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Rustock and All That
Written by Sjoeii   
Wednesday, 16 July 2008

The elusive rootkit

In December 2006, rumors began to circulate among rootkit researchers (both blackhat and whitehat) that someone had created and released an ‘absolutely undetectable’ rootkit, Rustock.С, which could not be detected on computers where it was active by any of the existing antivirus or anti-rootkit solutions.

A long search for the ‘mythical rootkit’ yielded no result. As a consequence, any information about Rustock.C was treated as a joke in circles close to rootkit researchers. This continued until May 2008.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 July 2008 )
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Kaspersky virtual keyboard defends against keylogging malware
Written by Sjoeii   
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Internet Security 2009 will include anti-keylogging protection, making Kaspersky the first major security vendor to include the feature in a standard suite
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Kaspersky to try to crack code used in 'blackmailer' virus
Written by Sjoeii   
Monday, 16 June 2008
Antivirus software vendor Kaspersky is launching an international effort to try to crack the encryption used in a "blackmailer" virus that locks up data on a victim's computer.
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Kaspersky Lab announces the publication of the analytical article “‘Instant’ Threats”
Written by Sjoeii   
Friday, 30 May 2008
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, has published “‘Instant’ Threats” by Denis Maslennikov and Boris Yampolsky, two of the company’s virus analysts. The article analyzes the spread of malware via instant messengers.
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Kaspersky Lab releases a new article "The botnet business"
Written by Sjoeii   
Sunday, 18 May 2008
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, has published an article entitled "The botnet busines" by senior virus analyst Vitaly Kamlyuk. The article describes how botnets (also known as zombie networks), which have evolved into one of the most serious information security threats, are created and operated. The article is the first in a series of publications on the botnet problem.
Last Updated ( Friday, 30 May 2008 )
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Kaspersky get support in fight against Zango spyware
Written by Sjoeii   
Saturday, 10 May 2008
Spywareverspreider Zango complained previous year both PC. tools and Kaspersky Lab to, because the two beveiligers the software of the company removed. For this wild Zango 35 millions dollar have, something where the judge it once was not. Zango lodged an appeal against the pronouncement and now only take Kaspersky Lab on the grain. By removing the Zango software, the virus scanner behaves himself as "bath truth", thus the spywareverspreider judged recently.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 May 2008 )
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Malware targets online gamers
Written by Sjoeii   
Friday, 04 April 2008
Kaspersky Lab has added almost as many new malicious programs to its antivirus databases in 2007, as it had done in the course of the previous 15 years. The significance of this statistic is amplified by the demise of non-commercial malware in 2007, with the motive behind all major epidemics and malicious programs during this period being financially driven.
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