Press Releases
1 November 2002 Kaspersky Labs presents the Virus Top 20 for the month of October. The percentage shown represents the percentage of registered incidences. 1 I-Worm.Tanatos 44.9% 2 I-Worm.Lentin 21.6% 3 I-Worm.Klez 14% 4 Macro.Word97.Thus 3.1% 5 I-Worm.Hybris 1.1%...
21 October 2002 :though not for users of Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of a new modification of the network worm 'Opasoft' (also known as 'Opaserv' and 'Brasil'). Kaspersky Labs has...
17 October 2002 Network Worms I-Worm.Chet I-Worm.Gismor I-Worm.Pepex Worm.P2P.Relmony Windows Viruses Win32.Ramlide Win32.Porex Linux Viruses Linux.Gildo Trojan Programs Backdoor.Cabrotor Trojan.Spy.GreenScreen Macro Viruses Macro.Word97.Nori Virus Constructors...
16 October 2002 Kaspersky Labs recommends computer users urgently install patch to defend against "Netdex". Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, reports the detection of the Trojan horse 'Netdex', which exploits a vulnerability in the...
10 October 2002 The Internet worm "Fleming" has been detected stealing registration information from computer games. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of a multi-component malicious program spreading itself...
7 October 2002 In connection with the numerous infections the world over at the hands of the Tanatos and Opasoft Internet worms, Kaspersky Labs has developed a free-of-charge utility for detecting and deleting these malicious programs. The utility can be...
3 October 2002 How should you protect your computer? As was reported on October 1st, the Internet suffered a new epidemic courtesy of the 'Opasoft' worm, which aggressively asserted itself as one of the three most widespread malicious programs by recording...
2 October 2002 Kaspersky Labs presents the Virus Top 20 for the month of September. The percentage shown represents the percentage of registered incidences. I-Worm.Klez 72.93 I-Worm.Lentin 23.62 Win95.CIH 0.27 Trojan.Win32.Filecoder 0.17 Macro.Word97.Thus 0.13...
1 October 2002 Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the emergence of already the second virus epidemic this week. This time, the multi-component program "Opasoft", combines the characteristics of a network worm and a Trojan...
1 October 2002 A new multi-component virus gathers steam. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of a new Internet worm called Tanatos, which is currently spreading via email and is busy hijacking confidential...
14 September 2002 The "Slapper" worm successfully uses the 14-year old technology Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, warns about the detection of a new dangerous "Slapper" Internet-worm that infects computers running Linux...
10 September 2002 A Trojan has been detected, in a commercial product for processing graphic software, that destroys files on the Windows system directory Kaspersky Labs reports the detection of a Trojan horse, FireAnvil, embedded in a commercial product from US...
5 September 2002 September 6 marks detonation day for one of the most widespread Internet worms Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, warns computer users of the Septemeber 6th activation of the destructive functions wielded by the...
2 September 2002 Kaspersky Labs presents the Virus Top 20 for the month of August. The percentage shown represents the percentage of registered incidences. I-Worm.Klez 76,45 I-Worm.Lentin 21,66 Win95.CIH 0,45 Abba 0,24 I-Worm.Hybris 0,10 Win32.FunLove 0,07...
22 August 2002 Kaspersky Labs reports the detection of the network worm "Duload", which is spreading across the KaZaA file-exchange network. Presently Kaspersky Labs has already received several registered instances of infection in Italy. The worm itself is a...
22 August 2002 Kaspersky Labs warns computer users of a massive mailing of the Trojan-style malicious program, TrojanDownloader.Win32.Apher. Presently there have already been several registered reports of infection. The Trojan is sent out by an anonymous evildoer...
2 August 2002Kaspersky Labs presents the Virus Top 20 for the month of July. The percentage shown represents the percentage of registered incidences.
23 July 2002Network Worms I-Worm.Calil Worm.Win32.Datom I-Worm.Kitro (Family) I-Worm.Kitro.a I-Worm.Kitro.b I-Worm.Kitro.c I-Worm.Kitro.d Worm.Win32.Ladex Worm.P2P.Surnova I-Worm.Tettona I-Worm.Scalper Worm.Win32.Nople Windows Viruses...
17 July 2002 Kaspersky Labs warns all computer users of a large number of registered infections from new modifications to the "Frethem" Internet-worm (modifications K and L). For penetration "Frethem" exploits a 1 1/2-year-old vulnerability in the Internet...
2 July 2002 The 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. The percentage shown represents the percentage of registered incidences. position virus percentage by...
28 June 2002 Internet-worm Lentin is actively spreading Kaspersky Labs warns of the spreading of the Internet-worm Lentin. The first appearance "in the wild" of this malicious program was June 18, 2002. Presently Kaspersky Labs has received numerous reports of...
6 June 2002 Kaspersky Labs warns of attempts to exploit the popular World Cup theme. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, warns users about the first appearance of malicious programs taking advantage of the hugely popular and...
3 June 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. position virus percentage by occurrence 1 I-Worm.Klez 96.49% 2 Win95.CIH...