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10 May 2001 Kaspersky Labs-an international data-security software-development company-as a result of many reports surrounding the detection of and mass infection by the Visual Basic Script worm "Homepage" around the world, reports that within the past few...
23 April 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, April 23, 2001 - Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, introduces the new product line of its award-winning data-security software suite - Kaspersky® Anti-Virus. The new range...
23 April 2001 The first harmful program spreading via the popular e-mail "The Bat!" has been detected. Kaspersky Lab, an international data-security software-development company, warns users of the discovery "in the wild" of the first Internet-worm, going by the...
20 April 2001 On April 13, Russian president Vladimir Putin met with representatives of Russia's major information technology companies in the Kremlin, with each of the ten directors presenting a report on specific segments of the industry. In particular,...
20 April 2001 Cambridge, United Kingdom, April 20, 2001 - Kaspersky Lab, an international data-security software-development company, announces the release of a fully functional version of its world-famous, award-winning Kaspersky Anti-Virus for the Palm...
19 April 2001 Kaspersky Labs is happy to invite you to our company booth (No.670) at one of the world's most well-known data-security exhibitions - InfoSecurity Europe-2001, taking place at the Olympia National Exhibition Hall in London from the 24-26 of April....
18 April 2001 Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software-development company, warns computer users about the discovery "in-the-wild" of the Internet-worm "Matcher" that spreads via e-mail. "This worm s is not anything remarkable, and it does not pose...
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...