Threats

In order to commit a wide range of cybercrimes – including stealing banking details, generating revenues from premium-charge phone numbers or demanding ransom payments – cybercriminals have created and distributed network worms… many of which have caused Internet epidemics.

Svchost.exe actually stands for "service host," and it is a file used by many Windows applications. Despite this, it often is mistaken as a virus because malware authors have been known to attach malicious files to the svchost.exe service to prevent detection.

Over the years, malicious software – or malware – has developed into an extremely serious threat that can place your computer… your precious files, photos, music and financial information… your money… and your children… at risk. However, there are steps you can take to ensure you don’t become a victim of today’s increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks and Internet security threats.

Virus vs Worm: Viruses are dormant until their host file is activated. Worms are malware that self-replicate & propagate independently once in the system.

A computer virus or a computer worm is a malicious software program that can self-replicate on computers or via computer networks – without you being aware that your machine has become infected...

When it comes to cybersecurity, there are few terms with more name recognition than "computer viruses." Despite the prevalence of these threats and their wide-spread impact, however, many users don't know about the basic nature of viruses. 

Since February 2013, the percentage of spam in email traffic has seen little to no change. This is the first period in which Kaspersky Lab has observed some stabilization in spam traffic, as there have been many sharp fluctuations in spam numbers over the past few years. Kaspersky Lab expects that the percentage of spam will remain at this level in the future.