Sophos Top Ten Viruses.
Sophos Top Ten Viruses January 2002
This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down the ten
most frequently occurring viruses compilcd by Sophos.
For January 2002, the chart is as follows, with the most frequently
occurring virus at number one:
1. W32/Badtrans-B
(Badtrans variant) 61.1%
2. W32/MyParty-A
(My Party) 4.3%
3. W32/Magistr-B
(Magistr variant) 3.6%
4. W32/Sixeam-A
(Sircam) 2.9%
5. W32/Nimda-A
(Nimda) 2.3%
6. W32/Maldal-G
(Maldal variant) 1.6%
7. W32/Magistr-A
(Magistr) 1.4%
8= W32/Cokar-A
(Cokar) 1.3%
8= W32/Kiez-E
(Kiez variant) 1.3%
10. W32/Nirnda-D
(Nimda variant) 1.0%
Others: 19.2%
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