Neowin News Feed for: Kaspersky

Kaspersky antivirus update cut off Windows XP Internet access; fix now in place

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:21:37 +0000

Kaspersky Labs admitted that an update for its antivirus programs released on Monday cut off access to the Internet for Windows XP users, but it has since released a patch that fixes the problem. Read more...

Kaspersky Labs building their own OS

Tyler Holman — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:09:41 +0100

Kaspersky Labs has taken the wraps off one of their 'secret projects,' a super-secure operating system designed to shrug off any attack. The only catch? It's for critical infrastructure only. Read more...

Kaspersky discovers new 'Gauss' virus, similar to Flame

Paul Ferson — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:36:05 +0100

Kaspersky has identified a virus they identify as 'Gauss', which has been found to be focused on disrupting Middle Eastern computer systems and banking. The virus' sinister origins are questioned. Read more...

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus+Firewall 10.2.057

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:19:02 +0100

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus detects and removes viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots, and rootkits. ZoneAlarm uses the most powerful antivirus engines on the planet, Kaspersky scanning engine. Read more...

AVZ Antiviral Toolkit 4.39

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:41:49 +0100

AVZ AntiViral Toolkit is a set of advanced tools capable of removing adware and spyware, network worms, trojan horses and Dialers. The utility implements specialized algorithms for detecting keylogger Read more...

Kaspersky working with Apple to make OS X safer (Update: sort of)

Tyler Holman — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:13:58 +0100

After accusing Apple of being '10 years behind Microsoft in terms of security,' Kaspersky has announced that they're now working independently with Apple to improve OS X's security Read more...

Kaspersky: "Apple is 10 years behind Microsoft in security"

Tyler Holman — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:02:03 +0100

Cybersecurity guru Eugene Kaspersky has some harsh words for Apple, accusing Cupertino of being "10 years behind Microsoft in terms of security," and he says that it'll only get worse. Read more...

New Mac Java vulnerability could be worse than Flashback

Nathan Tsui — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:28:54 +0100

Just a week after the highly publicized Flashback malware was seemingly quashed, Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new Mac Trojan called SabPub. Instructions for removal contained within. Read more...

Microsoft denies Kelihos botnet is back in operation

John Callaham — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:55:29 +0000

Microsoft has now issued a statement denying previous media reports that the Kelihos botnet is back in operation, although it did say a new malware variant seems to be on the rise. Read more...

Kaspersky opposes SOPA; makes opinion known

Paul Ferson — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:29:09 +0000

Kaspersky, the Russian company famous for its line of anti-virus software has made its opinion on the SOPA act clear with a recent action. Read more...

Google's Android falls victim to its first SMS Trojan

Brenton Currie — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:28:25 +0100

Popular security company Kaspersky Labs has today revealed Google's open source mobile phone system, Android, now has it's first SMS-based trojan. The trojan, called "Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a", is 13 KB in size and poses as a seemingly legit... Read more...

Kaspersky patents hardware-based anti-virus

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:26:02 +0000

Kaspersky has just been granted a patent for a hardware-based anti-virus, something which could potentially revolutionize the way anti-virus software works. The hardware-based anti-virus will be able to work independently or in combination with... Read more...

Kaspersky hit with SQL injection

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:30:05 +0000

A group of Romanian hackers had sent a warning email to Kaspersky that an imminent attack is about to happen, and it in fact did just that, 1 hour after sending the email. The... Read more...

New mobile Trojan swipes money via SMS

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:27:39 +0000

Kaspersky Labs, maker of a popular antivirus application, has detected a new malicious program capable of controlling a user's mobile phone account. The Trojan called "SMS.Python.Flocker" is written in the scripting language Python, targets Symbian... Read more...

Kaspersky releases Antivirus beta for Windows 7

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:37:54 +0000

Kaspersky Lab has announced the release of a "technical prototype" a.k.a beta of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows 7. The prototype is based on a new antivirus engine which provides complete antivirus protection from all types... Read more...

Kaspersky Anti-Virus & Internet Security 7.0.1.325

Steven Parker — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:01:08 +0000

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Internet Security: Complete protection combining the antivirus module in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 with a built-in personal firewall and antispam filter. Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 provides protection from viruses, spyware, spam and privacy threats. Now with... Read more...

Kaspersky 7.0.1.321

EL1TE — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:49:15 +0000

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Kaspersky® Anti-Virus(KAV) provides all types of anti-virus protection: antivirus scanners, monitors, behavior blockers and integrity checkers. Kaspersky® Internet Security(KIS) provides you with the same proven anti-virus protection as Kaspersky Anti-Virus together with additional features... Read more...

Germans choose Kaspersky over McAfee and Symantec

Slimy — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:47:16 +0000

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More than 35 thousand readers of the German magazine PC Praxis have named Kaspersky Internet Security “Product of the Year” under the category of “IT security”. This year is the first time Kaspersky Lab’s Internet... Read more...

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 7.0.0.180

EL1TE — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:25:25 +0000

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The Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is a free application was designed to be another virus scanner and detection software from Kaspersky. The produst will scan the specified locations for any virus threats and remove them... Read more...

AOL drops free Kaspersky anti-virus, offers McAfee

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:13:50 +0100

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AOL has quietly stopped offering its free Active Virus Shield software in favor of a competing alternative from vendor McAfee. The free anti-virus software, based on technology from Kaspersky Lab, had been available for the... Read more...