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7 October 2002 Kaspersky Anti-Virus Lite is designed to defend against viruses and was built specifically to provide novices with a reliable defense of home computers with the maximum operating simplicity and convenience. Kaspersky Anti-Virus Lite is the...
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...
30 September 2002 Maintenance Pack 1 contains additional functionality for Kaspersky Anti-Virus for MS Exchange Server (version 4.2), and prevents attacks on protected systems via the system security vulnerability associated with message fragmentation and reassembly...
25 September 2002 Kaspersky Labs announces the release of the beta version for its new product Kaspersky Anti-Hacker and invites all those interested to take part in its public beta testing. Kaspersky Anti-Hacker is an easy-to-use system of defense against hacker...
18 September 2002 In its September edition, popular Russian magazine 'PL: Kompyutery' published the test results for eight of the world's most popular anti-virus programs. Kaspersky® Anti-Virus Personal Pro again confirmed its position as one of the most...
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...
30 August 2002 Kaspersky Labs announces the release of its regular cumulative update of Kaspersky Labs virus databases. This update contains a list of changes and additions to the fundamental anti-virus program, as well as maintains all previous cumulative...
28 August 2002 Kaspersky Labs announces the release of its Maintenance Pack 3 for the following Kaspersky® products (available in Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Polish and Estonian): Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal (versions 4.0.6.0, 4.0.7.0)...
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...
12 August 2002 Kaspersky Anti-Virus is first to be localized in Estonian Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security, software-development company, announces the localization of Kaspersky Anti-Virus in the Estonian language, thus making its well-known software...
2 August 2002Kaspersky Labs presents the Virus Top 20 for the month of July. The percentage shown represents the percentage of registered incidences.
25 July 2002 Cambridge, United Kingdom, 25th July, 2002 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, and Igaware, one of the leading UK developers of network server appliances, announced today the integration of KasperskyT...
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 presents its new corporate Web site. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, presents a new version of its corporate web site. The new site reflects a personal approach targeted towards satisfying the needs...
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...
12 July 2002Kaspersky Labs, an international data security software developer, announces the release of the second beta version for Kaspersky® Security for Pocket PC and invites all those interested to take part in the public testing of this product.