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 January 2002, the chart is as follows, with the most
frequently occurring virus at number one:
"
Badtrans
started 2002 as it finished 2001 - top of the virus chart," said
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos Anti-Virus.
"Anti-virus software has protected against Badtrans since November
and simple safe computing procedures, like blocking
double-extension attachments, should have meant this worm was a
non-starter. It's time computer users took a close look at their
security measures."
792 new viruses were discovered and protected against by Sophos
Anti-Virus during January 2002.
The total number of viruses Sophos now detects and protects
against is 71,830.
More information
about Badtrans</>.
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.
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.