Investigative Situations Arising at the Initial and Subsequent Stages of Investigating the Creation, Distribution and Use of Malicious Software

The paper is devoted to the analysis of investigative situations that may arise at different stages of the investigation of a crime under Article 273 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: creation, distribution and use of malicious software. Based on the data presented, the opinions of scientists and scientific literature, the need for a more precise study of the circumstances under which this or that investigative situation is considered at the initial and subsequent stages of the investigation was identified, since there are a huge number of combinations of circumstances. In this regard, we propose to highlight certain types of circumstances of investigative situations that arise at the initial and subsequent stages of the investigation, describe possible options for their forms and then, based on the tasks that arise for the investigator and law enforcement agencies in connection with them, describe recommended actions that could allow you to solve problems during the preliminary investigation and achieve a legal decision within the framework of the preliminary investigation.