Top Ten hoaxes reported to Sophos during July 2002 are as follows.

Top Ten hoaxes reported to Sophos during July 2002 are as follows:


JDBGMGR                      13.2%
Hotmail hoax                  7.3%
A virtual card for you        6.3%
Bill Gates fortune            5.3%
Frog in a blender/
fish in a bowl                4.8%
Budweiser frogs screensaver   4.6%
Nigerian letter               3.8%
ATM theft                     3.4%
JS/Exploit                    2.9%
Meninas de Playboy            1.8%
Others:                      46.6%

Comment

'JDBGMGR' has dominated the hoax chart since its discovery in May, The
prevalence of 'A Virtual Card for you' and 'Budweiser frogs screensaver'
several years after they originated highlights both the severity of
hoaxes and how far we still have to go in educating users in safe
computing practices. Unlike viral code, hoaxes are not detected or
disabled by anti-virus software, so can continue to clog up email
bandwidth longer than many true viruses. To prevent this, computer users
should refrain from forwarding virus warnings to their friends and
colleagues.'

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