Press Releases
6 December 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...
5 December 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...
30 November 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...
27 November 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...
22 November 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:...
21 November 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...
1 November 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%...
30 October 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...
25 October 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...
23 October 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:...
18 October 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...
17 October 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...
17 October 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...
15 October 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,...
11 October 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...
25 September 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...
20 September 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>
19 September 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...
8 September 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,...
4 September 2001 The first malicious code utilizing Desktop Themes files has been detected Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of the Internet worm "Lara": the first malicious program that spreads in Desktop...