Top ten viruses, February 2005.A report compiled from Sophos's global network of monitoring stations, shows that Zafi-D, which first appeared at the end of 2004, maintains its position at the top of the chart for a third consecutive month. February's top ten is dominated by old viruses, with only two new entries charting this month: Bagle-BK and Sober-K. The top ten viruses in February 2005 were as follows: Comment: It looks like the Zaft-D worm is going to be hanging around like a bored teenager for some time to come, unless more home users realise how important it is to update their anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f . This Hungarian worm accounts for almost one in three viruses reported. Despite only appearing at the end of February, the Sober-K worm has already made an impression on the chart and will be one to watch in March. It can pose in a number of disguises, including a bogus bo·gus adj. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine: bogus money; bogus tasks. [From obsolete bogus, a device for making counterfeit money. email from the FBI or- raunchy raun·chy adj. raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est Slang 1. a. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: "[He] videos of celebrity heiress heiress n. feminine heir, often used to denote a woman who has received a large amount upon the death of a rich relative, as in the "department store heiress." HEIRESS. A female heir to a person having an estate of inheritance. Paris Hilton  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. .'
www.sophos.com 1. W32/Zafi-D 30.81% 2. W32/Netsky-P 22.3% 3. W32/Zaft-B 9.7% 4. W32/Bagle-BK 5.2% NEW ENTRY 5. W32Netsky-D 4.2% 6. W32/Netsky-Z 3.8% 7. W32/Sober-K 3.4% NEW ENTRY 8. W32/Sobig-F 2.5% RE-ENTRY 9. W32/Netsky-B 2.4%. 10. W32/MyDoom-0 1.5% Others 14.2% |
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