Top ten viruses--March 2003. (Security).

This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down the ten most frequently occurring viruses and hoaxes as compiled by Sophos, For March 2003, the virus chart is as follows, with the most frequently occurring virus at number one:

1. W32/Klez-H (Klez variant)        15.3%
2. W32/Sobig-A (Sobig worm)          5.2%
3. W32/Gibe-D (Gibe variant)         4.4%

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4. W32/Avril-B (Avril variant)       3.2%
5. W32/Yaha-E (Yaha variant)         3.0%
6. W32/Avril-A (Avril worm)          2.6%
7. W32/Yaha-K (Yaha variant)         2.4%
8. W32/Bugbear-A (Bugbear worm)      2.2%
9=.JS/NoClose (NoClose worm)         2.0%

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9=.W32/Lovgate-B (Lovgate variant)    2.0%
Others                               57.7%

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