Press Releases
18 May 2002 The KaZaA file exchange network takes its turn as a virus victim. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of the network worm "Worm.Kazaa.Benjamin" - the first malicious program to spread through...
16 May 2002 An imitation cure for the Klez Internet worm has emerged. Kaspersky Labs warns computer users about a distribution by an unknown malicious person of the Trojan program "TrojanDownloader.Win32.Smokedown", which is hidden under the guise of a cure for...
1 May 2002 JDBGMGR.EXE - is NOT a virus, but rather a standard Windows Utility Kaspersky Labs reports on the recent rumors regarding a new and dangerous virus that is purportedly carried in the file JDBGMGR.EXE - a Windows operating system file. At this time...
23 April 2002 Internet-worm Klez.H steals confidential information. Despite the persistent recommendations from Kaspersky Labs urging users to take the necessary measures to protect themselves against the mounting threat from the latest version of the...
18 April 2002 Network Worms I-Worm.Brit I-Worm.Cosol I-Worm.Lee-Saltlake Worm.Newbiero I-Worm.Wargam I-Worm.Valcard Windows Viruses Win32.HLLW.Bezilom Win32.HLLW.Scareg Linux Viruses Linux.OSF.8795 Security Breeches Exploit.IIS.Beavuh Network Worms I-Worm.Brit...
17 April 2002 Kaspersky Labs announces the exposure of a new modified version of the 'Klez' Internet-worm (Klez.h), already resulting in numerous computer infections in many countries including Japan, China, Austria and the Czech Republic. To gain entry to a...
22 March 2002Kaspersky Labs, a leading international data-security software developer, reports the detection of the Internet-worm known as I-Worm.Cervivec. Cervivec is an Internet worm virus spreading via the Internet as an email attachment.
14 March 2002Kaspersky Labs, a leading international data-security software developer, reports the detection of the Internet-worm known as I-Worm.Zircon.c. At this time it is known that infections from this dangerous virus have occurred in several countries.
14 March 2002 Kaspersky Labs, a leading international data-security software developer, reports the detection of a new version of the Internet-worm known as Zircon. Zircon.c, which is distinct from two previous forms, has achieved wide distribution across the...
1 March 2002Kaspersky Lab presents the Virus Top Twenty for February 2002. In order to read about each virus in detail, simply click on the respective virus' name.
19 February 2002 Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of the new, highly dangerous Internet worm "<b><font color="630000">Yarner</font></b>" that disguises itself as the anti-virus program...
14 February 2002 Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of a new Internet worm going by the name of "CoolNow" that infects computers upon visiting malicious Web-sites and spreads using the popular MSN Messenger...
8 February 2002Kaspersky Labs has released a special utility. In connection with the numerous instances of infection caused by the latest modification of the Internet worm
1 February 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.
9 January 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...
8 January 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,...
3 January 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...
3 January 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.
25 December 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...
25 December 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...
20 December 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...