Top ten viruses reported in August.Sophos has revealed the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems in August 2005. The report reveals that Netsky-P, the worm worm, common name for various unrelated invertebrate animals with soft, often long and slender bodies. Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes, or the flatworms, are the most primitive; they are generally small and flat-bodied and include the free-living planarians (of written by the convicted German teenager Teenager See also Adolescence. Ah, Wilderness! high-school senior has problems with girls and his father. [Am. Drama: O’Neill Ah, Wilderness! in Sobel, 15] Aldrich, Henry teenaged film character of the 1940s. [Am. , Sven Jaschan Sven Jaschan (born April 29 1986) is the self-confessed author of the NetSky and Sasser computer worms. History Jaschan lived in the village of Waffensen, Germany and attended a computer science school in nearby Rotenburg. , has yet again retained its position at the top of the charts this month. The recent Zotob worms Worms (vôrms), city (1994 pop. 79,155), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, on the Rhine River. It is an industrial city and a leading wine trade center. are notable by their absence in the chart, despite having received a great deal of press attention for successfully infecting several high profile media organisations. The top ten viruses in August were as follows: 1. W32/Netsky-P 14.7% 2. W32/Mytob-AS 7.9% 3. W32/Mytob-BE 7.2% 4. W32/Zafi-D 3.6% 5. W32/Zaft-B 2.9% re-entry 6. W32/Wob-C 2.8% new entry =6. W32/Mytob-EP 2.8% 7. W32/Mytob-CX 2.7% 8. W32/Netsky-D 2.5% 9. W32/Mytob-CJ 2.4% Others: 49.5% Comment The prevalence of the Netsky-P worm rose slightly in August, from 13.90/o to 14.7%, but variants of the Mytob worm remain the dominant threat to computer users, accounting for 54% of all viruses reported to Sophos in August. In addition, research now suggests that the Zotob group of viruses is also directly linked to Mytob. threats listed in the August virus chart have had a much smaller impact and claimed fewer victims than the previous months. Sophos's research shows that 1.99%, or one in 50 emails, circulating cir·cu·late v. cir·cu·lat·ed, cir·cu·lat·ing, cir·cu·lates v.intr. 1. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit: blood circulating through the body. 2. during the month of August were viral - a significant drop when compared to the May results of one in 38 emails. "Rather than being a sign that virus writers are giving up trying to inf@et computers, the reason for this decrease is most likely due to August being a favourite holiday time for many people," explained Theriault. 'While people are enjoying a cocktail cocktail, short mixed drink originating in the United States and served as an appetizer. It generally has a basis of gin, whisky, rum, or brandy combined with vermouth or fruit juices and often flavored with bitters or grenadine. of sun, sea and sand, a large number of computers are switched off and therefore immune to infection'. www.sophos.com |
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