p><b>Moscow, Russia, September 4, 2000</b> - Kaspersky Lab, an international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of <b>W2K.Stream</b> virus, which represents a new generation of malicious...
August 31, 2000 <p><b>Moscow, Russia, August 31, 2000</b> - Because of the numerous user requests regarding the discovery of the first true wireless virus for mobile phones, Kaspersky Lab, an international anti-virus software development company,...
August 16, 2000 Yet another "LoveLetter" variation is masquerading as a r�sum� Cambridge, UK, August 16, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announced today the discovery of another variation of the "LoveLetter"...
August 3, 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, reports the appearance of a new harmful program capable of wreaking havoc transmitting via mobile phones. In the past few months, mobile phones and their users have had...
July 27, 2000 Find out who won, placed, and showed Dear Inquisitive Kaspersky Web site Visitor, We are delighted to inform you of the results of the Kaspersky Lab lottery held in observance of our company's 3rd anniversary. The drawing was held On July 26th, with...
July 25, 2000 AVP wins tests performed by the European centre for information security "Secusys" Cambridge, UK, July 25, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces that its flagship anti-virus product AntiViral...
July 24, 2000 This cumulative update to AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP) includes all previously released daily, weekly and cumulative updates. New features: New capabilities for script-programs processing. Full support for VBS, JS, HTML, mIRC, BAT formats added....
July 21, 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. celebrates its third anniversary On July 21st Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company celebrates its third anniversary! In 1997, the anti-virus department of "Kami" corporation headed by...
July 20, 2000 The first try is always just the first attempt Cambridge, UK, July 20, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a first computer virus that affects the world's most popular...
July 17, 2000 Cambridge, UK, July 17, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, and its official representative in Ural region (Russian Federation), "Prime-Paragon", announce that as a result of multi-round negotiations...
July 12, 2000 Cambridge, UK, July 12, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces that it has won the tender to provide anti-virus protection to the Moscow City Registration Committee. According to the...
July 11, 2000 Cambridge, UK, July 11, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, and its regional partner in Ukraine, YUG Associates, are proud to announce that the Kaspersky Lab flagship anti-virus product AntiViral...
July 10, 2000 <p><b>Moscow, Russia, July 10, 2000</b> - Kaspersky Lab, an international anti-virus software development company, announces that its flagship anti-virus product AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP) has received the "Best Buy" award from...
July 6, 2000 <p><b>Moscow, Russia, July 6, 2000</b> - Kaspersky Lab, an international anti-virus software vendor, announces that according to the results of the tender carried out by the Russian State Customs Committee, the Committee has chosen...
July 5, 2000 Cambridge, UK, July 5, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, reports that in a comparative test, the British computer magazine Computer Buyer rated AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP) as one of the best...
July 3, 2000 Only the inadvertence of the virus writer saved the world from a global epidemic Cambridge, UK, July 3, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a new Internet-worm "Dilber." It...