Potentially Unwanted Applications

This is the second month that we are analyzing the data we collect from our on-line scanner. We can now make preliminary comparisons with our mail traffic statistics and analyze emerging trends.

We have decided to change the alert for Nyxem.e from red (severe risk) to green (informational).

Recently we’ve added detection for the stealth (rootkit) component of the XCP software to our bases as RiskWare.

Since we last reported on Nsag infectors, we’ve seen quite a lot of new malware related to Nsag.

A professional malware market started to emerge at the very end of 2003, gained ground during 2004, and was well established by the beginning of 2005.

Extended databases turn 2, while x-files date much further back

Kaspersky Lab presents an overview of malware and cyber threat evolution in the second quarter of 2005.

Virus.Win32.Nsag.a has been causing havoc across the globe for a couple of weeks now.

Protection mechanisms have gained in popularity

Kaspersky Lab presents an overview of malware evolution in the first quarter of 2005.

New threat or new jargon

Today we detected a new Email-Worm which downloads and install AdWare onto the infected computer: we named it Email-Worm.Win32.CWS.a.

More file infecting AdWare found in the wild

AdWare goes parasitic

First time in my life I see how different AdWares fight each other. A new 21KB Win32 executable first removes data files and registry keys which belongs to EliteBar AdWare.