Web threats

Today we’ve seen a new variant of Net-Worm.JS.Twettir going around on Twitter. Kaspersky products detect it as Net-Worm.JS.Twettir.h.

The way that computer viruses and malware travel has evolved in much the same way that information itself has changed in the way it travels.

As we wrote yesterday, the Kido botnet has installed another well-known worm – Iksmas, aka Waledac – on infected computers.

There’s been a huge amount of attention around Kido/Conficker/Downadup this week. As the vast majority of experts anticipated nothing happened on the first of April.

Two Top Twenties have been compiled from data generated by the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) throughout March 2009.

Criminals are using the Kido/ Conficker hype to bring their rogue Anti-Virus amongst the people.

Two Top Twenties have been compiled from data generated by the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) throughout February 2009.

2007-2008 was the start of a new period characterized by a rapid increase in the number of Trojan programs designed to steal information, mostly related to bank accounts and online games.

Unlike our previous six-month and annual statistical reports, this report is completely based on data collected and processed using the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN).

We have seen quite a few different and controversial comments regarding the recent attack on usa.kaspersky.com/support. People have questions and want answers: what really happened and what risk did the penetration create?

As a member of group dealing with the incident analysis I would like to…

Two Top Twenties have been compiled from data generated by the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) throughout January 2009.

Kido can be very painful to get rid of. That’s why we’ve decided to release a free tool which can be used to clean infected machines.

Drive-by downloads became increasingly common in 2008. With webmasters becoming more aware of security issues, the criminals out there are always looking for new techniques to ensure that their malware survives longer.

Two Top Twenties have been compiled from data provided by the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) throughout December 2008

Two Top Twenties have been compiled from data provided by the Kaspersky Security Network in November 2008.