Dr. Web
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| Initial release | 1992 |
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| Stable release | 11.0 |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Linux Mac OS X Microsoft Windows DOS OS/2 Windows Mobile Android BlackBerry |
| Available in | Russian, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean |
| Type | Antivirus |
| Website | www |
Dr.Web is a Russian anti-malware company, and also refers to the name of its flagship software suite. First released in 1992, it became the first anti-virus service in Russia.[1] Doctor Web is also owns its technologies for detecting and curing malware.
The company also offers anti-spam solutions and is used by Yandex, Russia's biggest search provider, to scan e-mail attachments. There is also an add-on for all major browsers which checks links with the online version of Dr Web.[2]
Dr.Web has withdrawn from AV tests such as Virus Bulletin VB100% around 2008 stating that they no longer represent the ability to counteract contemporary malware threats.[3]
Contents
Notable discoveries
Flashback Trojan
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Dr.Web discovered the Trojan BackDoor.Flashback variant that affected more than 600,000 Macs.[4]
Trojan.Skimer.18
Dr.Web discovered the Trojan.Skimer.18, a Trojan that works like an ATM software skimmer.[5] The Trojan can intercept and transmit bank card information processed by ATMs as well as data stored on the card and its PIN code.
Linux.Encoder.1
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Dr.Web discovered the ransomware Linux.Encoder.1 that affected more than 2,000 Linux users.[6] Linux.Encoder.2 which was discovered later turned out to be an earlier version of this ransomware.
Trojan.Skimer discovery and attacks on Doctor Web offices
The day that Doctor Web published a news item about Trojan.Skimer.18 getting recorded in the company’s virus database (December 18, 2013), Doctor Web received a threat supposedly from the Trojan writers or criminal organization sponsoring this malware’s development and promotion:[7] On March 31, after two arson attacks were carried out on Igor Daniloff’s anti-virus laboratory in St. Petersburg,[8] company received a second threat. Doctor Web released a statement that the company considers it its duty to provide users with the ultimate protection against the encroachments of cybercriminals and consequently, efforts aimed at identifying and studying ATM threats are in progress as is work to improve Dr.Web ATM Shield.[9]
See also
References
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