01 Jun 2000
Top ten viruses reported to Sophos in May 2000
As compiled by Sophos Anti-Virus
This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down
the ten most frequently occurring viruses as compiled by Sophos,
worldwide leaders in anti-virus protection.
For May 2000, the chart is as follows, with the most frequently
occurring virus at number one:
"These figures reflect the enormous impact VBS/LoveLet, also
known as the LoveBug worm, had on computer systems worldwide," said
Graham Cluley, head of corporate communications for Sophos
Anti-Virus. "However it can be seen that other viruses also
represent a significant risk. Companies should be careful not to
lower their guard when viruses disappear from the newspaper
headlines."
More details on the VBS/LoveLet virus are available here.
Compiled by Sophos's technical support team, the top ten chart
is collated from calls to Sophos's 24 hour, 365 days a year
technical support line.
Graphics of the above Top Ten chart are available here.
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More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing complete security solutions that are simple to deploy, manage, and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, mobile and network security solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.