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January 9, 2002 The first malicious program infecting SWF files has been detected Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, reports the detection of a virus, SWScript.LFM, which is the first malicious program that infects the popular...
January 8, 2002 The international computer magazine SC Magazine recommends Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Exchange 2000 Server SC Magazine (www.scmagazine.com), one of the most well respected computer magazines specializing in problems concerning information safety,...
January 3, 2002 position virus percentage by occurrence 1 I-Worm.BadtransII 40.8% 2 I-Worm.Sircam 15.6% 3 I-Worm.Hybris 6.4% 4 I-Worm.Aliz 3.1% 5 I-Worm.Nimda 2.7% 6 I-Worm.Magistr 2.3% 7 Trojan.PSW.GIP 2.0% 8 I-Worm.Happytime 0.5% 9 JS.Trojan.Seeker 0.4% 10...
January 3, 2002The latest monthly installment of the Kaspersky Virus Top 20 is here. To find out more details about each virus, simply click on the links below.
January 1, 2002
December 25, 2001 Kaspersky Labs presents a year-end review of events taking place in anti-virus safety2001 saw anti-virus companies achieve many definitive successes in the area of new anti-virus development, as well as the perfecting of already existing defense...
December 25, 2001 The latest Internet worm exploits a breach in the Outlook safety system Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, reports the detection of the latest Internet worm going by the name of I-Worm.Zoher. This worm imperceptibly...
December 21, 2001 Localized versions are now available in the Kaspersky Labs Internet store. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, announces that its flagship, award-winning suite, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, is now available in four...
December 20, 2001 Kaspersky Labs responds to the "alert" sent out by other anti-virus companies Kaspersky Labs reports the detection of the latest Internet worm, I.Worm.Maldal (a.k.a. Christmas). At the moment, no cases of infection by this malicious program have...
December 17, 2001 In its Russian edition, the respected computer publication PC Magazine has published the results of a comparative test conducted amongst various anti-virus software developer products. According to the results, two Kaspersky® Anti-Virus...
December 14, 2001 In its December issue, the popular Croatian computer magazine "BUG" has published a list of the best programs for 2001. In the category "Computer Safety Programs," first place was convincingly awarded to Kaspersky Labs. In order to receive this...
December 13, 2001 Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security doftware developer, has detected a new Internet-worm : I-Worm.Gokar. At the moment, there are already several reported cases of infection by this program. The worm spreads by e-mail and Internet Relay...
December 11, 2001 The FBI's latest cloak-and-dagger tool has attracted the attention of virus writers The rumors surrounding the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's developing of its own Trojan program, Magic Lantern, has drawn interest from the computer...
December 7, 2001 Kaspersky Labs reports the detection of the latest Internet worm, I-Worm.Updater. This virus was reported last week. Updater is written in Visual Basic Script, and the worm itself is an EXE file about 12Kb in length, compressed in a UPX utility. The...
December 6, 2001 Kaspersky Labs releases the cure-all CLRAV utility thwarting "Goner". In response to the wide-spreading infections caused by the Internet worm "Goner," Kaspersky Labs has developed a utility for the detection and deletion of the malicious code...
December 5, 2001 Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, announces the detection of a new mass mailing Internet-worm I-Worm.Goner. Reports of infection by this malicious program already have been reported in many countries...
December 3, 2001The latest monthly installment of the Kaspersky Virus Top 20 is here. To find out more details about each virus, simply click on the links below.
November 30, 2001 Another issue of Kaspersky Reports is here just in time for the holiday season. In this issue, we present the latest lesser known viruses. By now, most users are familiar with Aliz and BadtransII because of their high infection level; but did you...
November 27, 2001 Kaspersky Labs' warning of this past Sunday not being heeded Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, reports about the global epidemic being wrought by the Internet virus-worm BadtransII. To date, this malfeasant worm has...
November 25, 2001This urgent UPDATE was released in April of this year.
November 23, 2001 For the third year in a row, Kaspersky Anti-Virus is victorious in tests conducted by the Polish computer magazine "ENTER." In its December issue, the respected Polish computer magazine "ENTER" has published the results of comparative tests...
November 22, 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom. (November 21, 2001) Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, today announced the signing of a publishing agreement with Deerfield.com-, a leading provider of Internet optimization and connectivity...
November 22, 2001 Removing I-Worm.Aliz from a PC 1. If MS Outlook Express or Internet Explorer are in operation, close these application windows. 2. Download the special patch from Microsoft Corporation:...
November 21, 2001 Aliz, the Internet worm detected in May, has brought forth an epidemic Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, warns users about the active spreading of the Internet worm, "Aliz." Reports of infection by this worm already...