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12 April 2001 A minor bug could cause global e-mail communications chaos Cambridge, United Kingdom, April 12, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, warns computer users about the discovery "in-the-wild" of the new...
12 April 2001 Guidelines for Enterprise Wide Linux Security Predictions regarding a world epidemic of Linux-viruses have come true in the first quarter of 2001. The latest incidents caused by the Ramen Internet-worm and its numerous modifications, as well as the...
11 April 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, April 11, 2001 - Recently, some anti-virus vendors have been touting the discovery of a new Internet-worm "Logic" - the first malicious code written in the Logo programming language used in a limited number of schools for...
6 April 2001 Magistr follows in the footsteps of the infamous "Chernobyl" virus Cambridge, United Kingdom, April 6, 2001 - Because of the significant increase in the number of infections caused by the recently discovered "Magistr" virus, Kaspersky Labs, an...
23 March 2001 Kaspersky Labs, a world leader in data-security software development, announces the opening of our latest site designed for German-speaking users. In order to access the site, just click here www.kaspersky.com/de. Now German speakers have the...
14 March 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 14, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, warns computer users about the discovery of a new extremely dangerous computer virus "Magistr," which spreads via e-mail and...
13 March 2001 Kaspersky Lab announces the release of the new version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux (3.0 Build 135.3) New Features: Set-up program (Installer) now supports different types of Linux distributions: Red Hat Linux, Slackware Linux, Debian Linux. In...
12 March 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 12, 2001 - As it became known on March 9, a computer hacker going by the pseudonym of [K]alamar--who belongs to a cyber-hooligans group from Argentina and is known to be the author of the script-virus generator "Vbs...
7 March 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 7, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, warns computer users of the new dangerous Internet-worm "Naked" spreading via e-mail. Kaspersky Labs has already received several...
6 March 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 6, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, introduces the beta-version of the world's first virus protection software for Postfix e-mail gateways. Since 1998, Postfix has...
28 February 2001 Even virus hoaxes may have a hidden truth Probably, you have already received (may be not even for the first time) a warning from your friends and colleagues telling you about the discovery of a new, extremely dangerous computer virus that is being...
27 February 2001 Kaspersky Lab sends out a warning about the new modification of the LoveLetter worm Cambridge, United Kingdom, February 27, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security, software-development company, warns computer users about the possible...
27 February 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, February 27, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, announces the discovery of a new worm "Mandragore" spreading across the popular Gnutella file exchange network that uses the...
15 February 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, February 15, 2001 - Virus Bulletin, the most respected international publication for computer virus prevention, recognition and removal has announced that Eugene Kaspersky, Head of Anti-Virus Research for Kaspersky Lab, is...
13 February 2001 But not those using Kaspersky Anti-Virus Cambridge, United Kingdom, February 13, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software development company, reports the discovery "in the wild" of the new modification of the "Lee" worm going...
8 February 2001 Cambridge, UK, February 8, 2001 - With Valentine's Day fast approaching, many users from around the world have been inundated by warnings from some anti-virus vendors regarding the threat of a new strain of the ILOVEYOU virus. Kaspersky Lab would...
31 January 2001 Cambridge, UK, January 31, 2001 - Kaspersky Lab, an international data-security software-development company, announces the formation of a long-term general agreement with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to provide the largest Russian...
26 January 2001 Kaspersky Anti-virus repels all infections! As reported by the Japanese information agency Nikkei Business Publications (NBP) (http://www.nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/news/121743), during the period of December 17-19, 2000,...
25 January 2001 The world's first Linux Internet-worm has been reported "in-the-wild" Cambridge, UK, January 25, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, warns users about the real threat posed by the Ramen Internet-worm....
23 January 2001 Kaspersky Lab announces the world's first anti-virus integrated into ConsoleOne Cambridge, UK, January 23, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, announces the release of the Kaspersky® Anti-Virus...
19 January 2001 Cambridge, UK, January 19, 2001 - Kaspersky Lab, an international data-security software-development company, reports the discovery of a new Internet-worm that attacks computers with the Red Hat Linux operating system installed. As was emphasized in...
16 January 2001 The truth about the recently discovered Internet-worm Cambridge, UK, January 16, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international data-security software-development company, during the past few days, has received many requests from customers regarding...
21 December 2000 The Kaspersky® Anti-Virus (AVP) beta-version for Lotus Notes/Domino is released Cambridge, UK, December 21, 2000 - Kaspersky Labs Int., an international data-security software-development company, announces the beta-version release of its...
19 December 2000 And find out what we have planned for 2001! Daily Anti-Virus Database Updates Firewalls Must Also Be Protected Script Checker: Combating Script Viruses The Year of E-mail Gateways Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 3.5 What's on Tap for the Year 2001? In...