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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. Internet threat level: 1
What we detect

Who creates malware and why?

Have you ever wondered who creates malware? Or why they do it? Find out more about the people behind the threat - the script kiddies, virus writers, and cybercriminals – and what motivates them.

Classification

Trojans, viruses, worms, dialers – the programs we detect have lots of different names. Find out how Kaspersky Lab and other antivirus companies classify the many different types of programs which can harm your computer or your data.

History of Malicious Programs

Do you know the name of the first computer virus? Or perhaps you want to find out when the first email worm was created. This section covers the evolution of malicious programs from their initial appearance to the present day.

What if my computer is infected?

With the number of threats rising every day, you may find that your computer has been infected. Find out more about the symptoms of infection, and what steps you should take to clean your computer.

Analysis

Monthly Malware Statistics: August 2010

Sep 01 2010

Monthly Malware Statistics: August 2010

In August, there was a significant increase in exploits of the CVE-2010-2568 vulnerability.

Information Security Threats in the Second Quarter of 2010

Aug 23 2010

Information Security Threats in the Second Quarter of 2010

The majority of the biggest malware incidents that took place in the second quarter of 2010 were linked in some way to botnets. New bots were created and existing bots further developed, such as TDSS, an article on which has been published by our virus analysts, and Zbot (ZeuS), which we discuss...

TDSS

Aug 05 2010

TDSS

The TDSS rootkit first appeared in 2008. Since then, it has become far more widespread than the notorious rootkit Rustock. The rootkit’s malicious payload and the difficulties it presents for analysis are effectively similar to those of the bootkit.

Monthly Malware Statistics July 2010

Jul 30 2010

Monthly Malware Statistics July 2010

The first Top Twenty list below shows malware, adware and potentially unwanted programs that were detected and neutralized by the on-access scanner when they were accessed for the first time

Mass Defacements: the tools and tricks

Jul 21 2010

Mass Defacements: the tools and tricks

Websites getting defaced, servers getting turned into nodes in botnets, shell accounts and backdoors being sold on the black market - this is what’s happening on the Internet every day

Black DDoS

Jul 15 2010

Black DDoS

Cybercriminals use a variety of bots to conduct DDoS attacks on Internet servers. One of the most popular tools is called Black Energy 2. This malicious program is the subject of this article.