Press Releases
26 September 2000 Why are some of the remote administration programs being called "backdoors"? As you know, one of the most frequently occurring malicious programs is a "Trojan horse." Just like their ancient namesake, "Trojan horses" intrude into PCs under the...
21 September 2000 On 19 August, Sun Microsystems and some of its partners announced the shipment of Mobile Information Device (MID) standard, based on the Java programming language (Java<sup>TM</sup> 2 Platform Micro Edition - J2ME) for use on mobile...
16 September 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software vendor, reports the detection of another Internet-worm "I-Worm.Funny". The virus has been reported to be "in-the-wild" in Switzerland. General Characteristics This is an Internet worm written...
11 September 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. is solving the problem of ADS NTFS viruses On September 4, 2000, Kaspersky Labs Int. released a warning about the appearance of the W2K.Stream virus; the first known malicious code, which uses the alternate data streams (ADS) of...
4 September 2000 <p><b>Moscow, Russia, September 4, 2000</b> - Kaspersky Lab, an international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of <b>W2K.Stream</b> virus, which represents a new generation of malicious...
31 August 2000 <p><b>Moscow, Russia, August 31, 2000</b> - Because of the numerous user requests regarding the discovery of the first true wireless virus for mobile phones, Kaspersky Lab, an international anti-virus software development company,...
16 August 2000 Yet another "LoveLetter" variation is masquerading as a r�sum� Cambridge, UK, August 16, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announced today the discovery of another variation of the "LoveLetter"...
3 August 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, reports the appearance of a new harmful program capable of wreaking havoc transmitting via mobile phones. In the past few months, mobile phones and their users have had...
20 July 2000 The first try is always just the first attempt Cambridge, UK, July 20, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a first computer virus that affects the world's most popular...
3 July 2000 Only the inadvertence of the virus writer saved the world from a global epidemic Cambridge, UK, July 3, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a new Internet-worm "Dilber." It...
2 July 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. Warns to Be Careful Using the Internet! Cambridge, UK, July 2, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a new Internet-worm "Jer", which has an ability to...
29 June 2000 Much Ado About Nothing Cambridge, UK, June 29, 2000 - "Simpsons" is a primitive Trojan horse BAT-program written in DOS command language. It has been reported "in-the-wild" and is intentionally distributed via e-mail by some malevolent person. The...
28 June 2000 Cambridge, UK, June 28, 2000 - Recently the problem of anti-virus protection for computerised home appliances, mobile phones, and handheld computing devices has become one of the most discussed topics in the computer press, At IT conferences, and...
20 June 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int., the Russian leader in the development of anti-virus safety systems, reports the detection of the latest Internet worm "in the wild" known as "I-Worm.Scrapworm (VBS/Stages)", spreading itself basically via e-mail with the help of...
13 June 2000 Kaspersky Lab�s prediction came true! Back in 1998, the last week of October brought a real surprise in the computer world. Kaspersky Labs Int. anti-virus research team detected "WinScript.Rabbit" - a computer virus using new methods of...
12 June 2000 How the Virus Attacks Mobile Phones? What is Timofonica? What is SMS-Messages and SMS-Gate? Is it Possible for this Virus to Infect My Mobile Phone. How Big of a Problem are Wireless Viruses for Wireless Operators? Is this Related to the ILoveYou...
6 June 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. reports the appearance of a new virus "I-Worm.Timofonica," which spams MOBILE PHONES. Cambridge, UK, June 6, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, announces the...
30 May 2000 Cambridge, UK, May 30, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of the new Internet-worm FireBurn "in-the-wild," which is a new variation of the infamous ILOVEYOU...
28 May 2000 This is one more variant of "Melissa" virus with very dangerous payload routine and unlimited (by number of recipients) mailing routine. The virus only sends infected messages by using MS Outlook and does not infect any other files on the computer,...
26 May 2000 Please, update your AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP) anti-virus database Cambridge, UK, May 26, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, reports the discovery of a new dangerous Melissa-style virus...
19 May 2000 Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AVP) detects it without any update! Cambridge, UK, May 19, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, announces the discovery of a new extremely dangerous variation of the...
5 May 2000 Two more variants of a popular worm appeared. Cambridge, UK, May 5, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, warned yesterday about the discovery of the new dangerous worm named...
4 May 2000 Don't use the computer to find the answer. Cambridge, UK, May 4, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., a fast-growing international anti-virus software development company, warns about the discovery of the new dangerous worm named I-Worm.LoveLetter. The worm...
28 April 2000 For the third time the "Chernobyl" virus confirmed that anti-virus protection is a must. As mentioned in the warning Kaspersky Labs Int. issued on April 20, the "Chernobyl" virus (also known as Win95.CIH) made its third impact on computer users. The...