This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down
the ten most frequently occurring viruses as compiled by Sophos, a
world leader in corporate anti-virus protection.
For October 2001, the chart is as follows, with the most
frequently occurring virus at number one:
"Whilst some viruses cause a fright then fade away, Sircam continues to haunt
companies - four months after its release, it's still infecting a
significant number of users," said Graham Cluley, senior technology
consultant at Sophos Anti-Virus. "It's mind-boggling that people
are still getting caught out by Sircam. Anti-virus software
protects against this worm, and simple safe computing should negate
the threat."
812 new viruses were discovered and protected against by Sophos
Anti-Virus during October 2001.
The total number of viruses Sophos now detects and protects
against is 68,923.
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More information about safe
computing.
Graphics of the above Top Ten chart 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.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.