Doctor Web has extended full support for its latest Dr.Web product releases by one year—until June 30, 2025.
27.06.2024 | Dr.Web products
Doctor Web is updating a number of software components in Windows for Dr.Web Desktop Security Suite 12.0, Dr.Web Server Security Suite 12.0, and Dr.Web Security Space 12.0. The update improves the applications’ performance and the anti-virus protection quality as well as Dr.Web’s compatibility with the operating system and other software.
24.06.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates
In 2023, Trojan.AutoIt trojan apps, created with the AutoIt scripting language, were once again among the most active threats. They are distributed as part of other malicious software to make the latter more difficult to detect. Trojan.BPlug ad-displaying trojans and various malicious scripts were also highly active. In email traffic, the most commonly detected threats were various malicious scripts and phishing documents. Furthermore, attackers actively distributed malicious programs that exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office documents. Various trojans were also among the threats distributed via email.
13.05.2024 | About viruses | Virus reviews
Virus analysts at Doctor Web uncovered an Android application containing a clicker trojan that silently opens advertising sites and clicks on webpages. Such trojans can be used to stealthily display ads, generate click fraud, sign up unsuspecting victims for paid subscriptions or launch DDoS attacks.
04.05.2024 | Updates | Mobile threats | Real-time threat news
Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web has updated its free anti-virus Dr.Web Light for Android.
02.05.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates
The time has come to purchase Dr.Web protection on advantageous terms: for May 1-14, 2024, instead of costing 63,84 EUR (VAT incl.), Dr.Web Security Space comprehensive protection (2 computers / 2 years) will cost 54,26 EUR (VAT incl.).
01.05.2024 | Dr.Web products | Promos
Please be aware that the cloud version of the Dr.Web vxCube sandbox will be updated shortly. Therefore, the service will be unavailable to users on April 24 from 13:00 to 14:00 MSK.
23.04.2024 | Updates
In 2023, ad-displaying trojans were the most common Android threats. Compared with the year prior, spyware trojans were less active and ranked second in terms of the number of times they were detected on devices protected with the Dr.Web anti-virus.
17.04.2024 | About viruses | Virus reviews
According to detection statistics collected by the Dr.Web for Android anti-virus, February 2024 saw a significant increase in Android.HiddenAds trojan family activity―it was up 73.26% from January. At the same time, users were 58.85% less likely to encounter the adware trojan family Android.MobiDash.
01.04.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates | About viruses | Mobile threats | Virus reviews
An analysis of Dr.Web anti-virus detection statistics for February 2024 revealed a 1.26% increase in the total number of threats detected, compared to January. At the same time, the number of unique threats decreased by 0.78%. Once again various ad-displaying trojans and unwanted adware programs occupied the leading positions in terms of the number of detections. Moreover, malicious apps that are distributed with other threats to make them more difficult to detect remained highly active. In email traffic, malicious scripts, phishing documents, and programs that exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office software were most commonly detected.
01.04.2024 | About viruses | Virus reviews
According to detection statistics collected by the Dr.Web for Android anti-virus, in January 2024, users were most likely to encounter Android.HiddenAds trojan applications; these were detected on protected devices 54.45% more often than in December 2023. At the same time, the activity of another adware trojan family, Android.MobiDash, remained virtually unchanged, increasing by only 0.90%.
29.03.2024 | Updates | About viruses | Mobile threats | Virus reviews
An analysis of Dr.Web anti-virus detection statistics for January 2024 revealed a 95.66% increase in the total number of threats detected, compared to December 2023. At the same time, the number of unique threats increased by 2.15%. Unwanted adware software and adware trojans were most frequently detected as were malicious programs distributed with other threats to make the latter more difficult to detect. In mail traffic, malicious scripts and phishing documents were most commonly observed.
29.03.2024 | About viruses | Virus reviews
In October 2023, Doctor Web was contacted by a Russian mechanical-engineering enterprise that suspected malware was on one of its computers. Our specialists investigated this incident and determined that the affected company had encountered a targeted attack. During this attack, malicious actors had sent phishing emails with an attachment containing the malicious program responsible for the initial system infection and installing other malicious instruments in the system.
11.03.2024 | Dr.Web products | About viruses | Real-time threat news
Doctor Web is rolling out a major update for its remotely administered Dr.Web 12.0 and 13.0 products for business. The update introduces new security-administration features and delivers fixes for identified software defects.
06.03.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates
Good news for companies that connect with their employees and customers over Telegram. Now, thanks to the commercial version of Dr.Web Bot for Telegram, they can keep their communications well protected.
28.02.2024 | Dr.Web products
Dr.Web FixIt! constantly evolves—just like any other Doctor Web product. We keep an eye on current user demands and strive to design solutions that will be both effective and easy to use.
28.02.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates
As winter comes to an end, we’re announcing the launch of a spring celebration promo: starting today and through March 10, get 25% off when you buy a 12-month Dr.Web Security Space license for 2 computers and 2 Android devices.
26.02.2024 | Dr.Web products | Promos
Doctor Web has scheduled an update for the cloud-based version of its Dr.Web vxCube sandbox. As a result, the service will be unavailable on February 7 between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. GMT.
05.02.2024 | Dr.Web products | Updates
According to detection statistics collected by the Dr.Web for Android anti-virus, in December 2023, adware trojans from the Android.HiddenAds family were again the most active malicious programs. However, users encountered them 53.89% less often, compared to the previous month. In addition, the number of banking malware and spyware trojan attacks also decreased—by 0.88% and 10.83%, respectively.
30.01.2024 | Updates | About viruses | Mobile threats | Virus reviews
An analysis of Dr.Web anti-virus detection statistics for December 2023 revealed a 40.87% increase in the total number of threats detected, compared to November. The number of unique threats also increased by 24.55%. Once again, most commonly detected were adware trojans and unwanted adware programs as well as malicious programs that are distributed with other threats to make them more difficult to detect. In email traffic, phishing documents of various formats were most frequently found.
30.01.2024 | About viruses | Virus reviews
Dr.Web products have received SKD AWARDS honours, which since 2013, have been bestowed upon the most outstanding products among those tested and certified by SKD Labs. Dr.Web Security Space for Windows was recognised as best product in the “Personal Computer Security” category, and Dr.Web Mobile Engine SDK earned top honours in the “Anti-virus engine” category.
25.01.2024 | Dr.Web products
Doctor Web is reporting on an increase in cases of cryptocurrency-mining trojans being found hidden in pirated software that is available in Telegram and on some Internet sites.
15.01.2024 | Dr.Web products | Real-time threat news
An analysis of Dr.Web anti-virus November detection statistics revealed an 18.09% decrease in the total number of threats detected, compared to October. At the same time, the number of unique threats also decreased by 13.79%. Among the most commonly detected threats were unwanted adware programs, adware trojans, and malicious apps that are distributed along with other threats to make the latter more difficult to detect. Email traffic was dominated by phishing documents. Also commonly encountered were malicious scripts, programs that exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office documents, and various downloaders that download other malware onto target computers.
21.12.2023 | About viruses | Virus reviews
According to the detection statistics collected by Dr.Web for Android, in November 2023, users were less likely to encounter adware trojans from the Android.HiddenAds and Android.MobiDash families. The activity of the former decreased by a quarter (25.03%) and the latter—by more than a third (35.87%). Moreover, banking trojans and malicious spyware apps were detected less often—by 3.53% and 17.10%, respectively.
21.12.2023 | Updates | About viruses | Mobile threats | Virus reviews
Following company tradition, we’re launching our holiday season Advent Calendar.
15.12.2023 | Promos