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Kelihos botnet still dead, say Microsoft, Kaspersky

Contrary to reports, the Kelihos botnet has not crawled out of the grave, Microsoft said last week. But the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original malware.

By Gregg Keizer | 07 February, 2012 04:52

Tags: symantec, security, Microsoft, Malware and Vulnerabilities, kaspersky lab, Cybercrime and Hacking
Kelihos botnet, once crippled, now gaining strength

A botnet that was crippled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September is spamming once again and experts have no recourse to stop it.

By Jeremy Kirk | 02 February, 2012 02:04

Tags: security, Microsoft, kaspersky lab
Facebook, researchers turn up heat on Koobface gang

Security researchers are worried that the alleged Russia-based authors of Koobface, a piece of malicious software that plagued social networking sites such as Facebook, may slip away before law enforcement can catch them.

By Jeremy Kirk | 18 January, 2012 04:36

Tags: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, sophos, social networking, security, malware, kaspersky lab, Internet-based applications and services, internet, Group IB, Facebook
Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012

The prevalence with which hackers are handing out headaches to IT security pros will have a big upside for vendors in the coming year, according to new figures from Canalys.

By Jeremy Kirk | 21 December, 2011 03:45

Tags: trend micro, sophos, security, panda security, mcafee, kaspersky lab, f-secure, eset, Canalys, avg, antivirus
Kaspersky to ditch anti-piracy software lobbyists, BSA

Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab will reportedly leave the anti-piracy lobby group for software companies, Business Software Alliance, over its position on US piracy laws.

By Liam Tung | 05 December, 2011 10:11

Tags: Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), security, kaspersky lab, Business Software Alliance (BSA), anti-piracy

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Kaspersky: Google hack takes spotlight from Russia

Kaspersky Lab may not be a household name in the United States, but in some parts of the world, it's the most popular consumer antivirus software. In China the company boasts 100 million users, and the software is also popular in Germany, and, of course, Russia, where Kaspersky got its start in 1997.

By Robert McMillan | 05 February, 2010 12:06

Tags: security, kaspersky lab, Google, Aurora attack
Smart phones the new security frontier: Kaspersky Lab

Absent-minded people who lose their smart phones have had a win and thieves who steal mobile devices have had another setback, with the Singapore launch of a new mobile phone security product.

By Ross O. Storey | 27 August, 2009 02:13

Tags: smartphones, kaspersky lab

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