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The Internet threat alert status is currently normal. At present, no major epidemics or other serious incidents have been recorded by Kaspersky Lab’s monitoring service.

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Boris Yampolsky

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What we
detect

Spam and
phishing

Vulnerabilities
and hackers

Internal
threats

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Internal Threats Reports [6] Kaspersky Security Bulletin [40] Malware Evolution Monthly [9] Monthly Malware Statistics [157] Monthly Spam Reports [57] Quarterly Malware Reports [23] Quarterly Spam Reports [17] User Advice [1]

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Botnets [18] Duqu [4] Flame [2] Flashfake [1] Gauss [2] Instant Messengers [7] Internet Banking [8] Madi [1] Malware Miscellany [1] Mobile Malware [28] Proactive Protection [2] Ransomware [7] Security technology [2] Social Networks [5] Stuxnet [3] Wardriving [12] Wi-Fi [11] Wiper [1] ZeuS [1]

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May 27 2008

"Instant" threats

Instant messaging applications are viewed as ideal channels for committing various types of online fraud. Knowing about potential threats that spread via IM and how to combat them can help users avoid unpleasant surprises when communicating online

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