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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.
4 July 2002 Kaspersky Labs, an international data security software developer, presents the beta-version of four updated Kaspersky Anti-Virus modules and invites all interested parties to participate in the testing of these developments. Because it is very...
4 July 2002 Kaspersky Anti-Virus receives award from Russian edition of magazine CHIP The Russian edition of the popular computer magazine CHIP has published tests of eight leading anti-virus programs, with Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro being named best...
2 July 2002 The latest monthly installment of the Kaspersky Virus Top 20 is here. To find out more details about each virus, simply click on the links below. The percentage shown represents the percentage of registered incidences. position virus percentage by...
28 June 2002 Internet-worm Lentin is actively spreading Kaspersky Labs warns of the spreading of the Internet-worm Lentin. The first appearance "in the wild" of this malicious program was June 18, 2002. Presently Kaspersky Labs has received numerous reports of...
26 June 2002 One of the largest Russian publishing house 'Kommersant' and the Association of Russian Managers have published a rating of the leading directors and top managers representing companies is all fields of Russian industry. Kaspersky Labs professionals...
25 June 2002 Kaspersky Labs, an international data security software developer, and Alt-N Technologies (http://www.altn.com), developer of the popular mail server MDaemon, announce a long-term agreement to integrate Kaspersky Labs anti-virus technologies with...
14 June 2002 Kaspersky Labs Seals Distribution Deal With Wick Hill Group Kaspersky Labs, an international data security software developer, announces the conclusion of an agreement with the Wick Hill Group, one of the largest European distributors of electronic...
11 June 2002 Kaspersky Labs, an international anti-virus software developer, announces the release of a new version of its Kaspersky Anti-Virus software for MS Exchange Server. The software is a cross-platform solution designed for both MS Exchange Server 5.5...
6 June 2002 Kaspersky Labs warns of attempts to exploit the popular World Cup theme. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, warns users about the first appearance of malicious programs taking advantage of the hugely popular and...
4 June 2002 Customer Information Golden Telecom is a top supplier of telecommunications equipment and Internet services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The company offers local connections via dedicated networks, data transfer services,...
3 June 2002The latest monthly installment of the Kaspersky Virus Top 20 is here. To find out more details about each virus, simply click on the links below. position virus percentage by occurrence 1 I-Worm.Klez 96.49% 2 Win95.CIH...
21 May 2002 Munich/Cambridge, May 21, 2002 - Kaspersky Labs, a renowned international data-security software developer, has assigned the European Business Development company MediaGold the task to enhance Kaspersky Labs' presence and to increase market share...
18 May 2002 The KaZaA file exchange network takes its turn as a virus victim. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, announces the detection of the network worm "Worm.Kazaa.Benjamin" - the first malicious program to spread through...