Top ten viruses reported in September.The report, compiled from Sophos's global network of monitoring stations, 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 convicted German teenager 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. , continues to head up the top ten, nineteen months after it was first detected. Sophos reports that the average age of the top ten viruses is eight months, demonstrating that a large number of users are still being complacent com·pla·cent adj. 1. Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned: He had become complacent after years of success. 2. Eager to please; complaisant. about installing and updating their virus protection. The top ten viruses in September were as follows:
1. W32/Netsky-P 18.6%
2. W32/Mytob-BE 7.6%
3. W32/Mytob-AS 6.8%
4. W32/Zaff-D4. 3.7%
5. W32/Netsky-D 3.3%
6. W32/Mytob-CX 2.8%
7. W32/Mytob-EP 2.7%
8. W32/Mytob-CJ 2.6%
9. W32/Mytob-C 2.5%
10. W32/Mytob-CN 2.0%
re-entry
Others 46.8%
At the top of the chart, Netsky-P has risen in prevalence for the second consecutive month, from 14.7% to 18.6%--there has also been an increase in reports of other old-timers Zafi-D and Netsky-D. With a growing number of targeted threats Targeted threats are a class of malware destined for one specific organization or industry. A type of crimeware, these threats are of particular concern because they are designed to capture sensitive information. being written for fuiancial gain, Sophos is seeing a drop in mass-mailed attacks, allowing for the more established email viruses See e-mail virus. to maintain their prominent position in the top ten. Sophos first issued protection against Netsky -P on March 22, 2004. Variants of the Mytob worm, winch winch, mechanical device for hauling or lifting consisting essentially of a movable drum around which a cable is wound so that rotation of the drum produces a drawing force at the end of the cable. was first identified in March 2005, continue to account for around half of all viruses reported in September. www.sophos.com |
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