Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:08:00 +0400
August 13, 2008
Doctor Web reveals a new Trojan that encrypts files on a user machine. The malware has entered the Dr.Web database as Trojan.Encoder.19. ...Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:08:00 +0400
August 13, 2008
Bashinformsvyaz is one of the largest service providers in the Ural region. It provides its subscribers with the comprehensive anti-virus and anti-spam protection using Dr.Web AV-Desk.
The company operates in all cities and towns of Bashkortostan. Since July 1, 2008 its subscribers using broadband Internet can take advantage of the information security service powered by Dr.Web for Windows. Anti-virus and Anti-spam free of charge. Establishing an anti-virus protection system of its own is one of the key goals of any ISP. When something goes wrong with a computer or with a network the user unaware of malicious activities is most likely to apply to the helpdesk of a provider. Here the outcome can be not only the increased workload of the support staff but also a tainted company image.
In order to avoid such eventualities the management of Bashinformsvyaz chose to adopt Dr.Web AV-Desk that had already been popular on the Russian IT market and proven efficient time and costs saving anti-virus ...Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:08:00 +0400
August 8, 2008
Given recent announcements in mass media and numerous questions directed to our partners concerning our decision to abandon the comparative review of anti-virus products by Virus Bulletin we consider it necessary to issue our official statement on this subject.
Virus Bulletin is one of the most respected titles devoted to prevention, detection and removal of malware and spam naturally knitting virtually all anti-virus developers; annual anti-virus conferences held by the magazine still remain a unique event where competitiveness on the market loses its significance as vendors focus on pointing out new trends in the evolution of malware and work out methods to protect users all over the world.
The comparative reviews of anti-viruses conducted by Virus Bulletin every two months is an established event, almost a ritual. Dr.Web is one of the oldest participants with the successful history dating back to the second test in 1998. The testing always stood out among others of its kind for ...Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:08:00 +0400
August 8, 2008
The successful deployment of Dr.Web AV-Desk allows Telnet to deliver anti-virus and anti-spam protection to its subscribers.
The management of Telnet got the idea to employ the service from Doctor Web in the spring of 2008 when Dr.Web AV-Desk had already been highly rated by Russian ISPs striving for better security of their networks and customers.
Besides, Dr.Web AV-Desk was expected to reduce the workload of the support service that received regular infection calls from subscribers. In fact, the issue is quite common among providers in Russia.
Even now it is already clear that introduction of Dr.Web AV-Desk has brought along numerous benefits. In particular it has shielded user PCs against all types of malware, spyware, password stealers, key-loggers, adware, hacking tools and spam. As a consequence processing of requests from subscribers is now much faster and more efficient.
In order to subscribe for the anti-virus service users of Telnet have to file a request via ...Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:08:00 +0400
August 4, 2008
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August 1, 2008
Variant-Inform is an ISP operating in the city of Dmitrovograd (population 128, 3K) of the Ulyanovsk region that now offers its customers Dr.Web anti-virus service to protect against malware and spam.
Increased competition on the market incites ISPs to seek new ways for better loyalty and new customers. In order to keep up with the pace the management of Variant-Inform introduced the information security service ...Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:07:00 +0400
July 30, 2008
Once again Dr.Web AV-Desk has shown perfect results protecting subscribers against viruses and spam. The announcement has been made by Eltel (an ISP in St. Petersburg) that started a commercial phase of the deployment in May 2008.
Under the agreement between Doctor Web, Ltd. and Eltel 25 000 subscribers working in the network of the Internet service provider got access to the service ensuring constant protection of personal computers against viruses, adware, hack-tools and spam.
Dr.Web AV-Desk greatly contributed to the image of the company. Eltel became the first ISP in St. Petersburg that brought the customer care to the new level ensuring comprehensive anti-virus protection.
Eltel has been delivering the service free of charge for two months so subscribers would become familiar with Dr.Web AV-Desk.
“Now we already see that we’ve made a right decision. It is reliable, easy to maintain and to use. Hopefully the service will attract new subscribers and increase their trust ...Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:07:00 +0400
July 30, 2008
Dialog-K – an ISP operating in the town of Krasnoarmeysk in the Moscow region – announces a successful deployment of Dr.Web AV-Desk aiming to protect its subscribers against viruses.
The management of Dialog-K have significant IT experience. They always realized the importance of the security for a network in general as well as for its subscribers. Most users don’t take the issue of virus protection seriously which often has unpredictable consequences such as increased load of cross-connect equipment due to increased malicious traffic or network failures.
For several years the company tried to adopt various anti-viruses to serve its needs, however, none of them met the requirements. In summer 2008 Dialog-K decided on trying out Dr.Web AV-Desk created by a renowned developer of security solutions – Doctor Web, Ltd. Dr.Web AV-Desk has already proven its efficiency ...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:07:00 +0400
July 24, 2008
Doctor Web, Ltd. – the Russian developer of anti-virus security software – announces the successful deployment of Dr.Web AV-Desk for subscribers of Kolbi-E.
The issue of comprehensive anti-virus protection for subscribers of numerous ISPs in Moscow is very urgent.
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July 22, 2008
Dr.Web LinkChecker is now included in the list of add-ons on the web-site of Mozilla Firefox.
Since July 20, 2008 any user of the browser can check a page he is going to move to or a file he wants to download using the new free Dr.Web® LinkChecker compatible with Mozilla Firefox 3.0. ...Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:07:00 +0400
July 22, 2008
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