Kaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky has cancelled plans for the firm to go public, announcing his intention to buy back a 20 percent stake sold to a private equity investor a year ago. In comments that emerged from the company’s Cancun analyst conference, Kaspersky’s CEO said the reason for the…
Kelihos botnet dead but malware evolved, say Microsoft and Kaspersky
Microsoft insist the Kelihos botnet is dead despite reports last week suggesting otherwise; but the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original malware. The reappearance of a Kelihos-like army of hijacked computers shows just how difficult it is to eradicate a botnet,…
Kaspersky Lab backs out of IPO plans
Kaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky has cancelled plans for the firm to go public, announcing his intention to buy back a 20 percent stake sold to a private equity investor a year ago. In comments that emerged from the company’s Cancun analyst conference, Kaspersky’s CEO said the reason for the…
Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 review
Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 (£49.99 for one year and three PCs) placed fourth in a recent survey of 2012 security suites. Although it finished outside the top three, it’s a solid all-around suite that will do an effective job at keeping you safe. In our real-world malware blocking tests, Kaspersky’s…
Kaspersky WindowsUnblocker: Malware recovery tool of last resort
Malware takes a variety of forms, starting with the humble virus, but one of the most recent strands is known as ransom malware. As the name suggests, this type of malware can block access to your computer, or offer only limited functionality, until some form of ransom is met —…
Speed essential to combating cyber crime, Kaspersky tells London Conference
Governments are late in discussing online threats and collaboration around tackling them, according to Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive of Kaspersky Lab. It is good that these discussions are finally taking place, but they are late and should have begun at least eight years ago, Kaspersky told the London Conference on…
Kaspersky Lab detects Duqu incidents in Iran and Sudan
Security vendor Kaspersky Lab has identified infections with the new Duqu malware in Sudan and, more importantly, Iran, the main target of the Trojan’s predecessor – Stuxnet. Duqu took the security industry by storm last week when the Hungarian research laboratory Crysys shared its analysis of the new threat with…
Microsoft fails to credit Kaspersky Lab for Kelihos botnet takedown
Microsoft grabbed headlines this week with its report about the successful takedown of the Kelihos botnet, but while the company detailed the achievements of its Digital Crimes Unit, it failed to mention the major role security firm Kaspersky Lab played in the operation. Microsoft’s Kelihos takedown announcement centred on the…