Press Releases
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...
November 5, 2001<p>Kaspersky Labs and ITamigo Provide Customers with the First Kaspersky Anti-Virus Based Email and Desktop Virus Protection Appliance Available in the U.S. Marketplace.</p>
November 5, 2001 We would be happy to see you at our booth at COMDEX/Fall 2001 - the largest IT exhibition in the United States. Don't forget to set aside time to visit us! November 12-16 Booth # L 4717 Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada Some excellent reasons why...
November 2, 2001 The well known British magazine specializing in computer virology, Virus Bulletin, in its November issue, has published the results of its regular anti-virus comparative tests. And the results have once again crowned...
November 1, 2001Position Virus Percentage by occurrence 1 I-Worm.Sircam 44,9% 2 I-I-Worm.Hybris (Family) 14,6% 3 I-Worm.Anset 5,2% 4 I-Worm.Magistr.a 3,8%...
October 30, 2001 <p>Since "Nimda" was discovered on September 18, 2001 Kaspersky Labs has detected 5 more modifications of this network worm. Some of them have already been seen "in-the-wild" but fortunately none of them has caused an epidemic compared to the...
October 25, 2001 Kaspersky Labs, an international an international data-security software developer announces the detection of a new Internet-worm "Anset" spreading via e-mail and disguising itself as a new version of a German anti-trojan scanner "ANTS". Up to date...
October 23, 2001 This is a worm virus that spreads via the Internet using Microsoft Outlook. The worm appears as an email message with the attached file Kiray.EXE. When the EXE-file is run the worm modify some of the keys in the system registry:...
October 22, 2001 Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the appointment of UniDirect as its support and distribution center to service its growing reseller channel in the UK. A world technological leader in anti-virus solutions,...
October 19, 2001 <i>Kaspersky Labs and Questar sign partnership agreements.</i> <p>Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, has signed retail and distribution agreements with Questar, an Italian software republishing...
October 18, 2001 <p><i>"Redesi" worm disguises itself as a security patch for Microsoft products</i></p> <p>Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, reports the detection of a dangerous new Internet-worm...
October 17, 2001 Is this just the beginning? Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, reports that two new Internet worms are making the rounds, trying to spread under the guise of important information about the anthrax virus. It is...
October 17, 2001 The latest Trojan program goes after WebMoney purses. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of the new Trojan, "KWM," which allows malefactors imperceptibly to control infected computers and gain...
October 15, 2001 SirCam's destructive function is not triggered on October 16, which is just like any other day. According to announcements made by a number of media sources, tomorrow, October 16, a new wave of incidences connected with the widespread, destructive,...
October 11, 2001 Kaspersky Labs announces the release of the latest "Kaspersky Reports" Kaspersky Labs is pleased to announce the release of the latest "Kaspersky Reports," informing our readers and users of the latest viruses in our Virus Encyclopedia. The...
October 9, 2001 Kaspersky Labs and WSKA sign European Partnership Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, today announced the launch of European retail sales of its flagship product Kaspersky® Anti-Virus to be sold through retail...
October 2, 2001
October 1, 2001 Kaspersky Labs presents a new virus-information service Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the launch of the new information service, the Virus Top Twenty. This service will provide information about the...
September 25, 2001 A new virus going by the name of "Vote" has started spreading on the Internet via Microsoft Outlook. Users should be wary of the following text contained in the message: "Peace between America and Islam!". We urge users to immediately update their...
September 21, 2001Kaspersky Labs offers free Defense thwarting "Nimda"
September 20, 2001<p>The reverberations of last week's horrific and vicious attacks on the United States have rippled throughout the world, and will undoubtedly remain indelible in everyone's memory.</p>
September 19, 2001<p>A global epidemic of the network worm "Nimda" has been reported</p>
September 19, 2001 This is a virus-worm that spreads via the Internet attached to infected e-mails, and copies itself to shared directories over a local network, and also attacks vulnerable IIS machines (Web sites). The worm itself is a Windows PE EXE file about 57Kb...
September 8, 2001 Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, reports the discovery of "Blue Code" - a new malicious program, which attacks remote Web servers operating on Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) platform. At the moment,...