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1 December 2000 Cambridge, UK, December 1, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international data-security software-development company, announces the discovery of a new Internet-worm, "Prolin," that has been developed by an unknown hacker going by the pseudonym of "The...
28 November 2000 The international community recognises Kaspersky Lab's advanced technologies Cambridge, UK, November 28, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international data-security software-development company, has been awarded the status of Technology Pioneer by...
22 November 2000 At the beginning of this week, several information agencies published a press release issued by GFI, a Malta-based Internet software vendor, claiming that the company has discovered a hazardous new virus called Romeo&Juliet, which is being...
22 November 2000 Kaspersky® Anti-Virus (AVP) has been awarded as the best anti-virus solution by top European computer magazines Cambridge, UK, November 22, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international data-security software-development company, has been...
17 November 2000 Extraordinary simultaneous activity of several dangerous Internet-worms has been detected Cambridge, UK, November 17, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international data-security software-development company, warns users of the notable activity of...
13 November 2000 New dangerous versions of the virus have been detected "in the wild" Cambridge, UK, November 13, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international data-security software-development company, warns users of the discovery of Hybris, a new Internet-worm....
10 November 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. announces the new name of its flagship product and new trademark Cambridge, UK, November 10, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international data-security software-development company, announces the name change of its flagship...
4 November 2000 Rick Michel is starring at the Kaspersky Labs Int. stand at Comdex/Fall 2000! Rick Michel is a talented and well-known comedian, who in addition to performing in his own stand-up act has appeared on the Bill Cosby Christmas Show and at the Bob Hope...
2 November 2000 One of the World's Leading Anti-Virus Analysts Joins Kaspersky Lab Cambridge, UK, November 2, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces that Costin Raiu, one of the world's most prominent...
30 October 2000 We would be happy to see you at our booth at COMDEX/Fall 2000 - the largest IT exhibition in the United States. Don't forget to set aside time to visit us! November 13-17 Booth # L 4820 / South Hall Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada Some excellent...
30 October 2000 Cambridge, UK, October 30, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software-development company, warns users of the discovery of Sonic, a new Internet-worm. This worm was discovered in France and Germany in the morning on 30 October...
28 October 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. comments on the recent virus incident Cambridge, UK, October 28, 2000 - As disclosed on Friday, the corporate network of Microsoft, the world's largest software developer, was attacked by unknown hackers. The hackers used the QAZ...
27 October 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. announces the release of the following cumulative update for the AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP) anti-virus database. AVP users can download it for FREE from Kaspersky Lab Web sites. The cumulative update includes a set of new...
25 October 2000 A Dangerous Monster Can Hide Within Harmless Files Cambridge, UK, October 25, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, considers it necessary to draw users' attention to a threat that programs with a PIF...
23 October 2000 Italian online-magazine Manager.it has chosen Kaspersky Anti-Virus Cambridge, UK, 20 October 2000, - the well-known Italian information Web-magazine Manager.it has recently chosen Kaspersky<sup>TM</sup> Anti-Virus (AVP) as the best...
19 October 2000 Published from SC-Online The Invulnerable Penguin? by Denis Zenkin, Kaspersky Lab The debate as to how strong the Linux immune system is, from a virus protection point of view, has continued nearly from the date the operating system was introduced....
18 October 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. has reduced price of AVP for Linux Workstation by 50%. Cambridge, UK, 18 October 2000, - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the significant price reduction of AntiViral...
13 October 2000 The European centre for IT security "Secusys" comments on the rapidity of anti-virus companies' response to new virus attacks Cambridge, UK, October 13, 2000 - On 10 October, Kaspersky Labs Int. received several reports from France about the...
10 October 2000 Cambridge, UK, October 10, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces that one of Europe's largest oil companies, TatNeft (AO) (www.tatneft.ru), has chosen a comprehensive anti-virus security...
9 October 2000 Kaspersky Labs Int. launches an Affiliate Network Program Cambridge, UK, October 9, 2000, - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the launching of its Affiliate Network Program, with the purpose of...
6 October 2000 <h4><i>A study-guide on how to detect a virus hoax yourself</i></h4> <p>It is difficult to imagine anybody today who does not treat computer viruses as a real threat to a regularly functioning computer system. However,...
3 October 2000 New technologies, new interface! Cambridge, UK, October 2, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces the launch of a new version, 3.5, of its world-famous, award-winning virus hunter, AntiViral...
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...
22 September 2000 A new version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AVP) for Linux has been released! Cambridge, UK, September 22, 2000, - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international anti-virus software development company, announces a new version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AVP) for...