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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.
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.
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.
Dec 28 2011
Stuxnet/Duqu: The Evolution of Drivers
We have been studying the Duqu Trojan for two months now, exploring how it emerged, where it was distributed and how it operates.
Dec 12 2011
Monthly Malware Statistics: November 2011
The following statistics were compiled in November using data collected from computers running Kaspersky Lab products
Dec 01 2011
Various proactive antivirus protection tools are capable of hooking system functions in one way or another. Malicious code also uses algorithms of this type.
Nov 16 2011
A simple message on a Google forum in August sparked an investigation which would eventually bring down the DigiNotar certificate authority.
Nov 07 2011
Monthly Malware Statistics: October 2011
The following statistics were compiled in October using data collected from computers running Kaspersky Lab products: 161,003,697 network attacks were blocked.
Oct 13 2011
Monthly Malware Statistics: September 2011
The following statistics were compiled in September using data collected from computers running Kaspersky Lab products
02 Feb, 12:15 GMT
Webcasts | Lab Matters - The death of browser trust
31 Jan, 11:00 GMT
Virus Watch | Kelihos/Hlux botnet returns with new techniques
27 Jan, 17:44 GMT
Incidents | CVE-2012-0003 Exploit ITW
19 Jan, 15:42 GMT
Project | Malware wallpaper calendars for 2012
19 Jan, 13:35 GMT
Webcasts | Lab Matters - The threat from P2P botnets
13 Jan, 18:36 GMT
Virus Watch | IRC bot for Android
13 Jan, 11:38 GMT
