Top ten viruses reported to Sophos in February. (Virus Notes).For February 2003, the virus chart is as follows, with the most frequently occurring virus at number one: 1. W32/Klez-H (Klez variant variant /var·i·ant/ (var´e-ant) 1. something that differs in some characteristic from the class to which it belongs. 2. exhibiting such variation. var·i·ant adj. ) 13.7% 2. W32/Sobig-A (Sobig 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 ) 7.7% 3. W32/Avril-B (Avril variant) 6.0% 4. W32/Yaha-E (Yaha variant) 4.6% 5. W32/Bugbear-A (Bugbear worm) 4.3% 6. W32/Avril-A (Avril-worm) 3.1% 7=. W32/Klez-E (Klez variant) 2.4% 7=. W32/Yaha-K (Yaha variant) 2.4% 9=. W32/Lovgate-B (Lovgate variant) 2.1% 9=. W95/Spaces (Spaces virus) 2.1% Others 51.6% Comment: "The new Lovgate worm may have been the most talked about virus in February, but it certainly wasn't the most prolific, reaching only number nine in the chart. A worm with altogether more substance is this month's number one - Klez-H. Klez, in its various guises, has now been hanging around the chart for thirteen months, making it the most persistent worm ever,' "People infected in·fect tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent. 2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to. 3. To invade and produce infection in. by Klez couldn't have updated their protection in yonks yonks Noun, pl Informal a very long time: he must have been planning this for yonks [origin unknown] yonks npl (col . Considering that it's now possible to automatically update your anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f every hour, there really are no excuses." www.sophos.com |
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