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 December 2001, the chart is as follows, with the most
frequently occurring virus at number one:
"Badtrans
dominated the figures for December 2001, accounting for 9 out of
every 10 viruses reported to Sophos last month, and becoming one of
the most widespread worms of the year," said Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant at Sophos Anti-Virus. "End of term fever may
have hit businesses as users let down their guard. Once again this
outbreak proves that users need to think before they double-click
on unsolicited email attachments and ensure their anti-virus is
kept up-to-date".
1256 new viruses were discovered and protected against by Sophos
Anti-Virus during December 2001.
The total number of viruses Sophos now detects and protects
against is 71,192.
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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.
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 security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.